Blackberry (BB) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Blackberry (BB) recorded Research & Development of $33.2 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 29.7% from $25.6 million a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Blackberry (BB) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Blackberry's Research & Development came in at $129.2 million as of Aug 31, 2026, up 27.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at $113.6 million, up 4.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Research & Development came in at $108.8 million in FY2025 (-14.4%), $127.1 million in FY2024 (-5.3%), $134.2 million in FY2023 (-38.7%) and $219 million in FY2022 (+1.9%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has ranged from -$24.8 million in fiscal Q4 2023 to $57 million in fiscal Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Research & Development in the last five years was growth of 44.0% in fiscal Q4 2026, against a decline of 45.8% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $33 million (Q1 2027), $33.4 million (Q4 2026) and $29.6 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 779.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 444.20 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 567.48 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 208.69 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 679.00 Mn |
| 10 | Blackberry | 5.17 Bn | 3.77 Bn | 127.10 Mn | 33.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 33.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 33.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 33.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 29.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 25.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 23.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 27.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 27.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 30.60 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 29.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 29.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 54.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -24.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 54.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 53.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 47.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 57.00 Mn |
API Access
Blackberry Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "BB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();