Zoetis (ZTS) Research & Development (2012 - 2026)

Zoetis (ZTS) reported Research & Development of $180.0 million for Q1 2026, up 11.11% year-over-year from $162.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.55% quarter-over-quarter from $199.0 million in Q4 2025.

Zoetis (ZTS) Research & Development (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zoetis (ZTS) has 13 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $180.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $180.0 million, up 11.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $721.0 million (up 5.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $698.0 million, up 1.75% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to $180.0 million in Q1 2026 per ZTS's latest filing, from $199.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $199.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $122.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $160.1 million and a median of $162.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development advanced 17.57% in 2023, then changed 0.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $148.0 million in 2022, then grew by 17.57% to $174.0 million in 2023, then gained by 6.9% to $186.0 million in 2024, then rose by 6.99% to $199.0 million in 2025, then fell by 9.55% to $180.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ZTS's Research & Development at $180.0 million in Q1 2026, $199.0 million in Q4 2025, and $170.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn 222.00 Mn
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 180.00 Mn
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 138.20 Mn
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn 934,363.43
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 296.20 Mn
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn 97.00 Mn
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn 103.35 Mn
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn 46.94 Mn
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 39.38 Mn
10 Liquidia 5.64 Bn 5.42 Bn 121.79 Mn 12.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 180.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 199.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 186.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 167.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 171.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 174.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 146.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 142.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 148.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 134.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 135.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 138.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 120.00 Mn