Waystar Holding (WAY) Research & Development (2023 - 2026)

Waystar Holding's (WAY) quarterly Research & Development came in at $45.8 million in Q1 2026, up 14.22% year-on-year from $40.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 161.78% quarter-over-quarter from -$74.2 million in Q4 2025.

Waystar Holding (WAY) Research & Development (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waystar Holding's Research & Development history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $45.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 14.22% year-over-year to $45.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $29.4 million, a 84.24% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $54.6 million, down 65.19% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $45.8 million in Q1 2026 per WAY's latest filing, from -$74.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $62.4 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$74.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Research & Development is $34.9 million (2023), against an average of $24.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 328.56% in 2024 and slumped 218.79% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $30.9 million in 2023, then surged by 101.8% to $62.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 218.79% to -$74.2 million in 2025, then surged by 161.78% to $45.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WAY Research & Development figures stand at $45.8 million (Q1 2026), -$74.2 million (Q4 2025), and $45.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Veeva Systems 29.34 Bn 22.03 Bn 662.02 Mn 208.32 Mn
2 BrightSpring Health Services 13.49 Bn 12.59 Bn 482.22 Mn -
3 Healthequity 7.96 Bn 7.70 Bn 256.31 Mn 26.83 Mn
4 10x Genomics 6.17 Bn 5.63 Bn 106.18 Mn 56.85 Mn
5 Hinge Health 6.02 Bn 5.70 Bn 154.23 Mn 30.34 Mn
6 MiniMed 4.19 Bn 3.89 Bn 480.00 Mn 99.00 Mn
7 Waystar Holding 4.14 Bn 4.07 Bn 216.84 Mn 45.83 Mn
8 Doximity 3.82 Bn 3.08 Bn 125.97 Mn 39.11 Mn
9 Privia Health 3.10 Bn 2.73 Bn - 8.13 Mn
10 Omnicell 1.81 Bn 1.57 Bn 140.36 Mn 21.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 45.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -74.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 40.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 62.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 38.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 10.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 31.41 Mn