uCloudlink (UCL) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

uCloudlink (UCL) posted Research & Development of -$1.6 million for Q1 2026, down 283.06% sequentially from -$425000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 16.37% YoY from -$1.9 million in Q1 2025.

uCloudlink (UCL) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

uCloudlink (UCL) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$1.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 16.37% year-over-year to -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.1 million (up 16.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.9 million, down 21.46% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to -$1.6 million in Q1 2026 per UCL's latest filing, from -$425000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$425000.0 in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$1.6 million, with a median of -$1.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development soared 76.31% in 2025 and retreated 16.37% in 2026.
  • uCloudlink's Research & Development stood at -$1.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.88% to -$2.0 million in 2023, then grew by 10.26% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then soared by 76.31% to -$425000.0 in 2025, then slumped by 283.06% to -$1.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UCL's Research & Development at -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, -$425000.0 in Q4 2025, and -$1.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn -
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn -
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - -
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - -
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn -
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -
10 uCloudlink 5.70 Mn -22.30 Mn 8.27 Mn -1.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -425,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 -1.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -3.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.04 Mn