Uber Technologies (UBER) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)
Uber Technologies (UBER) reported Research & Development of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 25.45% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 44.31% sequentially from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Uber Technologies (UBER) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Uber Technologies (UBER) has 9 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 25.45% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.8 billion (up 71.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.9 billion, up 57.54% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$257.0 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $959.4 million and a median of $862.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 134.4% in 2023 and soared 405.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing UBER's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $747.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 134.4% to -$257.0 million in 2023, then soared by 405.45% to $785.0 million in 2024, then surged by 203.31% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 44.31% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows UBER's Research & Development at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $862.0 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 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 862.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 785.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 774.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 760.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 917.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -257.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 797.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 775.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 747.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 587.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 488.00 Mn |