Yalla (YALA) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Yalla's (YALA) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$9.7 million in Q1 2026, down 40.03% YoY from -$16.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.84% on a QoQ basis from -$9.4 million in Q4 2025.
Yalla (YALA) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yalla (YALA) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$9.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development fell 40.03% year-over-year to -$9.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$37.3 million (down 23.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $34.6 million, up 19.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to -$9.7 million in Q1 2026, from -$9.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$6.9 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$14.3 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$10.1 million and a median of -$9.7 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development sank 49.85% — and 2024, when it jumped 34.89%.
- Tracing YALA's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$14.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 27.34% to -$10.4 million in 2023, then grew by 28.51% to -$7.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 26.46% to -$9.4 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.84% to -$9.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$9.7 million (Q1 2026), -$9.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$9.6 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 | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -4.12 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 498.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Yalla | 1.66 Bn | 962.02 Mn | 52.53 Mn | -9.72 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.76 Mn |