Soundhound Ai (SOUN) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)
Soundhound Ai (SOUN) reported Research & Development of $27.13 million for Q2 2026, up 5.1% from $25.81 million a year earlier and up 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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Soundhound Ai (SOUN) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Soundhound Ai's Research & Development came in at $101.02 million, up 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $98.25 million, up 39.3% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 13.5% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Research & Development came in at $70.56 million in FY2024 (+37.2%), $51.44 million in FY2023 (-32.7%), $76.39 million in FY2022 (+29.1%) and $59.18 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q2 2021.
- Year over year, Research & Development has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 36.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 66.4%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 40.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $26.2 million (Q1 2026), $24.84 million (Q4 2025) and $22.85 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 779.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 444.20 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 567.48 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 208.69 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 679.00 Mn |
| 10 | Soundhound Ai | 2.35 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 27.93 Mn | 27.13 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.34 Mn |
API Access
Soundhound Ai Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SOUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "SOUN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SOUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();