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

Cloudflare (NET) reported Research & Development of $151.0 million for Q1 2026, up 31.18% year-over-year from $115.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.4% sequentially from $141.9 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cloudflare's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $151.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 31.18% year-over-year to $151.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $548.4 million (up 22.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $512.5 million, up 21.62% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $151.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cloudflare, up from $141.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $151.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $67.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $96.4 million (2023), compared with a mean of $102.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 81.66% in 2022 and climbed 7.56% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $79.7 million in 2022, then increased by 20.95% to $96.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 24.7% to $120.2 million in 2024, then rose by 18.03% to $141.9 million in 2025, then grew by 6.4% to $151.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NET's Research & Development at $151.0 million in Q1 2026, $141.9 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 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - 1.33 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 150.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 141.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 120.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 134.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 115.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 120.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 110.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 102.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 96.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 90.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 89.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 81.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 79.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 76.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 75.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 67.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 61.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 46.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 41.35 Mn