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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |