Autodesk (ADSK) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) reported Research & Development of $421.0 million for Q2 2026, up 6.85% year-over-year from $394.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Research & Development for Q2 2026 came in at $421.0 million, up 6.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 8.94% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.6 billion, up 10.64% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was little changed at $421.0 million in Q2 2026 per ADSK's latest filing, from $420.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $421.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $289.0 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $357.3 million and a median of $353.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development climbed 16.42% in 2022, then increased 3.66% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $311.0 million in 2022, then rose by 9.0% to $339.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 11.5% to $378.0 million in 2024, then increased by 10.05% to $416.0 million in 2025, then rose by 1.2% to $421.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADSK's Research & Development at $421.0 million in Q2 2026, $420.0 million in Q1 2026, and $416.0 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Autodesk | 42.68 Bn | 39.75 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 421.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 277.00 Mn |