Rekor Systems (REKR) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Rekor Systems (REKR) reported Research & Development of $3.5 million for Q1 2026, down 12.35% on a YoY basis from $4.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.41% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 million in Q4 2025.

Rekor Systems (REKR) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rekor Systems has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $3.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 12.35% year-over-year to $3.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.1 million (down 20.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $14.6 million, down 22.22% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $3.5 million, up from $3.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $5.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $3.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $4.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.3 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development jumped 234.86% — and 2025, when it retreated 26.83%.
  • Rekor Systems' Research & Development stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 12.06% to $4.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.31% to $4.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 18.02% to $3.3 million in 2025, then increased by 5.41% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.5 million (Q1 2026), $3.3 million (Q4 2025), and $3.7 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 Rekor Systems 96.68 Mn 84.08 Mn 9.35 Mn 3.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 4.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 4.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 4.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.52 Mn