Unity Software (U) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

Unity Software's (U) quarterly Research & Development came in at $195.4 million in Q1 2026, up 20.59% year-on-year from $162.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.49% on a QoQ basis from $163.5 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 $195.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 20.59% year-over-year to $195.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $686.3 million, a 5.1% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $652.9 million, down 13.25% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $195.4 million, up from $163.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for U reached as high as $645.0 million in Q4 2022 and fell as low as $46.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $202.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $176.4 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 555.17% in 2022 and sank 92.84% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $645.0 million in 2022, then sank by 92.84% to $46.2 million in 2023, then surged by 280.51% to $175.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 6.96% to $163.5 million in 2025, then increased by 19.49% to $195.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $195.4 million in Q1 2026, $163.5 million in Q4 2025, and $165.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 496.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 1.33 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 508.44 Mn
10 Unity Software 12.57 Bn 10.69 Bn 156.60 Mn 195.38 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 195.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 165.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 161.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 175.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 176.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 208.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 230.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 194.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 209.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 280.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 645.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 109.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 100.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 221.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -141.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 178.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 154.22 Mn