Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Boeing's (BA) quarterly Research & Development came in at $903.0 million in Q1 2026, up 6.99% year-on-year from $844.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.33% on a QoQ basis from $964.0 million in Q4 2025.

Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boeing (BA) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $903.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 6.99% year-over-year to $903.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.7 billion, a 3.01% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.6 billion, down 5.17% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $903.0 million, down from $964.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for BA reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q3 2024 and fell as low as $633.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $856.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $868.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 40.44% in 2022 and declined 22.27% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $794.0 million in 2022, then rose by 10.96% to $881.0 million in 2023, then declined by 5.11% to $836.0 million in 2024, then rose by 15.31% to $964.0 million in 2025, then fell by 6.33% to $903.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $903.0 million in Q1 2026, $964.0 million in Q4 2025, and $897.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cae 5,697,680.75 Bn 5,697,680.75 Bn 230.83 Mn 26.75 Mn
2 General Electric 362.11 Bn 352.99 Bn -3.10 Bn 460.00 Mn
3 Rtx 281.55 Bn 276.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 726.00 Mn
4 Boeing 164.90 Bn 143.99 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 130.94 Bn 129.05 Bn 2.45 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 115.17 Bn 112.74 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 103.20 Bn 99.50 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Northrop Grumman 75.75 Bn 73.44 Bn 3.72 Bn -
9 TransDigm 70.66 Bn 66.79 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 L3Harris Technologies 55.90 Bn 55.90 Bn 1.40 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 903.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 964.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 897.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 910.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 844.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 836.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 954.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 868.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 881.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 958.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 797.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 741.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 794.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 727.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 698.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 633.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 678.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 575.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 497.00 Mn