Pdf Solutions (PDFS) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Pdf Solutions (PDFS) reported Research & Development of $18.3 million for Q1 2026, up 25.29% on a YoY basis from $14.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.83% sequentially from $19.3 million in Q4 2025.
Pdf Solutions (PDFS) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pdf Solutions (PDFS) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $18.3 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 25.29% year-over-year to $18.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $67.9 million (up 23.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $64.2 million, up 19.92% from the prior year.
- Research & Development declined to $18.3 million in Q1 2026, from $19.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $19.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $12.3 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $14.3 million and a median of $14.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 34.21% in 2022 and retreated 14.29% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing PDFS's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $14.4 million in 2022, then declined by 14.29% to $12.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.14% to $14.4 million in 2024, then soared by 33.58% to $19.3 million in 2025, then declined by 4.83% to $18.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PDFS's Research & Development at $18.3 million in Q1 2026, $19.3 million in Q4 2025, and $15.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Pdf Solutions | 2.09 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 43.19 Mn | 18.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.06 Mn |