PubMatic (PUBM) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

PubMatic's (PUBM) quarterly Research & Development came in at $29.0 million in Q1 2026, up 8.08% year-on-year from $26.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 165.96% on a QoQ basis from -$43.9 million in Q4 2025.

PubMatic (PUBM) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PubMatic (PUBM) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $29.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 8.08% year-over-year to $29.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.8 million, a 97.06% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $33.8 million, down 64.54% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $29.0 million, up from -$43.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for PUBM reached as high as $69.9 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$43.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $11.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $16.5 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 340.24% in 2022 and sank 162.79% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$29.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 19.44% to -$35.7 million in 2023, then surged by 295.78% to $69.9 million in 2024, then sank by 162.79% to -$43.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 165.96% to $29.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $29.0 million in Q1 2026, -$43.9 million in Q4 2025, and $9.6 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 PubMatic 579.58 Mn 434.70 Mn 36.47 Mn 28.97 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -43.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -35.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 23.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -29.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 16.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -25.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.00 Mn