Blackbaud (BLKB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Blackbaud's (BLKB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $36.9 million in Q1 2026, up 10.0% year-on-year from $33.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.29% quarter-over-quarter from $33.8 million in Q4 2025.

Blackbaud (BLKB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blackbaud has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $36.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $36.9 million, up 10.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $141.5 million (down 3.45% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $138.1 million, down 10.12% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $36.9 million for Q1 2026 at Blackbaud, up from $33.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $40.7 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $32.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $37.7 million (2024), against an average of $37.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 36.92% in 2022 and fell 17.55% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Blackbaud's Research & Development stood at $38.2 million in 2022, then fell by 14.18% to $32.8 million in 2023, then rose by 15.0% to $37.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 10.36% to $33.8 million in 2025, then rose by 9.29% to $36.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $36.9 million (Q1 2026), $33.8 million (Q4 2025), and $37.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Blackbaud 1.27 Bn 849.33 Mn 166.56 Mn 36.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 36.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 33.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 37.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 37.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 37.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 37.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 32.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 37.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 36.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 40.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 38.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 40.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 39.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 33.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 31.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.22 Mn