Cloudflare (NET) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Cloudflare (NET) reported Research & Development of $271.6 million for Q1 2026, up 135.99% on a YoY basis from $115.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 50.64% sequentially from $550.2 million in Q4 2025.

Cloudflare (NET) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cloudflare (NET) has 9 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $271.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 135.99% year-over-year to $271.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 37.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $920.8 million, up 23.47% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $271.6 million in Q1 2026, from $550.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $550.2 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$35.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $179.3 million and a median of $117.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 1052.79% in 2023 and tumbled 35.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing NET's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$35.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 1052.79% to $337.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 31.79% to $444.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 23.75% to $550.2 million in 2025, then sank by 50.64% to $271.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NET's Research & Development at $271.6 million in Q1 2026, $550.2 million in Q4 2025, and $121.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Synopsys 70.83 Bn 68.63 Bn 1.77 Bn 396.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 271.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 550.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 120.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 219.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 115.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 444.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 110.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 174.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 337.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 90.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 89.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 137.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -35.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 116.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 117.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 100.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -42.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 46.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 76.00 Mn