Yatsen Holding (YSG) Research & Development (2019 - 2025)
Yatsen Holding's (YSG) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$127.8 million in Q4 2025, down 35.09% year-on-year from -$196.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 33.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$95.8 million in Q3 2025.
Yatsen Holding (YSG) Research & Development (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Yatsen Holding's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$127.8 million for Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 35.09% year-over-year to -$127.8 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$400.8 million, a 27.37% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $407.9 million, up 2624.23% from the prior year.
- Research & Development fell to -$127.8 million in Q4 2025 per YSG's latest filing, from -$95.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at -$66.8 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$169.4 million in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$94.0 million (2022), against an average of -$99.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development tumbled 99.32% in 2021 and surged 54.2% in 2022, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$169.4 million in 2021, then soared by 54.2% to -$77.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 30.21% to -$101.0 million in 2023, then increased by 6.37% to -$94.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 35.09% to -$127.8 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest YSG Research & Development figures stand at -$127.8 million (Q4 2025), -$95.8 million (Q3 2025), and -$100.8 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 347.76 Bn | 335.46 Bn | 10.51 Bn | - |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.69 Bn | 124.21 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.84 Bn | 72.50 Bn | 3.23 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.34 Bn | 37.24 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 37.06 Bn | 36.51 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 29.57 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.42 Bn | 22.92 Bn | 681.40 Mn | - |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.83 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.00 Mn |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.37 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -127.81 Mn |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 4.65 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 326.45 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -127.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -95.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -100.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -76.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -94.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -70.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -74.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -74.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -101.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -70.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -74.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -66.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -77.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -79.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -93.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -95.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -169.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -141.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -150.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -159.05 Mn |