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

Fortinet's (FTNT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $636.3 million in Q1 2026, up 17.25% year-on-year from $542.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 210.39% quarter-over-quarter from $205.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Fortinet's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $636.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.25% year-over-year to $636.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 32.26% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $815.5 million, down 60.12% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $636.3 million in Q1 2026 per FTNT's latest filing, from $205.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.5 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $124.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $478.3 million (2023), against an average of $479.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 88.29% in 2023 and surged 896.13% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then sank by 88.29% to $152.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 896.13% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then sank by 86.51% to $205.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 210.39% to $636.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FTNT Research & Development figures stand at $636.3 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 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Synopsys 70.83 Bn 68.63 Bn 1.77 Bn 396.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 636.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 205.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 202.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 592.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 542.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 187.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 165.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 501.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 152.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 504.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 515.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 478.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 134.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 124.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 387.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 367.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 107.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 106.60 Mn