Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)
Yext (YEXT) reported Research & Development of $22.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.41% year-over-year from $20.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.67% quarter-over-quarter from $22.6 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 $22.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $22.0 million, up 7.41% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $89.9 million (up 16.41% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $89.9 million, up 16.42% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to $22.0 million in Q1 2026 per YEXT's latest filing, from $22.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $23.4 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $16.8 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $19.3 million and a median of $18.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development decreased 4.85% in 2023, then advanced 28.35% in 2025.
- 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.
- Business Quant data shows YEXT's Research & Development at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, $22.6 million in Q4 2025, and $23.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 8.92 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 2.30 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 2.61 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 160.98 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 356.41 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 214.00 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 714.99 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 150.97 Mn |
| 10 | Yext | 472.01 Mn | 316.39 Mn | 82.30 Mn | 22.01 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |