Liveperson (LPSN) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Liveperson (LPSN) posted Research & Development of $13.8 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $13.8 million in Q1 2026, and down 30.82% year-over-year from $19.9 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Liveperson (LPSN) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liveperson has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $13.8 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 30.82% year-over-year to $13.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $60.0 million, a 30.08% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $75.8 million, down 22.13% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was $13.8 million for Q2 2026 at Liveperson, roughly flat from $13.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was $60.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $13.8 million in Q2 2026.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $29.7 million, with a median of $25.7 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development jumped 57.31% in 2022, then plunged 55.45% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $46.5 million in 2022, then sank by 40.51% to $27.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 26.63% to $20.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 30.02% to $14.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.05% to $13.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $13.8 million (Q2 2026), $13.8 million (Q1 2026), and $14.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twilio | 35.77 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 273.32 Mn |
| 2 | Zoom Communications | 29.62 Bn | 22.37 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 330.52 Mn |
| 3 | Nice | 6.38 Bn | 6.02 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 385.54 Mn |
| 4 | RingCentral | 6.14 Bn | 6.03 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 274.91 Mn |
| 5 | Five9 | 2.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 166.74 Mn | 79.70 Mn |
| 6 | Bandwidth | 1.35 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 78.54 Mn | 37.34 Mn |
| 7 | Consensus Cloud Solutions | 648.68 Mn | 549.78 Mn | 73.07 Mn | 13.50 Mn |
| 8 | Ooma | 640.32 Mn | 622.79 Mn | 50.99 Mn | 22.43 Mn |
| 9 | Agora | 498.86 Mn | 423.01 Mn | 25.74 Mn | 15.40 Mn |
| 10 | Liveperson | 38.24 Mn | -58.43 Mn | 36.71 Mn | 13.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 58.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 38.62 Mn |