What is Samsara's R&D?

Samsara (IOT) reported R&D of $97.57M in Q1 2026.

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

Samsara's R&D increased by 17.2% year-over-year, from $83.24M to $97.57M.

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

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Samsara's R&D has grown at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $205.13M to $344.59M.

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

Samsara IOT R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$67.56M+20.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$478.8M+30.5%

Gross profit$361.1M+27.3%

Operating income$7.2M+122%

Net income$44.5M+301%

EPS (diluted)$0.08+300%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$222.2M-20.9%

Total debt$69.0M-15.9%

Total equity$1.5B+33.7%

Total assets$2.6B+26.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$81.4M+54.7%

CapEx$8.2M+19.0%

Free cash flow$73.2M+60.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$21.85B-2.2%

Enterprise value$21.7B-2.0%

P/E1,636.5×—

P/S12.6×-4.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin76.2%-0.3pp

Operating margin-5.3%-2.3pp

Net margin-2.8%-1.3pp

FCF margin13.6%+3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.7%-1.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1.6×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Samsara in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Samsara’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Samsara's R&D?: Samsara (IOT) reported R&D of $97.57M in Q1 2026.
How has Samsara's R&D changed year-over-year?: Samsara's R&D increased by 17.2% year-over-year, from $83.24M to $97.57M.
What is the long-term trend for Samsara's R&D?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Samsara's R&D has grown at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $205.13M to $344.59M.
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.