Autodesk (ADSK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Autodesk's (ADSK) quarterly Research & Development came in at $421.0 million in Q2 2026, up 6.85% year-on-year from $394.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $420.0 million in Q1 2026.

Autodesk (ADSK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Autodesk (ADSK) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $421.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 6.85% year-over-year to $421.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was $1.9 billion, a 43.76% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, up 10.64% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $421.0 million, roughly flat from $420.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for ADSK reached as high as $798.0 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$87.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $401.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $420.5 million in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 110.9% in 2023 and soared 3718.18% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $311.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.0% to $339.0 million in 2023, then soared by 54.87% to $525.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 16.57% to $612.0 million in 2025, then sank by 31.21% to $421.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $421.0 million in Q2 2026, $420.0 million in Q1 2026, and $612.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 496.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 1.33 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 508.44 Mn
10 Autodesk 43.31 Bn 40.39 Bn 1.76 Bn 421.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 421.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 420.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 612.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 413.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 394.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 11.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 525.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 368.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 469.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 479.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 339.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 449.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 456.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -87.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 311.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 433.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 419.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 798.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 282.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 399.00 Mn