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Verisign R&D Spending Growth & History (VRSN)
Verisign's r&d spending was $103.6M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $103.6M | $6.9M | +7.14% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $96.7M | $5.7M | +6.26% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $91.0M | $5.3M | +6.18% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $85.7M | $5.2M | +6.46% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $80.5M | $5.8M | +7.76% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $74.7M | $13.9M | +22.85% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $60.8M | $2.9M | +5.05% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $57.9M | $5.5M | +10.59% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $52.3M | −$6.8M | −11.43% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $59.1M | −$4.6M | −7.25% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $63.7M | −$4.1M | −5.99% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $67.8M | −$2.5M | −3.58% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $70.3M | $8.6M | +13.94% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $61.7M | $8.4M | +15.80% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $53.3M | −$387,000 | −0.72% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $53.7M | $1.3M | +2.48% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $52.4M | −$9.4M | −15.20% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $61.8M | −$32.7M | −34.61% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $94.4M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $27.5M | $1.8M | +7.00% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $27.5M | $1.5M | +5.77% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $26.5M | $1.6M | +6.43% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $25.4M | $2.2M | +9.48% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $25.7M | $1.9M | +7.98% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $26.0M | $1.2M | +4.84% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $24.9M | $2.0M | +8.73% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $23.2M | $1.5M | +6.91% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $23.8M | $1.6M | +7.21% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $24.8M | $600,000 | +2.48% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $22.9M | $1.4M | +6.51% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $21.7M | $700,000 | +3.33% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $22.2M | $1.9M | +9.36% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $24.2M | $1.3M | +5.68% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $21.5M | $700,000 | +3.37% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $21.0M | $1.4M | +7.14% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $20.3M | $500,000 | +2.53% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $22.9M | $2.6M | +12.81% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $20.8M | $1.4M | +7.04% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $19.6M | −$108,000 | −0.55% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $19.8M | $1.6M | +8.78% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $20.3M | $2.9M | +16.95% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $19.4M | $4.3M | +28.68% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $19.7M | $5.1M | +34.81% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $18.2M | $3.2M | +21.73% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $17.4M | $1.2M | +7.60% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $15.1M | $59,000 | +0.39% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $14.6M | $907,000 | +6.61% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $15.0M | $1.2M | +8.71% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $16.1M | $757,000 | +4.92% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $15.0M | $2.3M | +17.76% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $13.7M | $997,000 | +7.84% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $13.8M | $245,000 | +1.81% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $15.4M | $2.0M | +15.22% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $12.8M | −$972,000 | −7.07% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $12.7M | −$1.6M | −11.23% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $13.5M | −$778,000 | −5.45% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $13.3M | −$3.4M | −20.30% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $13.7M | −$1.5M | −9.57% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $14.3M | −$695,000 | −4.63% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $14.3M | −$2.1M | −12.60% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $16.7M | −$409,000 | −2.38% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $15.2M | −$2.1M | −12.26% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $15.0M | −$1.3M | −7.97% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $16.3M | $653,000 | +4.16% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $17.2M | −$1.3M | −6.98% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $17.3M | −$442,000 | −2.49% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $16.3M | −$1.1M | −6.51% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $15.7M | −$1.2M | −7.13% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $18.4M | $263,000 | +1.45% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $17.8M | $1.7M | +10.63% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $17.5M | $2.0M | +13.28% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $16.9M | $1.4M | +9.30% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $18.2M | $3.4M | +23.10% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $16.1M | $2.9M | +22.39% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $15.4M | $1.9M | +14.24% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $15.5M | $2.4M | +18.26% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $14.8M | $1.2M | +8.61% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $13.1M | −$60,000 | −0.46% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $13.5M | −$980,000 | −6.77% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $13.1M | −$664,000 | −4.83% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | $13.6M | $1.3M | +10.73% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $13.2M | $8.8M | +202.94% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $14.5M | $1.2M | +9.23% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $13.7M | $753,000 | +5.80% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | $12.3M | −$9.5M | −43.64% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $4.4M | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $13.2M | −$8.5M | −39.14% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | $13.0M | −$10.6M | −44.84% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | $21.8M | — | — |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $21.8M | — | — |
| Q2 2008 | 2008-06-30 | $23.5M | — | — |
Verisign r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Verisign's r&d spending increased from $74.7M to $103.6M, a change of $28.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $27.5M.
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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.
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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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