SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) reported Research & Development of $25.7 million for Q4 2025, up 20.86% on a YoY basis from $21.3 million in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $25.7 million in Q3 2025.

SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Research & Development (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

SEMrush Holdings has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at $25.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 20.86% year-over-year to $25.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $97.2 million (up 21.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $97.2 million, up 21.34% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at $25.7 million, roughly flat from $25.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $25.7 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $5.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $15.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.1 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development surged 94.3% — and 2025, when it rose 15.89%.
  • SEMrush Holdings' Research & Development stood at $6.8 million in 2021, then surged by 94.3% to $13.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 15.91% to $15.4 million in 2023, then soared by 38.61% to $21.3 million in 2024, then gained by 20.86% to $25.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $25.7 million (Q4 2025), $25.7 million (Q3 2025), and $23.8 million (Q2 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 SEMrush Holdings 1.78 Bn 1.52 Bn 94.55 Mn 25.75 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 25.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 13.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 10.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 9.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 8.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 5.36 Mn