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

Skillsoft's (SKILW) quarterly Research & Development came in at $13.4 million in Q1 2026, down 12.42% year-on-year from $15.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.69% quarter-over-quarter from $13.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Skillsoft has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $13.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $13.4 million, down 12.42% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $55.6 million (down 8.45% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $55.6 million, down 8.45% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $13.4 million for Q1 2026 at Skillsoft, down from $13.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $19.7 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $13.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $15.8 million (2023), against an average of $15.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development grew 4.31% in 2023 and declined 16.07% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Skillsoft's Research & Development stood at $17.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.53% to $16.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 7.37% to $14.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.69% to $13.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 2.69% to $13.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $13.4 million (Q1 2026), $13.8 million (Q4 2025), and $14.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn -
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn -
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - -
10 Skillsoft - - 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