Unity Software (U) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Unity Software (U) reported Research & Development of $254.4 million for Q1 2026, up 15.32% year-over-year from $220.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.88% quarter-over-quarter from $249.7 million in Q4 2025.
Unity Software (U) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unity Software (U) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $254.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $254.4 million, up 15.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $963.3 million (up 11.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $929.5 million, up 0.51% from the prior year.
- Research & Development advanced to $254.4 million in Q1 2026 per U's latest filing, from $249.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $282.7 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $208.9 million in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $242.5 million and a median of $244.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development surged 43.52% in 2022, then slipped 22.03% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $274.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.27% to $265.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 17.79% to $218.0 million in 2024, then gained by 14.57% to $249.7 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.88% to $254.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows U's Research & Development at $254.4 million in Q1 2026, $249.7 million in Q4 2025, and $244.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Unity Software | 12.19 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 156.60 Mn | 254.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 254.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 249.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 244.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 214.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 220.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 217.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 215.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 208.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 282.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 265.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 240.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 267.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 280.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 274.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 248.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 215.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 221.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 209.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 178.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 154.22 Mn |