Growth Metrics

Elastic (ESTC) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Elastic recorded quarterly Research & Development of $114.4 million in Q1 2026, up 5.77% quarter-over-quarter from $108.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 22.21% year-over-year from $93.6 million in Q1 2025.

Elastic's Research & Development history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $114.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 22.21% year-over-year to $114.4 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $426.3 million (up 16.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $365.8 million, up 6.96% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $114.4 million for Q1 2026 at Elastic, up from $108.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $114.4 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $71.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $88.4 million and a median of $87.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 42.26% in 2022 and gained 0.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Elastic's Research & Development stood at $75.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.01% to $80.1 million in 2023, then rose by 10.06% to $88.2 million in 2024, then increased by 22.67% to $108.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.77% to $114.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $114.4 million, $108.2 million, and $109.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.62 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 840.00 Mn
10 Elastic 5.79 Bn 5.05 Bn 343.44 Mn 114.39 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 114.39 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 108.15 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 109.12 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 94.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 93.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 88.16 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 89.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 93.95 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 87.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 80.11 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 80.69 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 81.77 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 77.47 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 75.57 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 78.65 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 78.87 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 71.75 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 63.76 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 59.38 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 55.44 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 51.40 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 46.69 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 45.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 45.59 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 46.12 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 38.48 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 35.18 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 31.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 25.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 25.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 18.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 17.54 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 15.09 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 12.18 Mn