Bentley Systems annual r&d spending
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Bentley Systems R&D Spending Growth & History (BSY)
Bentley Systems's r&d spending was $307.6M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $307.6M | $26.3M | +9.36% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $281.2M | $6.6M | +2.41% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $274.6M | $16.8M | +6.50% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $257.9M | $36.9M | +16.72% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $220.9M | $35.4M | +19.08% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $185.5M | $2.0M | +1.07% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $183.6M | $8.5M | +4.87% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $175.0M | — | — |
Bentley Systems quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $82.1M | $6.7M | +8.90% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $83.0M | $10.6M | +14.57% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $81.0M | $3.9M | +5.05% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $78.8M | $8.7M | +12.39% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $75.4M | $9.7M | +14.73% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $72.5M | $4.1M | +5.97% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $77.1M | $5.9M | +8.23% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $70.1M | $4.6M | +7.03% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $65.7M | −$4.4M | −6.29% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $68.4M | $571,000 | +0.84% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $71.2M | $3.3M | +4.93% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $65.5M | $1.6M | +2.57% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $70.1M | $5.3M | +8.10% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $67.8M | $6.5M | +10.65% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $67.9M | $4.9M | +7.76% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $63.8M | $6.5M | +11.32% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $64.9M | $12.1M | +22.91% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $61.3M | $13.5M | +28.18% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $63.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $57.3M | $7.1M | +14.17% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $52.8M | $8.6M | +19.35% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $47.8M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $50.2M | $5.5M | +12.20% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $44.2M | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $44.8M | — | — |
Bentley Systems r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Bentley Systems's r&d spending increased from $185.5M to $307.6M, a change of $122.1M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $82.1M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
Calculation and source
SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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