Workiva (WK) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Workiva (WK) reported Research & Development of $104.5 million for Q1 2026, up 2.77% on a YoY basis from $101.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 90.6% sequentially from $54.8 million in Q4 2025.

Workiva (WK) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Workiva (WK) has 14 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $104.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.77% year-over-year to $104.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $364.5 million (up 171.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $214.8 million, up 11.36% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $104.5 million in Q1 2026, from $54.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $104.5 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$64.2 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $52.0 million and a median of $48.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 316.71% in 2023 and sank 189.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing WK's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$33.2 million in 2022, then surged by 316.71% to $71.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 189.26% to -$64.2 million in 2024, then surged by 185.45% to $54.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 90.6% to $104.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WK's Research & Development at $104.5 million in Q1 2026, $54.8 million in Q4 2025, and $101.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 496.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 1.33 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 508.44 Mn
10 Workiva 2.88 Bn 2.02 Bn 198.76 Mn 104.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 104.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 54.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 101.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 104.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 101.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -64.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 48.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 71.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 41.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 42.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 45.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -33.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 38.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 39.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 56.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 50.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 46.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 41.53 Mn