Liveperson (LPSN) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Liveperson (LPSN) posted quarterly Research & Development of $13.8 million for Q1 2026, down 14.12% year-over-year from $16.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 299.51% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.9 million in Q4 2025.

Liveperson (LPSN) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liveperson's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 14.12% year-over-year to $13.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $38.9 million (down 37.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $54.7 million, down 31.43% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $13.8 million, up from -$6.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $60.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$6.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $23.7 million (2023), against an average of $25.6 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development soared 73.76% in 2022, then sank 353.01% in 2025.
  • Liveperson's Research & Development stood at $37.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 25.54% to $27.6 million in 2023, then sank by 90.13% to $2.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 353.01% to -$6.9 million in 2025, then surged by 299.51% to $13.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LPSN's Research & Development at $13.8 million in Q1 2026, -$6.9 million in Q4 2025, and $18.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 255.48 Bn 234.41 Bn 16.51 Bn -4.12 Bn
2 Shopify 198.95 Bn 194.00 Bn 1.71 Bn 498.00 Mn
3 Salesforce 160.70 Bn 148.86 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
4 Uber Technologies 154.94 Bn 149.73 Bn 6.38 Bn 1.52 Bn
5 ServiceNow 128.25 Bn 123.58 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
6 Snowflake 114.00 Bn 111.05 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 108.58 Bn 104.35 Bn 2.51 Bn 265.90 Mn
8 Adobe 105.34 Bn 99.72 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.88 Bn
9 Intuit 94.55 Bn 87.77 Bn 7.24 Bn 1.79 Bn
10 Liveperson 35.16 Mn -61.51 Mn 36.71 Mn 13.76 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 13.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 13.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 16.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 32.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 44.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 59.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 58.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 48.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 40.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 37.53 Mn