Descartes Systems (DSGX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Descartes Systems (DSGX) reported Research & Development of $20.9 million for Q1 2026, up 15.6% on a YoY basis from $18.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.51% sequentially from $22.3 million in Q4 2025.

Descartes Systems (DSGX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $20.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 15.6% year-over-year to $20.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $82.6 million (up 16.07% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $82.6 million, up 12.05% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $20.9 million in Q1 2026, from $22.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $22.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $12.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $17.3 million and a median of $17.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development gained 28.84% in 2023 and climbed 2.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing DSGX's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $14.3 million in 2022, then gained by 21.0% to $17.3 million in 2023, then grew by 9.87% to $19.0 million in 2024, then grew by 17.31% to $22.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.51% to $20.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DSGX's Research & Development at $20.9 million in Q1 2026, $22.3 million in Q4 2025, and $20.5 million in Q3 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 Descartes Systems 5.64 Bn 5.28 Bn 149.50 Mn 20.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 20.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 20.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 18.85 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 18.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 19.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 17.47 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 16.58 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 17.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 17.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 14.39 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 14.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 13.24 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 12.31 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 11.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 11.01 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 10.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 9.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 9.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 23.20 Mn