Shopify (SHOP) Research & Development (2013 - 2025)
Shopify's annual Research & Development came in at $1.5 billion in FY2025, up 12.36% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in FY2024.
Shopify has reported Research & Development for 13 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in FY2025.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 15.92% year-over-year to $437.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 13.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.5 billion, up 12.36% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for FY2025 stood at $1.5 billion, up from $1.4 billion in the prior year.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was $1.7 billion in FY2023, with the low at $16.1 million in FY2021.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $943.4 million, with a median of $1.4 billion recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development slumped 96.2% in 2021 and jumped 2455.9% in 2023.
- Tracing SHOP's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $16.1 million in 2021, then soared by 320.15% to $67.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 2455.9% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 20.98% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 12.36% to $1.5 billion in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.5 billion (FY2025), $1.4 billion (FY2024), and $1.7 billion (FY2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 261.57 Bn | 243.60 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Salesforce | 181.55 Bn | 171.98 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 5.99 Bn |
| 3 | Shopify | 154.72 Bn | 148.98 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 144.47 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 11.88 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.74 Bn | 123.56 Bn | 2.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | Adobe | 106.28 Bn | 99.39 Bn | 5.73 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cadence Design Systems | 102.00 Bn | 100.60 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intuit | 91.50 Bn | 84.72 Bn | 6.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.51 Bn | 86.28 Bn | 2.87 Bn | - |
| 10 | Datadog | 87.38 Bn | 82.62 Bn | 797.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 67.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 423.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 268.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 174.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 107.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 55.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 39.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 25.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 13.68 Mn |