AbbVie (ABBV) Research & Development (2012 - 2026)

AbbVie (ABBV) reported Research & Development of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 19.59% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 4.15% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

AbbVie (ABBV) Research & Development (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AbbVie (ABBV) has 15 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $2.5 billion, up 19.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.5 billion (down 26.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.1 billion, down 28.89% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per ABBV's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $6.8 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.3 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development soared 251.53% in 2024, then sank 61.93% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 7.65% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 251.53% to $6.8 billion in 2024, then slumped by 61.93% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then retreated by 4.15% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ABBV's Research & Development at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -2.28 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.65 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.77 Bn