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

uCloudlink's (UCL) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, down 16.37% year-on-year from -$1.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 283.06% quarter-over-quarter from -$425000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

uCloudlink has disclosed Research & Development across 8 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.6 million, down 16.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.1 million (up 16.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.9 million, down 21.46% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at -$1.6 million for Q1 2026 at uCloudlink, down from -$425000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$425000.0 in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$1.6 million (2023), against an average of -$1.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 76.31% in 2025 and slipped 16.37% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • uCloudlink's Research & Development stood at -$1.9 million in 2022, then fell by 7.88% to -$2.0 million in 2023, then gained by 10.26% to -$1.8 million in 2024, then soared by 76.31% to -$425000.0 in 2025, then sank by 283.06% to -$1.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$1.6 million (Q1 2026), -$425000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$1.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn -
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn -
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 35.28 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 uCloudlink 529.97 Mn 497.13 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