Spero Therapeutics R&D Spending Growth & History (SPRO)
Spero Therapeutics's r&d spending was $38.5M for fiscal 2025.
View full Spero Therapeutics company overviewSpero Therapeutics annual r&d spending history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $38.5M | −$58.3M | −60.24% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $96.8M | $45.3M | +88.10% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $51.4M | $3.8M | +8.08% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $47.6M | −$16.9M | −26.24% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $64.5M | −$2.5M | −3.70% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $67.0M | $1.2M | +1.87% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $65.8M | $31.9M | +94.11% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $33.9M | $1.0M | +3.09% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $32.9M | $6.5M | +24.82% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $26.3M | $15.2M | +136.70% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $11.1M | — | — |
Spero Therapeutics quarterly r&d spending
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $3.4M | −$7.2M | −67.82% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $2.9M | −$10.7M | −78.62% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $5.6M | −$23.2M | −80.61% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $8.6M | −$18.3M | −68.00% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $10.7M | −$13.1M | −55.02% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $13.6M | −$3.7M | −21.50% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $28.8M | $12.3M | +74.15% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $26.9M | $10.5M | +63.87% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $23.7M | $14.2M | +149.47% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $17.3M | $8.4M | +93.03% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $16.6M | $1.5M | +9.74% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $16.4M | $9.0M | +122.73% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $9.5M | $1.3M | +16.36% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $9.0M | −$8.0M | −47.09% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $15.1M | −$2.1M | −12.40% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $7.4M | −$7.1M | −49.02% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $8.2M | −$6.3M | −43.48% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $17.0M | −$1.4M | −7.79% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $17.2M | $4.0M | +30.44% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $14.4M | −$3.3M | −18.47% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $14.5M | −$1.2M | −7.63% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $18.4M | −$2.0M | −9.94% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $13.2M | −$12.5M | −48.67% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $17.7M | −$789,000 | −4.27% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $15.7M | $3.6M | +30.18% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $20.4M | $10.9M | +114.53% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $25.7M | $16.6M | +181.89% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $18.5M | $10.0M | +118.64% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $12.0M | $4.7M | +63.09% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $9.5M | $601,000 | +6.73% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $9.1M | −$3.4M | −27.00% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $8.5M | $1.5M | +22.42% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $7.4M | −$83,000 | −1.11% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $8.9M | $2.9M | +48.77% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $12.5M | — | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $6.9M | $905,000 | +15.07% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $7.5M | — | — |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $6.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $6.0M | — | — |
Spero Therapeutics r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Spero Therapeutics's r&d spending decreased from $67.0M to $38.5M, a change of −$28.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $3.4M.
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.
SEC-reported R&D expense
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