Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)
Yext's (YEXT) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$12.4 million in Q1 2026, up 75.93% year-on-year from -$7.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 136.55% on a QoQ basis from $34.0 million in Q4 2025.
Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Yext (YEXT) has 11 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$12.4 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 75.93% year-over-year to -$12.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $75.6 million, a 2.12% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $89.9 million, up 16.42% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at -$12.4 million, down from $34.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Research & Development for YEXT reached as high as $60.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$103.9 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged $9.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $34.0 million in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 156.25% in 2022 and jumped 122.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $49.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.11% to $45.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.72% to $43.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 22.05% to $34.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 136.55% to -$12.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were -$12.4 million in Q1 2026, $34.0 million in Q4 2025, and $32.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 6.81 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | 4.01 Bn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 160.98 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 802.89 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 636.30 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 271.60 Mn |
| 10 | Yext | 697.52 Mn | 541.90 Mn | 82.30 Mn | -12.44 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -12.44 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 34.04 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 32.07 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 21.90 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -51.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 43.67 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 41.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 43.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -64.90 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 45.36 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 18.89 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 44.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -93.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 49.36 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 54.11 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 60.78 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -103.94 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 58.55 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 58.58 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 55.17 Mn |