Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC) reported Research & Development of $19.5 million for Q1 2026, up 32.64% year-over-year from $14.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 32.5% quarter-over-quarter from $14.7 million in Q4 2025.

Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cartesian Therapeutics (RNAC) has 12 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $19.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $19.5 million, up 32.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $62.8 million (up 25.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $58.0 million, up 28.66% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $19.5 million in Q1 2026 per RNAC's latest filing, from $14.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $21.9 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $9.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $15.7 million and a median of $14.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development slumped 48.26% in 2024, then surged 50.69% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $19.0 million in 2022, then increased by 15.21% to $21.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 48.26% to $11.3 million in 2024, then grew by 29.92% to $14.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 32.5% to $19.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RNAC's Research & Development at $19.5 million in Q1 2026, $14.7 million in Q4 2025, and $13.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.32 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 15.66 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 626,092.00
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -101.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -2.30 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 1.46 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 357,444.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -58.00 Mn
10 Cartesian Therapeutics 261.84 Mn 261.84 Mn - 19.46 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 14.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 21.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 18.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 19.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 17.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 20.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 20.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.46 Mn