Nkarta annual r&d spending
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Nkarta R&D Spending Growth & History (NKTX)
Nkarta's r&d spending was $90.4M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $90.4M | −$6.3M | −6.53% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $96.7M | −$29,000 | −0.03% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $96.8M | $5.9M | +6.46% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $90.9M | $27.5M | +43.34% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $63.4M | $27.2M | +75.07% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $36.2M | $19.0M | +110.37% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $17.2M | — | — |
Nkarta quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $29.0M | $8.3M | +39.79% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $25.0M | $816,000 | +3.38% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $25.3M | $2.2M | +9.31% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $20.2M | −$5.1M | −20.01% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $20.8M | −$2.4M | −10.17% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $24.2M | −$1.1M | −4.22% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $23.1M | −$195,000 | −0.84% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $25.3M | $3.1M | +13.77% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $23.1M | −$2.0M | −7.93% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $25.2M | −$898,000 | −3.44% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $23.3M | −$3.5M | −13.12% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $22.2M | −$1.2M | −5.30% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $25.1M | $4.1M | +19.35% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $26.1M | $6.6M | +33.56% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $26.8M | $9.5M | +55.17% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $23.4M | $6.8M | +41.04% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $21.0M | $5.1M | +31.91% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $19.6M | $6.0M | +44.53% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $17.3M | $6.0M | +53.50% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $16.6M | $6.8M | +69.07% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $16.0M | $8.1M | +102.96% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $13.5M | $6.3M | +86.49% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $11.3M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $9.8M | $5.2M | +112.73% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $7.9M | $4.2M | +117.13% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $7.3M | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $4.6M | — | — |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $3.6M | — | — |
Nkarta r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Nkarta's r&d spending increased from $36.2M to $90.4M, a change of $54.2M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $29.0M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
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