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

Twilio's (TWLO) quarterly Research & Development came in at $262.2 million in Q1 2026, up 3.1% year-on-year from $254.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.81% quarter-over-quarter from $260.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Twilio has disclosed Research & Development across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $262.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $262.2 million, up 3.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion (up 2.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.0 billion, up 1.13% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $262.2 million for Q1 2026 at Twilio, up from $260.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $284.7 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $226.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $254.3 million (2025), against an average of $253.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 54.26% in 2022 and decreased 18.86% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Twilio's Research & Development stood at $274.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 14.03% to $235.6 million in 2023, then gained by 3.54% to $244.0 million in 2024, then rose by 6.58% to $260.1 million in 2025, then gained by 0.81% to $262.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $262.2 million (Q1 2026), $260.1 million (Q4 2025), and $262.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Twilio 31.18 Bn 28.84 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 262.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 243.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 254.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 243.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 261.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 242.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 260.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 235.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 241.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 226.90 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 240.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 223.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 209.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 181.28 Mn