Soundhound Ai (SOUNW) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)
Soundhound Ai's (SOUNW) quarterly Research & Development came in at $26.2 million in Q1 2026, up 5.83% year-on-year from $24.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.47% quarter-over-quarter from $24.8 million in Q4 2025.
Soundhound Ai (SOUNW) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Soundhound Ai has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $26.2 million for Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $26.2 million, up 5.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $99.7 million (up 23.95% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $98.2 million, up 39.25% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at $26.2 million for Q1 2026 at Soundhound Ai, up from $24.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $26.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $11.7 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $19.4 million (2022), against an average of $19.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 40.95% in 2023 and jumped 66.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Soundhound Ai's Research & Development stood at $21.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 40.95% to $12.7 million in 2023, then surged by 60.42% to $20.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 21.81% to $24.8 million in 2025, then grew by 5.47% to $26.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $26.2 million (Q1 2026), $24.8 million (Q4 2025), and $22.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 257.53 Bn | 239.56 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 171.61 Bn | 169.06 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 152.15 Bn | 140.31 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 144.45 Bn | 143.41 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 5 | Shopify | 144.09 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 110.55 Bn | 105.37 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cadence Design Systems | 106.32 Bn | 104.91 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 97.77 Bn | 90.88 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 9 | Automatic Data Processing | 93.39 Bn | 90.16 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 10 | Soundhound Ai | - | - | 13.74 Mn | 26.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.02 Mn |