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

Descartes Systems' (DSGX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $26.9 million in Q1 2026, up 7.9% year-on-year from $24.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.12% quarter-over-quarter from $26.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Descartes Systems has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $26.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $26.9 million, up 7.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $105.3 million (up 14.21% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $105.3 million, up 10.28% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $26.9 million for Q1 2026 at Descartes Systems, up from $26.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $26.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $15.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $22.0 million (2023), against an average of $22.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 21.11% in 2023 and climbed 7.9% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Descartes Systems' Research & Development stood at $18.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 19.74% to $21.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.99% to $23.9 million in 2024, then increased by 11.23% to $26.6 million in 2025, then gained by 1.12% to $26.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $26.9 million (Q1 2026), $26.6 million (Q4 2025), and $26.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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 Descartes Systems 136.51 -366.29 Mn 149.50 Mn 26.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 26.89 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 26.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 26.75 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 25.07 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 24.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 23.91 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 22.19 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 21.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 21.74 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 20.07 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 18.23 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 18.16 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 16.57 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 15.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 15.47 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 15.22 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 14.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 13.08 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 13.58 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 14.04 Mn