Vir Biotechnology (VIR) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Vir Biotechnology's (VIR) quarterly Research & Development came in at $108.9 million in Q1 2026, down 8.2% year-on-year from $118.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 23.29% quarter-over-quarter from $88.3 million in Q4 2025.

Vir Biotechnology (VIR) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vir Biotechnology has disclosed Research & Development across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $108.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $108.9 million, down 8.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $446.2 million (down 15.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $456.0 million, down 9.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $108.9 million for Q1 2026 at Vir Biotechnology, up from $88.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $195.2 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $88.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $114.2 million (2022), against an average of $125.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 74.72% in 2023 and sank 37.46% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Vir Biotechnology's Research & Development stood at $155.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 29.78% to $109.0 million in 2023, then fell by 2.65% to $106.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 16.72% to $88.3 million in 2025, then increased by 23.29% to $108.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $108.9 million (Q1 2026), $88.3 million (Q4 2025), and $151.5 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 Vir Biotechnology 1.35 Bn 1.35 Bn - 108.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 108.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 88.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 151.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 97.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 118.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 106.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 195.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 105.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 100.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 108.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 145.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 168.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 157.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 155.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 114.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 115.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 90.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 128.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 98.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 86.13 Mn