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

Gitlab (GTLB) posted quarterly Research & Development of $69.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.66% YoY from $62.9 million in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $68.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

Gitlab has disclosed Research & Development across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $69.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 9.66% year-over-year to $69.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $274.6 million (up 14.57% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $274.6 million, up 14.57% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was little changed at $69.0 million in Q1 2026, from $68.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for GTLB reached as high as $71.5 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $28.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $52.4 million (2024), against an average of $52.9 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 74.84% in 2022, down 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $69.0 million, $68.7 million, and $71.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 Gitlab 5.26 Bn 4.04 Bn 225.42 Mn 68.96 Mn

Historic Data

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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