United Microelectronics (UMC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

United Microelectronics' Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$144.8 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 19.98% year-over-year to -$144.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $548.6 million (up 17.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $565.0 million, up 18.64% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was -$144.8 million for Q1 2026 at United Microelectronics, down from $984.4 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $984.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$154.9 million in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $100.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$108.6 million in 2024.
• Biggest YoY gain for Research & Development was 96.7% in 2022; the steepest drop was 92.81% in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $718.4 million in 2022, then fell by 0.96% to $711.6 million in 2023, then grew by 17.12% to $833.4 million in 2024, then gained by 18.12% to $984.4 million in 2025, then sank by 114.71% to -$144.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$144.8 million (Q1 2026), $984.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$154.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.