Digimarc (DMRC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Digimarc Parent posted quarterly Research & Development of $3.7 million for Q1 2026, down 50.92% year-on-year from $7.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.25% on a QoQ basis from $4.0 million in Q4 2025.
Digimarc Parent (DMRC) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $3.7 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 50.92% year-over-year to $3.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $16.6 million (down 38.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $20.5 million, down 21.85% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $3.7 million, down from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $7.8 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $3.7 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $6.3 million (2023), against an average of $6.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development jumped 65.18%; it then tumbled 50.92% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $6.8 million in 2022, then fell by 7.06% to $6.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.86% to $6.3 million in 2024, then sank by 36.92% to $4.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.25% to $3.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.7 million (Q1 2026), $4.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Digimarc Parent | 264.54 Mn | 254.57 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 2.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 2.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 2.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.32 Mn |