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

Liveperson (LPSN) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $12.2 million in Q1 2026, up 6.35% quarter-over-quarter from $11.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 24.04% on a YoY basis from $16.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Liveperson's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 24.04% year-over-year to $12.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $50.9 million (down 28.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $54.7 million, down 31.43% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $12.2 million for Q1 2026 at Liveperson, up from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $56.1 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $8.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $25.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $18.9 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development sank 75.94% in 2023, then soared 93.63% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $37.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 75.94% to $8.9 million in 2023, then surged by 93.63% to $17.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 33.76% to $11.5 million in 2025, then rose by 6.35% to $12.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $12.2 million (Q1 2026), $11.5 million (Q4 2025), and $13.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Liveperson 24.00 Mn -77.50 Mn 43.19 Mn 12.18 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 12.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 16.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 17.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 35.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 44.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 55.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 56.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 45.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 41.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 37.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 33.46 Mn