United Microelectronics (UMC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

United Microelectronics has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$150.2 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 10.34% year-over-year to -$150.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$609.1 million, a 18.09% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$565.0 million, down 18.64% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was -$150.2 million for Q2 2026 at United Microelectronics, down from -$144.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was -$91.1 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$159.3 million in Q4 2025.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$123.0 million, with a median of -$120.0 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development advanced 16.05% in 2023, then retreated 24.19% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$108.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 14.06% to -$124.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 8.24% to -$134.3 million in 2024, then fell by 18.6% to -$159.3 million in 2025, then rose by 5.7% to -$150.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$150.2 million (Q2 2026), -$144.8 million (Q1 2026), and -$159.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.