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% on a QoQ basis from $249.7 million in Q4 2025.
Unity Software (U) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $254.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 15.32% year-over-year to $254.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $963.3 million (up 11.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $929.5 million, up 0.51% from the prior year.
- Research & Development climbed to $254.4 million in Q1 2026 per U's latest filing, from $249.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $282.7 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $208.9 million in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $244.4 million (2025), against an average of $242.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development soared 43.52%; it then retreated 22.03% in 2024.
- Tracing U's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $274.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.27% to $265.2 million in 2023, then fell by 17.79% to $218.0 million in 2024, then increased by 14.57% to $249.7 million in 2025, then gained by 1.88% to $254.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest U Research & Development figures stand at $254.4 million (Q1 2026), $249.7 million (Q4 2025), and $244.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Unity Software | 11.10 Bn | 9.22 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 154.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 120.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 116.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 85.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 81.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 73.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 64.03 Mn |