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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) reported Research & Development of $80.1 million for Q1 2026, up 38.51% year-over-year from $57.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.73% quarter-over-quarter from $66.9 million in Q4 2025.

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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $80.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $80.1 million, up 38.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $279.9 million (up 12.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $257.6 million, up 1.56% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $80.1 million in Q1 2026 per UPST's latest filing, from $66.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $110.1 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $50.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $65.2 million and a median of $64.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development soared 163.28% in 2022, then slumped 42.68% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $64.0 million in 2022, then fell by 10.74% to $57.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.62% to $67.2 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.46% to $66.9 million in 2025, then advanced by 19.73% to $80.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPST's Research & Development at $80.1 million in Q1 2026, $66.9 million in Q4 2025, and $64.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 260.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - -
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.59 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 496.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 793.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 262.00 Mn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn -
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 187.68 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Upstart Holdings 2.88 Bn 2.41 Bn 221.97 Mn 80.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 80.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 66.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 64.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 68.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 57.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 67.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 58.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 63.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 54.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 57.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 110.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 64.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 66.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 57.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 49.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 46.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 37.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 31.43 Mn