Yalla (YALA) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Yalla (YALA) reported Research & Development of -$9.1 million for Q1 2026, down 16.21% on a YoY basis from -$10.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.99% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.5 million in Q4 2025.
Yalla (YALA) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yalla has reported Research & Development for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$9.1 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 16.21% year-over-year to -$9.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$35.5 million (down 16.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $34.3 million, up 18.05% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at -$9.1 million, up from -$9.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was -$5.4 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$9.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$7.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7.1 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development tumbled 143.96% — and 2024, when it grew 15.5%.
- Yalla's Research & Development stood at -$5.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.65% to -$5.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 69.62% to -$9.2 million in 2024, then declined by 3.23% to -$9.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.99% to -$9.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$9.1 million (Q1 2026), -$9.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$8.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Yalla | 940.54 Mn | 264.09 Mn | 52.53 Mn | -9.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.17 Mn |