Fortinet (FTNT) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Fortinet (FTNT) posted Research & Development of $214.0 million for Q1 2026, up 4.39% on a QoQ basis from $205.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 7.75% year-on-year from $198.6 million in Q1 2025.

Fortinet (FTNT) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fortinet has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $214.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $214.0 million, up 7.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $830.9 million (up 11.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $815.5 million, up 13.77% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $214.0 million for Q1 2026 at Fortinet, up from $205.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for FTNT reached as high as $214.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $124.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $165.4 million (2024), compared with a mean of $169.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development climbed 28.5% in 2022 and climbed 7.27% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $128.9 million in 2022, then rose by 18.31% to $152.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 25.31% to $191.1 million in 2024, then increased by 7.27% to $205.0 million in 2025, then increased by 4.39% to $214.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FTNT Research & Development figures stand at $214.0 million (Q1 2026), $205.0 million (Q4 2025), and $202.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - 1.33 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 205.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 202.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 209.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 198.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 191.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 187.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 165.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 152.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 156.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 153.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 151.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 128.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 134.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 124.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 124.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 112.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 107.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 106.60 Mn