Sound SOGP
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Sound (SOGP) Research & Development (2018 - 2025)

Sound's (SOGP) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$17.0 million in Q4 2025, down 11.16% year-over-year from -$19.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 11.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$15.3 million in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Sound (SOGP) Research & Development (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Sound (SOGP) has reported Research & Development for 8 consecutive years, with -$17.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 11.16% year-over-year to -$17.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$65.2 million, a 11.31% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$34.4 million, down 7.75% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$17.0 million for Q4 2025 at Sound, down from -$15.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$8.7 million in Q1 2021 and troughed at -$21.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$12.1 million and a median of -$11.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 132.27% in 2023 and advanced 28.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$11.5 million in 2021, then grew by 19.98% to -$9.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 132.27% to -$21.4 million in 2023, then grew by 28.72% to -$15.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 11.16% to -$17.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$17.0 million (Q4 2025), -$15.3 million (Q4 2024), and -$21.4 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,696.33 Bn 1,606.07 Bn 49.47 Bn 21.66 Bn
2 Reddit 29.01 Bn 26.23 Bn 734.60 Mn 231.28 Mn
3 Bilibili 12.48 Bn 10.34 Bn 433.97 Mn -148.13 Mn
4 Pinterest 10.51 Bn 9.24 Bn 922.30 Mn 451.01 Mn
5 Match 9.93 Bn 9.35 Bn 648.84 Mn 158.25 Mn
6 Snap 9.56 Bn 6.90 Bn 931.11 Mn 542.09 Mn
7 Rum 5.38 Bn 5.26 Bn - 10.38 Mn
8 Sound 4.72 Bn 4.61 Bn - -
9 Joyy 4.14 Bn 3.82 Bn 201.60 Mn -53.02 Mn
10 Grindr 2.68 Bn 2.67 Bn 103.57 Mn 20.31 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -16.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -21.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -11.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -10.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -10.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -9.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -11.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -10.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -11.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -11.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -11.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -9.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -8.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -8.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -8.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -7.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -8.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -7.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -6.22 Mn