So-Young International (SY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

So-Young International's (SY) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$3.5 million in Q1 2026, up 20.27% year-on-year from -$2.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 34.09% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.4 million in Q4 2025.

So-Young International (SY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

So-Young International's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$3.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 20.27% year-over-year to -$3.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$18.3 million, a 16.11% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $19.6 million, down 71.07% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to -$3.5 million in Q1 2026 per SY's latest filing, from -$5.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at -$3.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$12.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$5.9 million (2024), against an average of -$6.4 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Research & Development was 43.8% in 2022; the steepest drop was 16.88% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$6.0 million in 2022, then declined by 6.43% to -$6.3 million in 2023, then grew by 7.57% to -$5.9 million in 2024, then increased by 8.61% to -$5.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 34.09% to -$3.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SY Research & Development figures stand at -$3.5 million (Q1 2026), -$5.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$5.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Veeva Systems 29.34 Bn 22.03 Bn 662.02 Mn 208.32 Mn
2 BrightSpring Health Services 13.49 Bn 12.59 Bn 482.22 Mn -
3 Healthequity 7.96 Bn 7.70 Bn 256.31 Mn 26.83 Mn
4 10x Genomics 6.17 Bn 5.63 Bn 106.18 Mn 56.85 Mn
5 Hinge Health 6.02 Bn 5.70 Bn 154.23 Mn 30.34 Mn
6 MiniMed 4.19 Bn 3.89 Bn 480.00 Mn 99.00 Mn
7 Waystar Holding 4.14 Bn 4.07 Bn 216.84 Mn 45.83 Mn
8 Doximity 3.82 Bn 3.08 Bn 125.97 Mn 39.11 Mn
9 Privia Health 3.10 Bn 2.73 Bn - 8.13 Mn
10 So-Young International 149.13 Mn 34.00 Mn 26.35 Mn -3.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -7.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -8.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -9.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -12.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -10.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -11.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -11.17 Mn