Samsara (IOT) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Samsara's (IOT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $97.6 million in Q2 2026, up 17.21% YoY from $83.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 8.99% on a QoQ basis from $89.5 million in Q1 2026.

Samsara (IOT) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Samsara's Research & Development history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $97.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.21% year-over-year to $97.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $358.9 million, a 15.78% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $344.6 million, up 14.97% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $97.6 million for Q2 2026 at Samsara, up from $89.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for IOT reached as high as $126.5 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as $41.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $73.0 million and a median of $73.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development jumped 74.18%; it then sank 56.82% in 2023.
  • Tracing IOT's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $50.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 21.71% to $60.8 million in 2023, then gained by 26.59% to $77.0 million in 2024, then gained by 11.99% to $86.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 13.16% to $97.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $97.6 million, $89.5 million, and $86.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,903.35 Bn 2,825.07 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,127.45 Bn 1,113.30 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 528.84 Bn 490.27 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 306.36 Bn 298.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 194.33 Bn 189.79 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 171.19 Bn 168.13 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Samsara 19.57 Bn 18.77 Bn 361.14 Mn 97.57 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 97.57 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 89.52 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 86.22 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 85.61 Mn
May 3, 2025 83.24 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 73.28 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 76.99 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 76.48 Mn
May 4, 2024 72.97 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 73.43 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 60.82 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 63.97 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 60.37 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 54.60 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 49.97 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 41.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 40.99 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 126.46 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 29.69 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 25.45 Mn