Trade Desk (TTD) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Trade Desk's (TTD) quarterly Research & Development came in at $142.7 million in Q1 2026, up 7.79% year-on-year from $132.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.28% quarter-over-quarter from $130.6 million in Q4 2025.

Trade Desk (TTD) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Trade Desk has disclosed Research & Development across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $142.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $142.7 million, up 7.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $535.5 million (up 9.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $525.1 million, up 13.34% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $142.7 million for Q1 2026 at Trade Desk, up from $130.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $142.7 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $72.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $110.0 million (2024), against an average of $109.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 55.94% in 2022 and retreated 0.06% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Trade Desk's Research & Development stood at $84.5 million in 2022, then rose by 20.74% to $102.0 million in 2023, then gained by 25.38% to $127.9 million in 2024, then gained by 2.11% to $130.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 9.28% to $142.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $142.7 million (Q1 2026), $130.6 million (Q4 2025), and $127.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 94.10 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn -
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 142.72 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 15.05 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 25.17 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 13.64 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 45.38 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn -
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 142.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 130.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 127.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 134.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 132.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 117.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 110.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 107.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 102.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 117.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 98.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 93.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 84.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 79.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 83.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 62.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 55.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 53.54 Mn