Docusign (DOCU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)
Docusign (DOCU) reported Research & Development of $168.3 million for Q1 2026, up 8.25% year-over-year from $155.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $167.6 million in Q4 2025.
Docusign (DOCU) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $168.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 8.25% year-over-year to $168.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $665.0 million (up 13.01% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $665.0 million, up 13.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was little changed at $168.3 million in Q1 2026 per DOCU's latest filing, from $167.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $169.6 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $110.7 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $136.6 million (2023), against an average of $140.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development surged 38.13%; it then rose 2.6% in 2025.
- Tracing DOCU's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $115.9 million in 2022, then grew by 17.86% to $136.6 million in 2023, then grew by 10.58% to $151.1 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.94% to $167.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.39% to $168.3 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest DOCU Research & Development figures stand at $168.3 million (Q1 2026), $167.6 million (Q4 2025), and $169.6 million (Q3 2025).
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 | Docusign | 10.01 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 667.08 Mn | 168.28 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 168.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 167.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 169.63 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 159.45 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 155.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 151.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 147.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 134.32 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 151.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 136.64 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 135.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 115.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 125.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 115.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 126.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 112.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 110.69 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 102.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 94.65 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 85.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 80.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 73.36 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 63.79 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 54.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 52.09 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 48.76 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 47.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 37.18 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 42.92 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 38.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 33.77 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 70.87 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 23.43 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 22.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 23.77 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 22.71 Mn |