Fluent (FLNT) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Fluent's (FLNT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $3.7 million in Q1 2026, down 8.5% year-on-year from $4.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.66% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 million in Q4 2025.

Fluent (FLNT) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fluent's Research & Development history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 8.5% year-over-year to $3.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $15.7 million, a 5.23% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $14.5 million, down 16.31% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to $3.7 million in Q1 2026 per FLNT's latest filing, from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $5.6 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $2.9 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $4.4 million (2023), against an average of $4.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 60.07% in 2022 and tumbled 36.13% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 21.17% to $4.4 million in 2023, then fell by 10.77% to $3.9 million in 2024, then surged by 41.18% to $5.5 million in 2025, then sank by 32.66% to $3.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FLNT Research & Development figures stand at $3.7 million (Q1 2026), $5.5 million (Q4 2025), and $3.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 94.10 Mn
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn -
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 172.18 Mn
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 46.09 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 115.23 Mn
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn -
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 45.60 Mn
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn -
10 Fluent 104.29 Mn 93.99 Mn 10.04 Mn 3.72 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 4.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.00 Mn