Docusign (DOCU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)
Docusign (DOCU) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $159.6 million in Q2 2026, down 5.17% quarter-over-quarter from $168.3 million in Q1 2026, and little changed year-on-year from $159.4 million in Q2 2025.
Docusign (DOCU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Docusign has disclosed Research & Development across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $159.6 million for Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development changed 0.09% year-over-year to $159.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $665.1 million (up 8.4% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $665.0 million, up 13.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was $159.6 million for Q2 2026 at Docusign, down from $168.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $169.6 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $110.7 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $142.1 million (2023), against an average of $141.3 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Research & Development jumped 38.13% in 2022, then advanced 0.09% in 2026.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $115.9 million in 2022, then rose by 17.86% to $136.6 million in 2023, then rose by 10.58% to $151.1 million in 2024, then increased by 10.94% to $167.6 million in 2025, then dropped 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 | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Docusign | 8.69 Bn | 7.88 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 | 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 |