Upstart Holdings UPST
NASDAQ UPST
$25.00 +0.23 (+0.93%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Upstart Holdings' (UPST) quarterly Research & Development came in at $114.5 million in Q2 2026, up 56.64% year-over-year from $73.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 9.63% quarter-over-quarter from $104.5 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $114.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 56.64% year-over-year to $114.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $388.4 million, a 47.02% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $301.5 million, up 18.87% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $114.5 million for Q2 2026 at Upstart Holdings, up from $104.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $133.4 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $50.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $78.3 million and a median of $66.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 170.27% in 2022, down 55.8% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $50.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.61% to $57.2 million in 2023, then gained by 17.62% to $67.2 million in 2024, then surged by 34.76% to $90.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 26.41% to $114.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $114.5 million (Q2 2026), $104.5 million (Q1 2026), and $90.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Upstart Holdings 2.43 Bn 1.99 Bn 303.39 Mn 114.51 Mn
2 Pagaya Technologies 1.70 Bn 1.51 Bn 168.33 Mn 17.35 Mn
3 Qfin Holdings 986.27 Mn -9.51 Mn - 58.49 Mn
4 FinVolution 836.54 Mn -90.46 Mn - -17.53 Mn
5 X Financial 386.17 Mn -182.14 Mn 84.09 Mn -
6 Open Lending 371.20 Mn 186.25 Mn 15.64 Mn 2.92 Mn
7 Blend Labs 279.09 Mn 234.22 Mn 24.89 Mn 8.68 Mn
8 LexinFintech Holdings 251.25 Mn 251.25 Mn 73.06 Mn -21.62 Mn
9 Jiayin 76.25 Mn 2.23 Mn - -13.89 Mn
10 Antalpha Platform Holding 76.02 Mn -813.69 Mn 11.94 Mn 1.35 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 114.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 104.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 90.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 78.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 73.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 58.97 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 50.75 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