Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $28.0 million in Q1 2026, down 15.57% quarter-over-quarter from $33.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 7.2% on a YoY basis from $30.2 million in Q1 2025.

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lightspeed Commerce's Research & Development history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $28.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 7.2% year-over-year to $28.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $126.3 million (up 4.98% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $126.3 million, up 4.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $28.0 million for Q1 2026 at Lightspeed Commerce, down from $33.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $37.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $27.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $32.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $32.7 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development surged 116.17% in 2022, then declined 19.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $37.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.3% to $34.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 7.29% to $32.1 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.24% to $33.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 15.57% to $28.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $28.0 million (Q1 2026), $33.2 million (Q4 2025), and $32.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 262.33 Bn 244.36 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 173.49 Bn 170.93 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Salesforce 158.80 Bn 146.96 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
4 Shopify 144.36 Bn 138.62 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Uber Technologies 144.25 Bn 143.21 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 118.74 Bn 113.56 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 Cadence Design Systems 107.33 Bn 105.92 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
8 Adobe 100.50 Bn 93.61 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
9 Automatic Data Processing 92.49 Bn 89.26 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
10 Lightspeed Commerce 37.35 Mn -416.55 Mn 129.11 Mn 28.02 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 28.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 33.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 32.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 32.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 33.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 34.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 30.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 36.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 35.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 36.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 30.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 22.22 Mn