Pony AI (PONY) Research & Development (2023 - 2025)

Pony AI (PONY) reported Research & Development of -$60.5 million for Q4 2025, up 59.06% on a YoY basis from -$38.0 million in Q4 2024, and little changed sequentially from -$60.4 million in Q3 2025.

Pony AI (PONY) Research & Development (2023 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pony AI (PONY) has 3 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$60.5 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 59.06% year-over-year to -$60.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$217.4 million (up 9.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $217.4 million, down 9.48% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development held at -$60.5 million in Q4 2025, from -$60.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$29.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$147.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 3-year average of -$54.3 million and a median of -$47.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 375.68% in 2024 and surged 59.06% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PONY's Research & Development over 3 years: stood at -$31.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 375.68% to -$147.8 million in 2024, then surged by 59.06% to -$60.5 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows PONY's Research & Development at -$60.5 million in Q4 2025, -$60.4 million in Q3 2025, and -$49.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.31 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 1.81 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -1.39 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 270.00 Mn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - -
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn -
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn -
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn -174.00 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn -
10 Pony AI 2.78 Bn 2.84 Bn 3.71 Mn -60.52 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -60.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -60.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -49.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -47.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -147.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -29.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -29.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -31.08 Mn