Karooooo (KARO) Research & Development (2020 - 2029)

Karooooo (KARO) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$3.4 million for Q1 2029, down 9.22% year-on-year from -$3.8 million in Q1 2028, and down 9.22% on a QoQ basis from -$3.1 million in Q1 2028.

Karooooo (KARO) Research & Development (2020 - 2029) Analysis & Trends

Karooooo (KARO) has reported Research & Development for 9 consecutive years, with -$3.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2029.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 9.22% year-over-year to -$3.4 million in Q1 2029, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2029 was -$15.7 million (up 2.39% YoY) and the FY2029 annual result came in at -$13.5 million, down 6.93% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to -$3.4 million in Q1 2029 per KARO's latest filing, from -$3.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for KARO reached as high as -$3.1 million in Q1 2028 and fell as low as -$4.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 4-year average of -$3.8 million and a median of -$3.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 9.0% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 115.55% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$3.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 19.37% to -$4.6 million in 2026, then soared by 31.03% to -$3.1 million in 2028, then slipped by 9.22% to -$3.4 million in 2029.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$3.4 million, -$3.1 million, and -$4.6 million for Q1 2029, Q1 2028, and Q2 2026 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 496.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 1.33 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 508.44 Mn
10 Karooooo 1.89 Bn 1.80 Bn 51.65 Mn -3.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2029 -3.43 Mn
Feb 29, 2028 -3.14 Mn
May 31, 2026 -4.56 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -4.57 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -3.82 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -3.66 Mn
May 31, 2025 -3.89 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -3.52 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -3.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -3.30 Mn
May 31, 2024 -3.51 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 22.66 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -3.27 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 -3.42 Mn
May 31, 2023 -3.03 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -2.76 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 -2.84 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 -2.66 Mn
May 6, 2022 -2.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -2.62 Mn