Shopify (SHOP) Research & Development (2024 - 2026)
Shopify's (SHOP) quarterly Research & Development came in at $496.0 million in Q1 2026, up 31.56% year-on-year from $377.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 62.09% quarter-over-quarter from $306.0 million in Q4 2025.
Shopify (SHOP) Research & Development (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shopify's Research & Development history runs 3 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $496.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 31.56% year-over-year to $496.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 13.06% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.5 billion, up 10.27% from the prior year.
- Research & Development rose to $496.0 million in Q1 2026 per SHOP's latest filing, from $306.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $496.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $306.0 million in Q4 2025.
- The 3-year median for Research & Development is $377.0 million (2024), against an average of $377.9 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development slipped 18.83% in 2025 and soared 31.56% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $377.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 18.83% to $306.0 million in 2025, then surged by 62.09% to $496.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SHOP Research & Development figures stand at $496.0 million (Q1 2026), $306.0 million (Q4 2025), and $410.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 496.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 410.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 377.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 377.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 332.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 335.00 Mn |