Chegg (CHGG) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Chegg (CHGG) posted quarterly Research & Development of $10.6 million for Q1 2026, down 63.96% year-over-year from $29.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 237.01% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.7 million in Q4 2025.

Chegg (CHGG) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chegg's Research & Development history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $10.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 63.96% year-over-year to $10.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $49.9 million (down 59.14% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $68.8 million, down 36.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $10.6 million, up from -$7.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $52.9 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$19.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $29.4 million (2025), against an average of $29.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development tumbled 150.92% in 2023, then soared 243.89% in 2024.
  • Chegg's Research & Development stood at $38.1 million in 2022, then sank by 150.92% to -$19.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 243.89% to $27.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 127.74% to -$7.7 million in 2025, then surged by 237.01% to $10.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHGG's Research & Development at $10.6 million in Q1 2026, -$7.7 million in Q4 2025, and $18.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.71 Bn 82.71 Bn 812.22 Mn 262.52 Mn
2 51Talk Online Education 7.32 Bn 7.28 Bn 22.97 Mn -1.93 Mn
3 Laureate Education 5.21 Bn 5.05 Bn 237.67 Mn -
4 Graham Holdings 4.98 Bn 3.74 Bn 777.03 Mn -
5 Covista 4.66 Bn 4.66 Bn 284.63 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.78 Bn 3.50 Bn 204.08 Mn -
7 Stride 3.50 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn -
8 McGraw Hill 2.38 Bn 2.13 Bn 388.89 Mn -
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -401.26 Mn 227.32 Mn 125.95 Mn
10 Chegg 87.33 Mn 15.02 Mn 28.28 Mn 9.47 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 9.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 27.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 41.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 28.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 52.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 37.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 38.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 45.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 52.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 42.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 30.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 27.24 Mn