Verisign (VRSN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) posted Research & Development of $26.5 million for Q3 2026, up 4.3% from $25.4 million a year earlier but down 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Research & Development at Verisign was $108 million, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $103.6 million, up 7.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Verisign's Research & Development was $96.7 million in FY2024 (+6.3%), $91 million in FY2023 (+6.2%), $85.7 million in FY2022 (+6.5%) and $80.5 million in FY2021 (+7.8%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $20.3 million in Q2 2022 to a high of $27.5 million in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last 20 quarters, with growth averaging 6.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Research & Development ran from 2.5% in Q1 2024 to 12.8% in Q1 2022.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $27.5 million (Q2 2026), $27.5 million (Q1 2026) and $26.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn | 9.05 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn | - |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn | 168.20 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn | 26.50 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 205.05 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 148.82 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.80 Mn |
API Access
Verisign Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "VRSN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();