Powerfleet (AIOT) Research & Development (2018 - 2025)
Powerfleet's (AIOT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $4.6 million in Q4 2025, up 9.01% quarter-over-quarter from $4.2 million in Q3 2025.
Powerfleet (AIOT) Research & Development (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Powerfleet has disclosed Research & Development across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $4.6 million for Q4 2025.
- Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $4.6 million, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $17.1 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.1 million, up 695.89% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at $4.6 million for Q4 2025 at Powerfleet, up from $4.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $4.9 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $1.7 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.7 million (2022), against an average of $2.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 41.04% in 2022 and surged 56.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Powerfleet's Research & Development stood at $3.2 million in 2021, then plunged by 41.04% to $1.9 million in 2022, then increased by 7.54% to $2.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 70.9% to $3.4 million in 2024, then surged by 33.1% to $4.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.6 million (Q4 2025), $4.2 million (Q3 2025), and $4.9 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 8.92 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 2.30 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 2.61 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 160.98 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 356.41 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 214.00 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 714.99 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 150.97 Mn |
| 10 | Powerfleet | 525.84 Mn | 494.78 Mn | 62.69 Mn | 4.57 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.58 Mn |