Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Boeing (BA) posted Research & Development of $921 million for Q2 2026, up 1.2% from $910 million a year earlier and up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
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Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Boeing was $3.69 billion, down 1.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.62 billion, down 5.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Boeing's Research & Development was $3.81 billion in FY2024 (+12.9%), $3.38 billion in FY2023 (+18.4%), $2.85 billion in FY2022 (+26.8%) and $2.25 billion in FY2021 (-9.2%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $575 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $1.15 billion in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 40.4%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 22.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $903 million (Q1 2026), $964 million (Q4 2025) and $897 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 921.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 260.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 524.00 Mn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.31 Bn | 49.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 921.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Boeing Research & Development API
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params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "BA", "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=BA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();