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Apple (AAPL) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Apple's Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $10.9 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 31.68% year-over-year to $10.9 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $37.2 billion, up 16.36%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $34.6 billion, 10.14% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $10.9 billion in Q4 2025 per AAPL's latest filing, up from $8.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $10.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $5.3 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $7.5 billion, with a median of $7.6 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: dropped 0.17% in 2023, then surged 31.68% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $6.3 billion in 2021, then grew by 22.25% to $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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AAPL's Research & Development are $10.9 billion (Q4 2025), $8.9 billion (Q3 2025), and $8.9 billion (Q2 2025).