Workiva (WK) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)
Workiva's (WK) quarterly Research & Development came in at $52.9 million in Q1 2026, down 1.61% year-on-year from $53.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.48% quarter-over-quarter from $54.8 million in Q4 2025.
Workiva (WK) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Workiva has disclosed Research & Development across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $52.9 million for Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $52.9 million, down 1.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $214.0 million (up 6.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $214.8 million, up 11.36% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at $52.9 million for Q1 2026 at Workiva, down from $54.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $54.8 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $35.9 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $45.8 million (2023), against an average of $46.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 40.77% in 2022 and fell 1.61% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Workiva's Research & Development stood at $38.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 11.78% to $42.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.92% to $50.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.32% to $54.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 3.48% to $52.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $52.9 million (Q1 2026), $54.8 million (Q4 2025), and $51.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Workiva | 2.78 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 198.76 Mn | 52.91 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 48.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.83 Mn |