Qualys (QLYS) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Qualys (QLYS) reported Research & Development of $29.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $29.2 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $29.0 million in Q4 2025.

Qualys (QLYS) Research & Development (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Qualys has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $29.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development changed 0.46% year-over-year to $29.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $117.2 million (up 3.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $117.3 million, up 4.86% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $29.0 million, roughly flat from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $30.2 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $23.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $27.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $27.8 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 30.19% — and 2023, when it dropped 1.22%.
  • Qualys' Research & Development stood at $27.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.22% to $27.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 3.03% to $28.3 million in 2024, then rose by 2.3% to $29.0 million in 2025, then grew by 0.23% to $29.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $29.0 million (Q1 2026), $29.0 million (Q4 2025), and $28.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Qualys 3.91 Bn 3.44 Bn 145.65 Mn 29.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 28.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 28.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 27.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 27.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 25.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 19.81 Mn