Sprout Social (SPT) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)
Sprout Social (SPT) reported Research & Development of $26.9 million for Q1 2026, up 16.01% year-over-year from $23.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.1% on a QoQ basis from $28.4 million in Q4 2025.
Sprout Social (SPT) has 8 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $26.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 16.01% year-over-year to $26.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $105.0 million (up 2.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $101.3 million, down 1.47% from the prior year.
- Research & Development slipped to $26.9 million in Q1 2026 per SPT's latest filing, from $28.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $28.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $13.1 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $23.2 million (2025), against an average of $21.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development surged 70.67%; it then fell 4.58% in 2025.
- Tracing SPT's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $16.7 million in 2022, then surged by 35.54% to $22.7 million in 2023, then gained by 21.91% to $27.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.78% to $28.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 5.1% to $26.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SPT Research & Development figures stand at $26.9 million (Q1 2026), $28.4 million (Q4 2025), and $25.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sprout Social | 409.76 Mn | 298.14 Mn | 93.51 Mn | 26.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.35 Mn |