Tencent Music Entertainment TME
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As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) posted Research & Development of -$39.0 million for Q1 2026, down 2.63% sequentially from -$38.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 44.44% YoY from -$70.2 million in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tencent Music Entertainment has reported Research & Development for 10 years, with the latest figure at -$39.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 44.44% year-over-year to -$39.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$144.0 million (down 19.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$135.0 million, down 13.45% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to -$39.0 million in Q1 2026 per TME's latest filing, from -$38.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$26.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$52.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$34.5 million and a median of -$34.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Research & Development soared 66.95% in 2022, then tumbled 44.44% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$39.0 million in 2022, then rose by 7.69% to -$36.0 million in 2023, then rose by 5.56% to -$34.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 11.76% to -$38.0 million in 2025, then fell by 2.63% to -$39.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$39.0 million, -$38.0 million, and -$37.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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 Snap 9.26 Bn 6.60 Bn 931.11 Mn 542.09 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -38.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -37.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -30.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -39.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -118.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -91.00 Mn