Yatsen Holding (YSG) Research & Development (2019 - 2025)

Yatsen Holding (YSG) recorded quarterly Research & Development of -$5.5 million in Q4 2025, up 0.66% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 53.7% on a YoY basis from -$12.0 million in Q4 2024.

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 -$5.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 53.7% year-over-year to -$5.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$19.3 million (down 27.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $19.6 million, up 31.13% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$5.5 million for Q4 2025 at Yatsen Holding, up from -$5.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$3.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$6.8 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$4.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$4.5 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Research & Development tumbled 170.86% in 2021, then jumped 46.37% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$6.8 million in 2021, then surged by 46.37% to -$3.6 million in 2022, then sank by 42.39% to -$5.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 30.46% to -$3.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 53.7% to -$5.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$5.5 million (Q4 2025), -$5.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$5.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Yatsen Holding 816.71 Mn 672.51 Mn 153.20 Mn -5.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -5.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -3.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -3.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -4.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -4.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -6.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -5.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -4.23 Mn