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

Apple (AAPL) has disclosed Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with $10.9 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 31.68% year-over-year to $10.9 billion, compared with a TTM value of $35.5 billion through Dec 2025, up 11.05%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $34.6 billion, up 10.14% over the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $10.9 billion for Q4 2025 at Apple, up from $8.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $10.9 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $5.7 billion in Q2 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $7.4 billion, with a median of $7.4 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development grew 7.58% in 2024, then surged 31.68% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $6.3 billion in 2021, then grew by 7.22% to $6.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.07% to $7.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.1% to $8.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 31.68% to $10.9 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for AAPL at $10.9 billion in Q4 2025, $8.6 billion in Q1 2025, and $8.3 billion in Q4 2024.