Gitlab (GTLB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Gitlab's (GTLB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $69.0 million in Q1 2026, up 250.27% year-on-year from $19.7 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 250.27% year-over-year to $69.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $274.6 million, a 14.57% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $274.6 million, up 14.57% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $69.0 million, roughly flat from $68.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for GTLB reached as high as $97.8 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as -$45.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $63.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $69.0 million in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 150.56% in 2025 and soared 250.27% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $41.1 million in 2022, then surged by 111.56% to $87.0 million in 2023, then increased by 9.61% to $95.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.93% to $68.7 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.36% to $69.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $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 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Gitlab 5.50 Bn 4.24 Bn 225.42 Mn 68.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -45.89 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 95.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 97.78 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 92.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 90.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 86.98 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 49.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 86.54 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 43.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 41.11 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 80.69 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 31.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 57.19 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 50.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 44.17 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 38.85 Mn