Unity Software (U) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Unity Software (U) posted Research & Development of $278.28 million for Q2 2026, up 29.5% from $214.81 million a year earlier and up 9.4% from the prior quarter.
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Unity Software (U) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Unity Software was $1.03 billion, up 18.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $929.52 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Unity Software's Research & Development was $924.83 million in FY2024 (-12.2%), $1.05 billion in FY2023 (+9.8%), $959.49 million in FY2022 (+37.9%) and $695.71 million in FY2021 (+72.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Research & Development since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 3.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 74.2%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 22.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $254.43 million (Q1 2026), $249.73 million (Q4 2025) and $244.36 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 779.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 444.20 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 567.48 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 208.69 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 679.00 Mn |
| 10 | Unity Software | 17.54 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 434.76 Mn | 278.28 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 278.28 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Unity Software Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=U&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "U", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=U&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();