Growth Metrics

Amazon Com (AMZN) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Amazon Com (AMZN) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $29.4 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 24.73% to $29.4 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $108.5 billion through Dec 2025, up 22.56% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $108.5 billion for FY2025, 22.56% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $29.4 billion in Q4 2025 for Amazon Com, up from $29.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $29.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $12.5 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $20.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $21.0 billion in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: skyrocketed 37.78% in 2023 and later fell 0.13% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $15.3 billion in 2021, then surged by 35.92% to $20.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.88% to $22.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.96% to $23.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 24.73% to $29.4 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for AMZN at $29.4 billion in Q4 2025, $29.0 billion in Q3 2025, and $27.2 billion in Q2 2025.