What is Better Home & Finance's R&D?

Better Home & Finance (BETR) reported R&D of $8.36M in Q1 2026.

How has Better Home & Finance's R&D changed year-over-year?

Better Home & Finance's R&D increased by 25.7% year-over-year, from $6.65M to $8.36M.

What is the long-term trend for Better Home & Finance's R&D?

Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Better Home & Finance's R&D has grown at a -16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.43M to $27.34M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

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Segments

By segment

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Home Finance$25.77M+9.9%

Banking$2.1M-20.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$47.5M+51.6%

Operating income-$56.6M+55.0%

Net income-$70.3M-39.1%

EPS (diluted)-$4.29-28.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$73.7M-36.9%

Total debt$4.4M-41.3%

Total equity$8.6M+108%

Total assets$1.6B+56.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$125.2M-119%

CapEx$378.0K+87.1%

Free cash flow-$125.6M-119%

Valuation

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Market cap$482.69M+142%

Enterprise value$413.4M+360%

P/S2.7×+1.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin-343.9%—

Net margin-103.2%-30.0pp

FCF margin-133.4%-50.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-875.5%-1,394pp

Debt / equity0.5×—

Current ratio0.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Better Home & Finance in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Better Home & Finance’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Better Home & Finance's R&D?: Better Home & Finance (BETR) reported R&D of $8.36M in Q1 2026.
How has Better Home & Finance's R&D changed year-over-year?: Better Home & Finance's R&D increased by 25.7% year-over-year, from $6.65M to $8.36M.
What is the long-term trend for Better Home & Finance's R&D?: Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Better Home & Finance's R&D has grown at a -16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.43M to $27.34M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.