Sound SOGP
NASDAQ SOGP
$11.90 -0.50 (-4.03%)
As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:56 PM EDT

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

Sound (SOGP) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$17.0 million for 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.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 11.16% year-over-year to -$17.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$65.2 million (down 11.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $49.7 million, up 55.96% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to -$17.0 million in Q4 2025 per SOGP's latest filing, from -$15.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at -$8.7 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$21.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$12.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$11.1 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development tumbled 132.27% — and 2024, when it climbed 28.72%.
  • Sound's Research & Development stood at -$11.5 million in 2021, then rose by 19.98% to -$9.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 132.27% to -$21.4 million in 2023, then rose by 28.72% to -$15.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 11.16% to -$17.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SOGP's Research & Development at -$17.0 million in Q4 2025, -$15.3 million in Q4 2024, and -$21.4 million in Q4 2023.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 18.22 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn 21.66 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 468.43 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn 191.00 Mn
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 231.28 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -148.13 Mn
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn -35.00 Mn
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn 451.01 Mn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 158.25 Mn
10 Sound 5.56 Bn 5.56 Bn - -
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