Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Adobe (ADBE) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $1.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 15.87% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $7.0 billion, a 14.31% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $6.5 billion, up 12.56% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $1.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Adobe, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development rose 18.54% in 2022 and increased 3.92% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 5.47% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 12.28% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then climbed by 12.5% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then gained by 9.03% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q2 2026), $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.