8X8 (EGHT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)
8X8's Research & Development was $27.19 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 8.9% from $29.83 million a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
8X8 (EGHT) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, 8X8's Research & Development was $113.42 million through Dec 31, 2025, down 10.8% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Mar 31, 2025), it came in at $123.21 million, down 9.5% from FY2024.
- Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Research & Development was $136.22 million in FY2024 (-4.4%), $142.49 million in FY2023 (+26.8%), $112.39 million in FY2022 (+22.1%) and $92.03 million in FY2021 (+18.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Research & Development since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Research & Development has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 9.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Research & Development over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 37.7%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 11.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, EGHT's Research & Development in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $27.92 million (Q2 2026), $28.36 million (Q1 2026) and $29.95 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 90.32 Bn | 65.57 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 46.45 Bn | 39.73 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 759.82 Mn |
| 3 | Twilio | 44.08 Bn | 34.07 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 273.32 Mn |
| 4 | Autodesk | 43.30 Bn | 31.34 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 25.52 Bn | -5.27 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 242.50 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 10.74 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 309.61 Mn | 167.33 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.01 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 188.10 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 6.59 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 200.30 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.37 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 82.80 Mn |
| 10 | 8X8 | 309.23 Mn | -28.08 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 25.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.27 Mn |
8X8 Research & Development API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "EGHT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=EGHT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();