Upstart Holdings (UPST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Upstart Holdings (UPST) posted quarterly Research & Development of $80.1 million for Q1 2026, up 38.51% year-over-year from $57.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 71.61% quarter-over-quarter from $46.7 million in Q4 2025.

Upstart Holdings (UPST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $80.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 38.51% year-over-year to $80.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $278.7 million (down 13.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $257.6 million, up 1.56% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $80.1 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $46.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $191.8 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$57.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $78.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $66.2 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development slumped 150.32% — and 2023, when it jumped 431.91%.
  • Upstart Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$57.8 million in 2022, then surged by 431.91% to $191.8 million in 2023, then fell by 25.79% to $142.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 67.2% to $46.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 71.61% to $80.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's Research & Development at $80.1 million in Q1 2026, $46.7 million in Q4 2025, and $78.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 280.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - -
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.76 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 489.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 849.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 248.00 Mn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 72.85 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 335.54 Mn
10 Upstart Holdings 2.89 Bn 2.44 Bn 303.39 Mn 114.51 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 114.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 80.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 78.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 73.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 57.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 142.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 58.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 191.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 54.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 57.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 110.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -57.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 66.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 105.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 133.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 114.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 93.35 Mn