Growth Metrics

Udemy (UDMY) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Research & Development at $26.8 million for Q1 2026, up 7.35% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $103.3 million (down 13.28% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $101.5 million, down 19.07%.

Udemy has reported Research & Development over the past 7 years, most recently at $26.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development reached $26.8 million in Q1 2026 per UDMY's latest filing, up from $24.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $33.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $22.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $28.8 million (2024), compared with a mean of $28.2 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development surged 68.01% in 2022 before it fell 22.43% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $30.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.52% to $29.5 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.29% to $28.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 14.63% to $24.6 million in 2025, then rose by 8.86% to $26.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for UDMY at $26.8 million in Q1 2026, $24.6 million in Q4 2025, and $25.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -
10 Udemy 672.44 Mn 419.78 Mn 129.27 Mn 26.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 29.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 30.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 30.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 28.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 23.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 15.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 14.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.95 Mn