Fastly (FSLY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)
Fastly (FSLY) reported Research & Development of $42.0 million for Q1 2026, up 12.14% year-over-year from $37.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.92% quarter-over-quarter from $41.6 million in Q4 2025.
Fastly (FSLY) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fastly (FSLY) has 9 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $42.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $42.0 million, up 12.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $167.2 million (up 21.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $162.7 million, up 17.89% from the prior year.
- Research & Development grew to $42.0 million in Q1 2026 per FSLY's latest filing, from $41.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $42.2 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $31.9 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $38.2 million and a median of $38.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 39.5% in 2022, then fell 18.39% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $37.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 2.88% to $38.3 million in 2023, then fell by 14.44% to $32.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 27.03% to $41.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.92% to $42.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSLY's Research & Development at $42.0 million in Q1 2026, $41.6 million in Q4 2025, and $41.4 million in Q3 2025.
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 | Fastly | 2.69 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 108.18 Mn | 41.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.35 Mn |