Pegasystems (PEGA) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Pegasystems' Research & Development came in at $84.17 million for Q2 2026, up 6.8% from $78.78 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Pegasystems (PEGA) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Pegasystems reported Research & Development of $325.83 million, up 7.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $312.68 million, up 4.9% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has increased in each of the last 16 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Research & Development was $298.07 million in FY2024 (+0.9%), $295.51 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), $294.35 million in FY2022 (+12.9%) and $260.63 million in FY2021 (+10.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Research & Development over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 16.4%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 4.3%).
- Business Quant data shows PEGA's Research & Development at $82.05 million (Q1 2026), $80.86 million (Q4 2025) and $78.76 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 192.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 915.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 23.10 Mn |
| 10 | Pegasystems | 5.46 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 312.69 Mn | 84.17 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 84.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 82.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 80.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 78.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 74.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 76.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 74.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 75.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 72.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 71.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 74.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 73.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 69.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.73 Mn |
API Access
Pegasystems Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=PEGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "PEGA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=PEGA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();