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

Udemy's (UDMY) quarterly Research & Development came in at $26.8 million in Q1 2026, up 7.35% year-on-year from $25.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.86% quarter-over-quarter from $24.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Udemy has disclosed Research & Development across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $26.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $26.8 million, up 7.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $103.3 million (down 13.28% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $101.5 million, down 19.07% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $26.8 million for Q1 2026 at Udemy, up from $24.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $33.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $22.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $28.8 million (2024), against an average of $28.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 68.01% in 2022 and fell 22.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Udemy's Research & Development stood at $30.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.52% to $29.5 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.29% to $28.8 million in 2024, then declined by 14.63% to $24.6 million in 2025, then rose by 8.86% to $26.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $26.8 million (Q1 2026), $24.6 million (Q4 2025), and $25.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn -
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 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