Growth Metrics

Trade Desk (TTD) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Trade Desk's Research & Development history spans 10 years, with the latest figure at $130.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 2.11% year-over-year to $130.6 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $525.1 million, up 13.34%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $525.1 million, 13.34% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $130.6 million at Trade Desk, up from $127.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $134.3 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $53.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $100.2 million (2023), against an average of $97.3 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development skyrocketed 55.94% in 2022 before it decreased 0.06% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $62.8 million in 2021, then surged by 34.44% to $84.5 million in 2022, then grew by 20.74% to $102.0 million in 2023, then increased by 25.38% to $127.9 million in 2024, then increased by 2.11% to $130.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TTD's Research & Development are $130.6 million (Q4 2025), $127.9 million (Q3 2025), and $134.3 million (Q2 2025).