Fastly FSLY
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Fastly (FSLY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Fastly's (FSLY) quarterly Research & Development came in at $56.7 million in Q2 2026, up 11.03% year-over-year from $51.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 2.94% quarter-over-quarter from $55.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Fastly (FSLY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fastly (FSLY) has reported Research & Development for 9 consecutive years, with $56.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 11.03% year-over-year to $56.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $212.9 million, a 8.35% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $201.4 million, up 1.42% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $56.7 million for Q2 2026 at Fastly, up from $55.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $56.7 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $41.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $49.1 million and a median of $49.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development gained 28.69% in 2022 and declined 9.89% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $44.6 million in 2022, then increased by 9.05% to $48.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.85% to $50.0 million in 2024, then grew by 1.94% to $51.0 million in 2025, then rose by 11.19% to $56.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $56.7 million (Q2 2026), $55.1 million (Q1 2026), and $51.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cloudflare 89.84 Bn 85.68 Bn 499.52 Mn 276.12 Mn
2 Akamai Technologies 15.11 Bn 11.75 Bn 613.75 Mn 170.05 Mn
3 Fastly 3.28 Bn 2.94 Bn 115.95 Mn 56.74 Mn
4 Xunlei 383.42 Mn 105.09 Mn 57.31 Mn -21.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 56.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 55.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 51.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 51.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 49.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 49.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 48.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 51.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 44.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 44.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 47.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 46.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 41.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 42.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 39.29 Mn