Workhorse (WKHS) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Workhorse (WKHS) reported Research & Development of $9.3 million for Q4 2025, up 84.11% year-over-year from $5.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 763.93% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 million in Q3 2025.

Workhorse (WKHS) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Workhorse (WKHS) has 16 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $9.3 million in Q4 2025.

  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $9.3 million, up 84.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $13.2 million (up 2.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $13.2 million, up 2.11% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $9.3 million in Q4 2025 per WKHS's latest filing, from $1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $9.3 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $1.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $4.3 million and a median of $3.9 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development surged 184.79% in 2022, then tumbled 60.62% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $2.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 184.79% to $8.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 20.19% to $6.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 21.13% to $5.1 million in 2024, then soared by 84.11% to $9.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows WKHS's Research & Development at $9.3 million in Q4 2025, $1.1 million in Q3 2025, and $1.2 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,264.49 Bn 1,219.81 Bn 4.72 Bn 1.95 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 448.54 Bn 321.13 Bn 9.14 Bn -
3 General Motors 74.80 Bn 52.42 Bn 4.32 Bn -
4 Ferrari 71.95 Bn 70.15 Bn 1.09 Bn 278.21 Mn
5 Ford Motor 59.47 Bn 29.01 Bn 7.94 Bn -
6 Rivian Automotive 20.42 Bn 15.62 Bn 119.00 Mn 458.00 Mn
7 China Yuchai International 16.65 Bn 15.59 Bn 317.01 Mn -124.48 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.51 Bn 10.51 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -2,869.36 Bn
9 Digital Currency X Technology 5.68 Bn 5.68 Bn - -
10 Workhorse 31.08 Mn 31.08 Mn 10.06 Mn 9.31 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 9.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 6.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.86 Mn