Sunlands Technology (STG) Research & Development (2017 - 2025)

Sunlands Technology (STG) recorded quarterly Research & Development of -$1.1 million in Q4 2025, up 9.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 million in Q3 2025, and down 75.9% on a YoY basis from -$4.6 million in Q4 2024.

Sunlands Technology (STG) Research & Development (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Sunlands Technology's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 75.9% year-over-year to -$1.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$3.9 million (down 12.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.2 million, up 23.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$1.1 million for Q4 2025 at Sunlands Technology, up from -$1.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $8.3 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$2.9 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$948450.6 across 5 years, with a median of -$1.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 877.8% in 2023, then slumped 107.53% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$1.7 million in 2021, then soared by 36.12% to -$1.1 million in 2022, then surged by 877.8% to $8.3 million in 2023, then plunged by 107.53% to -$625357.0 in 2024, then slumped by 75.9% to -$1.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$1.1 million (Q4 2025), -$1.2 million (Q3 2025), and -$970000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn -
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn -
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - -
10 Sunlands Technology 2.95 Mn -111.70 Mn 58.35 Mn -1.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -1.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -970,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -625,357.01
Sep 30, 2024 -833,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -1.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -971,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 8.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -2.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.62 Mn