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

Ribbon Communications' (RBBN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $44.4 million in Q1 2026, up 2.01% year-on-year from $43.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter from $44.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ribbon Communications has disclosed Research & Development across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $44.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $44.4 million, up 2.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $179.7 million (up 1.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $45.8 million (2024), against an average of $46.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development rose 11.14% in 2022 and retreated 10.8% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ribbon Communications' Research & Development stood at $50.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 10.23% to $45.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.68% to $45.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.73% to $44.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.6% to $44.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $44.4 million (Q1 2026), $44.7 million (Q4 2025), and $45.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Ribbon Communications 458.48 Mn 388.88 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