Ryanair Holdings RYAAY
NASDAQ RYAAY
$54.25 -0.12 (-0.22%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) posted Research & Development of $136.0 million for Q2 2026, up 112.29% on a QoQ basis from -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, and up 33.64% year-over-year from $101.8 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ryanair Holdings has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $136.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 33.64% year-over-year to $136.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$617.7 million, a 28.94% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at -$640.4 million, down 25.22% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $136.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ryanair Holdings, up from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $218.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$131.6 million, with a median of $98.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development soared 71.15% in 2022, then tumbled 44.24% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $94.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 47.73% to $139.9 million in 2023, then rose by 24.76% to $174.5 million in 2024, then grew by 25.21% to $218.5 million in 2025, then sank by 37.76% to $136.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $136.0 million (Q2 2026), -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $218.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 51.66 Bn 46.99 Bn 19.07 Bn 726.00 Mn
2 Ryanair Holdings 28.60 Bn 24.67 Bn - 136.00 Mn
3 Southwest Airlines 18.92 Bn 15.13 Bn 7.33 Bn -
4 Copa Holdings 5.36 Bn 4.10 Bn 1.03 Bn 57.39 Mn
5 Alaska Air 4.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 3.76 Bn -
6 Skywest 3.79 Bn 3.19 Bn 1.01 Bn -
7 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 2.29 Bn 1.25 Bn - -
8 Allegiant Travel 1.75 Bn 699.04 Mn 902.77 Mn 35.19 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 1.64 Bn -375.44 Mn 2.32 Bn 88.00 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.30 Bn 347.83 Mn - 64.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 136.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 218.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 134.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 101.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -866.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 174.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 110.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 89.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -790.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 139.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 110.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 87.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -715.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 94.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 113.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 94.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -496.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 78.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 66.04 Mn