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 | 99.39 Bn | 74.64 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 56.40 Bn | 49.68 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 759.82 Mn |
| 3 | Autodesk | 51.55 Bn | 39.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 41.87 Bn | 31.94 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 273.32 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 28.87 Bn | -1.92 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 242.50 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 12.14 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 309.61 Mn | 167.33 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 8.22 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 188.10 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 7.17 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 200.30 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.72 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 82.80 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 6.42 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 149.10 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();