Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)
Yext (YEXT) recorded Research & Development of $19.37 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 17.0% from $23.35 million a year earlier and down 9.8% from the prior quarter.
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Yext (YEXT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Yext's Research & Development came in at $85.48 million as of Jul 31, 2026, down 1.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $89.87 million, up 16.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for ten straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Research & Development came in at $77.2 million in FY2025 (+7.2%), $72.04 million in FY2024 (+1.6%), $70.9 million in FY2023 (+3.7%) and $68.35 million in FY2022 (+17.5%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Research & Development since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Research & Development in the last five years was growth of 28.4% in fiscal Q1 2026, against a decline of 17.0% in fiscal Q2 2027 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $21.48 million (Q1 2027), $22.01 million (Q4 2026) and $22.61 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 192.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 915.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 23.10 Mn |
| 10 | Yext | 638.39 Mn | 165.65 Mn | 83.84 Mn | 19.37 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 19.37 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 21.48 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Yext Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "YEXT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=YEXT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();