Planet Labs PBC (PL) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Planet Labs PBC (PL) has 6 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $22.8 million in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 39.65% year-over-year to $22.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $72.4 million (down 14.3% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $72.7 million, down 6.46% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $22.8 million in Q2 2026, from -$1.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $50.1 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$76.2 million in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of $18.2 million and a median of $24.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development tumbled 380.47% in 2023 and surged 165.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Tracing PL's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $27.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 24.73% to $20.8 million in 2023, then increased by 21.38% to $25.2 million in 2024, then gained by 8.37% to $27.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 16.63% to $22.8 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows PL's Research & Development at $22.8 million in Q2 2026, -$1.9 million in Q1 2026, and $27.3 million in Q4 2025.