What is Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D?

Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) reported R&D of $49.92M in Q1 2026.

How has Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D changed year-over-year?

Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D decreased by 29.6% year-over-year, from $70.92M to $49.92M.

What is the long-term trend for Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D has grown at a -32.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.15B to $243.77M.

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

Ginkgo Bioworks DNA R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$30.11M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.5M-49.1%

Gross profit$16.4M-52.0%

Operating income-$71.4M+11.9%

Net income-$82.6M+9.2%

EPS (diluted)-$1.42+27.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$188.7M-46.9%

Total debt$410.7M-5.5%

Total equity$443.2M-31.6%

Total assets$1.0B-20.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$46.7M+9.4%

CapEx$1.9M-74.6%

Free cash flow-$48.6M+17.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$625.16M+24.6%

Enterprise value$847.19M+45.9%

P/S4.4×+2.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin-210.7%+7.6pp

Net margin-215.4%+8.3pp

FCF margin-119%-21.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-55.8%-1.8pp

Debt / equity0.9×+0.3×

Current ratio5.2×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ginkgo Bioworks in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Ginkgo Bioworks’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D?: Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) reported R&D of $49.92M in Q1 2026.
How has Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D changed year-over-year?: Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D decreased by 29.6% year-over-year, from $70.92M to $49.92M.
What is the long-term trend for Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ginkgo Bioworks's R&D has grown at a -32.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.15B to $243.77M.
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.