Gitlab (GTLB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
Gitlab (GTLB) reported Research & Development of $69.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.66% year-over-year from $62.9 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $68.7 million in Q4 2025.
Gitlab (GTLB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gitlab (GTLB) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $69.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $69.0 million, up 9.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $274.6 million (up 14.57% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $274.6 million, up 14.57% from the prior year.
- Research & Development held at $69.0 million in Q1 2026 per GTLB's latest filing, from $68.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $71.5 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $28.6 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $52.9 million and a median of $52.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 74.84% in 2022 and fell as far as 41.25% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $41.1 million in 2022, then gained by 19.32% to $49.1 million in 2023, then gained by 25.06% to $61.4 million in 2024, then increased by 12.0% to $68.7 million in 2025, then rose by 0.36% to $69.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GTLB's Research & Development at $69.0 million in Q1 2026, $68.7 million in Q4 2025, and $71.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 8.92 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 2.30 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 2.61 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 160.98 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 356.41 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 214.00 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 714.99 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 150.97 Mn |
| 10 | Gitlab | 5.06 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 225.42 Mn | 68.96 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 68.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 68.72 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 71.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 65.41 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 62.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 61.35 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 61.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 54.14 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 52.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 49.06 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 49.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 50.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 43.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 41.11 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 39.52 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 31.83 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.61 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 24.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 22.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 21.34 Mn |