SentinelOne (S) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
SentinelOne (S) posted Research & Development of $96.88 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 22.5% from $79.09 million a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
SentinelOne (S) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Research & Development at SentinelOne was $365.16 million, up 23.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $323.85 million, up 21.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 39.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, SentinelOne's Research & Development was $267 million in FY2025 (+22.4%), $218.18 million in FY2024 (+5.4%), $207.01 million in FY2023 (+51.9%) and $136.27 million in FY2022 (+118.2%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to fiscal Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 26.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 133.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 1.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $95.77 million (Q1 2027), $89.36 million (Q4 2026) and $83.15 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 779.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 444.20 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 567.48 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 208.69 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 679.00 Mn |
| 10 | SentinelOne | 7.87 Bn | 5.27 Bn | 210.42 Mn | 96.88 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 96.88 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 95.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 89.36 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 83.15 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 79.09 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 72.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 74.63 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 70.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 63.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 58.32 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 56.45 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 52.31 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 54.16 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 55.26 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 53.90 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 52.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 54.99 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 45.88 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 42.64 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 34.77 Mn |
SentinelOne Research & Development API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "S", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=S&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();