Apple (AAPL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Apple (AAPL) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $11.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 32.29% year-over-year to $11.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $42.9 billion (up 28.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $34.6 billion, up 10.14% from the prior year.
• Research & Development climbed to $11.7 billion in Q2 2026 per AAPL's latest filing, from $11.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $11.7 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $6.4 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $8.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.8 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Research & Development dropped 0.17% in 2023, then soared 33.56% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $7.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.17% to $7.7 billion in 2023, then climbed by 7.43% to $8.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 31.68% to $10.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 7.73% to $11.7 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $11.7 billion, $11.4 billion, and $10.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.