Twilio (TWLO) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Twilio (TWLO) reported Research & Development of $262.2 million for Q1 2026, up 23.6% on a YoY basis from $212.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.81% sequentially from $260.1 million in Q4 2025.

Twilio (TWLO) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Twilio (TWLO) has 12 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $262.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 23.6% year-over-year to $262.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $963.6 million (up 12.25% YoY), and the FY2022 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 36.73% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $262.2 million in Q1 2026, from $260.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $287.9 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $212.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $245.4 million and a median of $249.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 260.54% in 2022 and slipped 18.01% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing TWLO's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $274.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 4.08% to $262.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 19.01% to $212.9 million in 2024, then rose by 22.13% to $260.1 million in 2025, then rose by 0.81% to $262.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TWLO's Research & Development at $262.2 million in Q1 2026, $260.1 million in Q4 2025, and $220.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Twilio 29.67 Bn 27.32 Bn 684.24 Mn 262.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 262.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 260.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 220.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 220.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 212.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 212.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 215.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 217.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 214.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 262.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 261.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 238.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 274.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 284.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 279.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 287.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 76.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 264.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 238.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 210.59 Mn