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Apple (AAPL) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Apple filings provide 18 years of Research & Development readings, the most recent being $11.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 33.56% to $11.4 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $40.0 billion, a 22.86% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $34.6 billion, up 10.14% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit $11.4 billion in Q1 2026 for Apple, up from $10.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $11.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $6.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $7.8 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $8.1 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: decreased 0.17% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 33.56% in 2026.
  • Apple's Research & Development stood at $7.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.17% to $7.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.43% to $8.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 31.68% to $10.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 4.89% to $11.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $11.4 billion (Q1 2026), $10.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $8.9 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.