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

So-Young International (SY) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$3.5 million for Q1 2026, up 20.27% year-over-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.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 20.27% year-over-year to -$3.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$18.3 million (up 16.11% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $19.6 million, down 71.07% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at -$3.5 million, up from -$5.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$3.5 million in Q1 2026, with the low 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.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 43.8% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 16.88% in 2022.
  • So-Young International's Research & Development stood at -$6.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.43% to -$6.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.57% to -$5.9 million in 2024, then grew by 8.61% to -$5.4 million in 2025, then soared by 34.09% to -$3.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SY's Research & Development at -$3.5 million in Q1 2026, -$5.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$5.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Veeva Systems 39.72 Bn 32.40 Bn 662.02 Mn 208.32 Mn
2 BrightSpring Health Services 12.19 Bn 11.64 Bn 492.75 Mn -
3 Healthequity 8.79 Bn 8.52 Bn 256.31 Mn 26.83 Mn
4 10x Genomics 7.31 Bn 6.76 Bn 112.50 Mn 56.79 Mn
5 Hinge Health 7.10 Bn 6.71 Bn 183.95 Mn 81.41 Mn
6 MiniMed 5.66 Bn 5.36 Bn 480.00 Mn 99.00 Mn
7 Waystar Holding 4.76 Bn 4.56 Bn 221.99 Mn 50.38 Mn
8 Doximity 4.46 Bn 3.77 Bn 132.93 Mn 45.05 Mn
9 Heartflow 3.66 Bn 3.28 Bn 53.19 Mn 30.58 Mn
10 So-Young International 37.66 Mn -77.47 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