Box (BOX) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Box (BOX) reported Research & Development of $76.6 million for Q1 2026, up 11.19% on a YoY basis from $68.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.56% quarter-over-quarter from $73.9 million in Q4 2025.

Box (BOX) Research & Development (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Box has reported Research & Development for 13 years, with the latest figure at $76.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 11.19% year-over-year to $76.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $294.5 million (up 11.21% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $294.5 million, up 11.21% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $76.6 million, up from $73.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $76.6 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $59.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $65.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $62.7 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development grew 21.67% — and 2024, when it rose 0.25%.
  • Box's Research & Development stood at $59.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.25% to $61.0 million in 2023, then rose by 11.21% to $67.9 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.96% to $73.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.56% to $76.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $76.6 million (Q1 2026), $73.9 million (Q4 2025), and $71.7 million (Q3 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 Box 3.83 Bn 3.35 Bn 245.00 Mn 76.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 76.58 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 73.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 71.72 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 72.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 68.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 67.87 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 65.45 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 62.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 61.91 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 61.03 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 63.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 62.52 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 60.72 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 59.11 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 61.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 61.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 59.11 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 55.84 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 52.72 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 50.86 Mn