Autodesk (ADSK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) posted Research & Development of $464 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 12.3% from $413 million a year earlier and up 10.2% from the prior quarter.
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Autodesk (ADSK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Research & Development at Autodesk was $1.72 billion, up 9.1% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $1.64 billion, up 10.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Autodesk's Research & Development was $1.49 billion in FY2025 (+8.2%), $1.37 billion in FY2024 (+12.6%), $1.22 billion in FY2023 (+9.3%) and $1.12 billion in FY2022 (+19.6%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last 31 quarters, with growth averaging 10.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Research & Development ranged from 3.7% (fiscal Q2 2025) to 21.0% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $421 million (Q1 2027), $420 million (Q4 2026) and $416 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 97.16 Bn | 72.41 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 2 | Autodesk | 56.45 Bn | 44.48 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 3 | Atlassian | 49.40 Bn | 42.68 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 759.82 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 33.00 Bn | 22.64 Bn | 760.53 Mn | 280.37 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.85 Bn | -3.88 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 242.50 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 11.88 Bn | 5.20 Bn | 314.44 Mn | 205.20 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.93 Bn | 3.57 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 188.10 Mn |
| 8 | RingCentral | 6.58 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 494.30 Mn | 88.07 Mn |
| 9 | Open Text | 6.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 149.10 Mn |
| 10 | Box | 6.04 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 253.97 Mn | 78.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 464.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 420.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 416.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 413.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 394.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 393.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 368.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 346.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 352.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 339.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 355.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 327.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 313.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 311.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 306.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 289.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 290.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 282.00 Mn |
API Access
Autodesk Research & Development API
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params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "ADSK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();