Upstream Bio (UPB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026)

Upstream Bio (UPB) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $36.6 million in Q1 2026, down 8.97% quarter-over-quarter from $40.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 41.74% on a YoY basis from $25.8 million in Q1 2025.

Upstream Bio (UPB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstream Bio's Research & Development history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $36.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 41.74% year-over-year to $36.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $147.6 million (up 91.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $136.8 million, up 117.27% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $36.6 million for Q1 2026 at Upstream Bio, down from $40.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $40.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $7.8 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $23.2 million across 4 years, with a median of $21.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Research & Development jumped 169.14% in 2025, then soared 41.74% in 2026.
  • A 4-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $11.6 million in 2023, then surged by 88.45% to $21.8 million in 2024, then soared by 84.49% to $40.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 8.97% to $36.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $36.6 million (Q1 2026), $40.2 million (Q4 2025), and $33.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.32 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 15.66 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 626,092.00
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -101.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -2.30 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 1.46 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 357,444.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -58.00 Mn
10 Upstream Bio 339.03 Mn 339.03 Mn -3.94 Mn 36.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 40.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 32.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 37.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 25.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 14.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.79 Mn