Chegg (CHGG) reported R&D of $9.14M in Q1 2026.

How has Chegg's R&D changed year-over-year?

Chegg's R&D decreased by 68.9% year-over-year, from $29.43M to $9.14M.

What is the long-term trend for Chegg's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chegg's R&D has grown at a -15.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $178.82M to $93.45M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Chegg CHGG R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$9.14M-68.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$63.3M-47.9%

Gross profit$37.9M-43.8%

Operating income-$1.0M+96.4%

Net income$228.0K+101%

EPS (diluted)$0.00+100%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$35.2M-25.3%

Total debt$17.9M-19.5%

Total equity$121.1M-34.8%

Total assets$244.1M-44.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.1M-83.3%

CapEx$1.0M-88.0%

Free cash flow$3.1M-80.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$113.08M-15.8%

Enterprise value$95.86M-18.1%

P/S0.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.2%-5.4pp

Operating margin-27.9%-12.3pp

Net margin-26.9%-12.1pp

FCF margin7.9%-11.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-55.9%-21.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Chegg in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Chegg’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Chegg's R&D?: Chegg (CHGG) reported R&D of $9.14M in Q1 2026.
How has Chegg's R&D changed year-over-year?: Chegg's R&D decreased by 68.9% year-over-year, from $29.43M to $9.14M.
What is the long-term trend for Chegg's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chegg's R&D has grown at a -15.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $178.82M to $93.45M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.