Appian (APPN) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Appian (APPN) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $46.3 million in Q1 2026, down 11.02% on a QoQ basis from $52.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 10.74% year-over-year from $41.8 million in Q1 2025.

Appian (APPN) Research & Development (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Appian has disclosed Research & Development across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $46.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 10.74% year-over-year to $46.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $179.0 million (up 8.18% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $172.2 million, up 5.38% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development fell to $46.3 million in Q1 2026, from $52.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $52.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $29.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $40.2 million and a median of $39.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development surged 44.22% — and 2024, when it declined 4.45%.
  • Tracing APPN's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $37.8 million in 2022, then grew by 10.87% to $41.9 million in 2023, then increased by 8.81% to $45.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 14.14% to $52.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 11.02% to $46.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APPN's Research & Development at $46.3 million in Q1 2026, $52.1 million in Q4 2025, and $40.3 million in Q3 2025.

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 Appian 1.78 Bn 1.58 Bn 147.77 Mn 46.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 46.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 41.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 38.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 39.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 39.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 41.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 37.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 39.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 41.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 37.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 33.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 26.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 26.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 23.86 Mn