Skillsoft (SKIL) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Skillsoft's (SKIL) quarterly Research & Development came in at $13.1 million in Q2 2026, down 2.04% YoY from $13.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 2.73% on a QoQ basis from $13.4 million in Q1 2026.

Skillsoft (SKIL) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skillsoft's Research & Development history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 2.04% year-over-year to $13.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was $54.6 million, a 6.83% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $55.6 million, down 8.45% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $13.1 million for Q2 2026 at Skillsoft, down from $13.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for SKIL reached as high as $19.7 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as $13.1 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $15.7 million and a median of $15.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Research & Development climbed 4.31%; it then dropped 16.07% in 2024.
  • Tracing SKIL's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $17.3 million in 2022, then declined by 6.53% to $16.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 7.37% to $14.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.69% to $13.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 5.34% to $13.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $13.1 million, $13.4 million, and $13.8 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn -
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
10 Skillsoft 53.31 Mn -65.06 Mn 78.61 Mn 13.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 13.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.42 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 13.79 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 14.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 13.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 15.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 14.94 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 14.99 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 15.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 17.01 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 16.13 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 17.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 17.04 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 16.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 17.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 19.69 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 16.33 Mn
Jun 11, 2021 4.51 Mn