Name: Uber vs Lyft — R&D Spend
Creator: StocksVisualized
License: https://www.sec.gov/about/privacy-information#dissemination

NVIDIA Corporation

NVDA · NASDAQ

Revenue

Trailing Twelve Months · USD billions

Uber vs Lyft — R&D Spend Comparison

Uber (UBER) r&d spend was $3.4B in FY2025 (+9% YoY); Lyft (LYFT) r&d spend was $451M in FY2025 (+14% YoY). The tables below show the complete quarterly and annual r&d spend history, sourced from SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filings.

Fiscal Year	Uber	Lyft
2025	$3.4B	$451M
2024	$3.1B	$397M
2023	$3.2B	$556M
2022	$2.8B	$857M
2021	$2.1B	$912M
2020	$2.2B	$909M
2019	$4.8B	$1.5B
2018	$1.5B	$301M
2017	$1.2B	$137M

Uber — Annual R&D Spend

Fiscal Year	R&D Spend	YoY
2025	$3.4B	+9%
2024	$3.1B	-2%
2023	$3.2B	+13%
2022	$2.8B	+36%
2021	$2.1B	-7%
2020	$2.2B	-54%
2019	$4.8B	+221%
2018	$1.5B	+25%
2017	$1.2B

Lyft — Annual R&D Spend

Fiscal Year	R&D Spend	YoY
2025	$451M	+14%
2024	$397M	-29%
2023	$556M	-35%
2022	$857M	-6%
2021	$912M	+0%
2020	$909M	-40%
2019	$1.5B	+400%
2018	$301M	+120%
2017	$137M

Source: UBER on EDGAR · LYFT on EDGAR. Data from SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filings. Updated quarterly.