Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Yext (YEXT) posted quarterly Research & Development of $22.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.41% YoY from $20.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.67% sequentially from $22.6 million in Q4 2025.

Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Yext has disclosed Research & Development across 11 years of filings, most recently posting $22.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 7.41% year-over-year to $22.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $89.9 million (up 16.41% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $89.9 million, up 16.42% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $22.0 million in Q1 2026, from $22.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for YEXT reached as high as $23.4 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $16.8 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $18.6 million (2024), against an average of $19.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development decreased 4.85% — and 2025, when it advanced 28.35%.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $17.6 million in 2022, then gained by 3.64% to $18.3 million in 2023, then rose by 15.19% to $21.1 million in 2024, then gained by 7.33% to $22.6 million in 2025, then slipped by 2.67% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $22.0 million, $22.6 million, and $23.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 Yext 604.23 Mn 448.60 Mn 82.30 Mn 22.01 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 22.01 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 22.61 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 23.35 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 21.90 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 20.49 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 21.07 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 18.58 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 17.06 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 18.11 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 18.29 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 18.89 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 16.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 17.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 17.65 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 18.82 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 17.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 18.01 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 17.99 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 18.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 13.86 Mn