Knightscope (KSCP) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
Knightscope (KSCP) recorded Research & Development of $6.04 million in Q2 2026, up 187.8% from $2.1 million a year earlier and up 29.1% from the prior quarter.
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Knightscope (KSCP) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Knightscope's Research & Development came in at $18.98 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 135.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.49 million, up 76.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 30.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Research & Development came in at $7.06 million in FY2024 (+11.2%), $6.35 million in FY2023 (-24.8%), $8.45 million in FY2022 (+50.8%) and $5.6 million in FY2021 (+72.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 78.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Research & Development in the last five years was growth of 187.8% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 36.4% in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $4.68 million (Q1 2026), $4.49 million (Q4 2025) and $3.77 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | - |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | - |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | - |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | - |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Knightscope | 18.42 Mn | -42.18 Mn | 664,000.00 | 6.04 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.24 Mn |
API Access
Knightscope Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=KSCP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "KSCP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=KSCP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();