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

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

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

Qualys (QLYS) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with $29.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $29.0 million, changed 0.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $117.2 million (up 3.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $117.3 million, up 4.86% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $29.0 million for Q1 2026 at Qualys, roughly flat from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $30.2 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $23.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $27.6 million, with a median of $27.8 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 30.19% in 2022 and fell 1.22% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $27.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.22% to $27.5 million in 2023, then increased by 3.03% to $28.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.3% to $29.0 million in 2025, then gained by 0.23% to $29.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $29.0 million in Q1 2026, $29.0 million in Q4 2025, and $28.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 Qualys 5.11 Bn 4.64 Bn 145.65 Mn 29.02 Mn

Historic Data

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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