Docusign (DOCU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)
Docusign's (DOCU) quarterly Research & Development came in at $159.6 million in Q2 2026, down 46.16% year-on-year from $296.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 5.17% on a QoQ basis from $168.3 million in Q1 2026.
Docusign (DOCU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Docusign (DOCU) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $159.6 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 46.16% year-over-year to $159.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was $800.9 million, a 6.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $665.0 million, up 13.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $159.6 million, down from $168.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Research & Development for DOCU reached as high as $323.6 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$383.7 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged $148.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $151.3 million in 2024.
- On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 241.87% in 2022 and fell as far as 272.94% in 2022.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $115.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 17.86% to $136.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.58% to $151.1 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.94% to $167.6 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.8% to $159.6 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $159.6 million in Q2 2026, $168.3 million in Q1 2026, and $167.6 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Docusign | 9.20 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 658.97 Mn | 159.59 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 159.59 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 168.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 167.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 305.45 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 296.41 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 | 294.84 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 115.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 125.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 115.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 323.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 112.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -383.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 102.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 94.65 Mn |