Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Boeing (BA) posted Research & Development of $830 million for Q3 2026, down 7.5% from $897 million a year earlier and down 9.9% from the prior quarter.
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Boeing (BA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Research & Development at Boeing was $3.62 billion, up 3.8% 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Research & Development since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.3%.
- 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 $921 million (Q2 2026), $903 million (Q1 2026) and $964 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 4.60 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 458.00 Mn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 711.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 830.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 11.00 Mn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 830.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Boeing Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();