Trip.com (TCOM) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Trip.com (TCOM) recorded quarterly Research & Development of -$576.0 million in Q4 2025, little changed quarter-over-quarter from -$574.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 23.87% on a YoY basis from -$756.6 million in Q4 2024.

Trip.com (TCOM) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Trip.com's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$576.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 23.87% year-over-year to -$576.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$2.1 billion (down 16.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.2 billion, up 20.22% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$576.0 million for Q4 2025 at Trip.com, roughly flat from -$574.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$264.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$576.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$413.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$409.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development advanced 23.48% in 2022, then tumbled 54.17% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$351.0 million in 2021, then climbed by 13.11% to -$305.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 34.75% to -$411.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 13.14% to -$465.0 million in 2024, then fell by 23.87% to -$576.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$576.0 million (Q4 2025), -$574.0 million (Q3 2025), and -$489.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 131.01 Bn 114.99 Bn 3.46 Bn 240.00 Mn
2 Airbnb 79.86 Bn 67.85 Bn 2.10 Bn 638.00 Mn
3 Royal Caribbean Cruises 75.60 Bn 75.08 Bn 2.21 Bn -
4 Carnival 37.80 Bn 36.39 Bn - -
5 Expedia 27.88 Bn 22.09 Bn 3.05 Bn 324.00 Mn
6 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.56 Bn 8.38 Bn 953.34 Mn -
7 Global Business Travel 4.79 Bn 4.35 Bn 714.00 Mn 159.00 Mn
8 Travel & Leisure 4.51 Bn 4.25 Bn 926.00 Mn -
9 Trip.com 4.42 Bn -788.25 Mn 1.74 Bn -576.00 Mn
10 MakeMyTrip 2.12 Bn 1.35 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -576.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -574.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -489.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -486.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -465.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -519.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -412.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -431.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -411.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -490.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -407.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -389.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -350.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -311.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -351.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -358.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -345.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -340.00 Mn