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Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Ribbon Communications recorded quarterly Research & Development of $44.4 million in Q1 2026, down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter from $44.7 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.01% year-over-year from $43.6 million in Q1 2025.

Ribbon Communications' Research & Development history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.01% year-over-year to $44.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $179.7 million (up 1.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $178.9 million, down 0.59% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $44.4 million for Q1 2026 at Ribbon Communications, down from $44.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $52.7 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $43.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $46.9 million and a median of $45.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development gained 11.14% in 2022 and decreased 10.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ribbon Communications' Research & Development stood at $50.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 10.23% to $45.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 0.68% to $45.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.73% to $44.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.6% to $44.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $44.4 million, $44.7 million, and $45.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.62 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 840.00 Mn
10 Ribbon Communications 490.09 Mn 420.50 Mn 69.69 Mn 44.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 43.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 43.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 45.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 46.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 51.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 50.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 49.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 51.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 52.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 51.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 49.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 46.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 47.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 51.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 49.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 51.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 42.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 35.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 34.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 35.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 35.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 36.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 34.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 35.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 39.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 40.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 20.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 20.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 20.21 Mn