Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) reported Research & Development of $150.2 million for Q1 2026, up 262.76% on a YoY basis from $41.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.16% sequentially from $153.5 million in Q4 2025.

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Research & Development (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) has 13 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $150.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 262.76% year-over-year to $150.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $453.7 million (up 281.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $345.0 million, up 239.38% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $150.2 million in Q1 2026, from $153.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $153.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $11.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $42.0 million and a median of $22.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slipped 12.32% in 2023 and jumped 395.24% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing VKTX's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $16.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 26.73% to $20.5 million in 2023, then surged by 51.14% to $31.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 395.24% to $153.5 million in 2025, then declined by 2.16% to $150.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VKTX's Research & Development at $150.2 million in Q1 2026, $153.5 million in Q4 2025, and $90.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 67,072.09 Bn 67,072.09 Bn - -17.94 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,894.61 Bn 1,894.55 Bn - -
3 Akari Therapeutics 1,014.18 Bn 1,014.18 Bn - 1.46 Mn
4 BeOne Medicines 471.64 Bn 466.85 Bn 1.35 Bn 541.22 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 121.72 Bn 114.47 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 68.28 Bn 59.52 Bn 3.31 Bn 1.54 Bn
7 Belite Bio 61.40 Bn 61.40 Bn - 15.66 Mn
8 Argenx Se 56.94 Bn 56.94 Bn 1.18 Bn -443.00 Mn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.37 Bn 37.37 Bn - 343.97 Mn
10 Viking Therapeutics 4.03 Bn 4.03 Bn - 150.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 150.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 153.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 89.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 60.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 41.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 30.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 13.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 11.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 16.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 12.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.80 Mn