Block (BSQKZ) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Block's Research & Development history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 36.57% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.2 billion (up 7.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.9 billion, changed 0.22% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Block, up from $710.7 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $458.2 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $689.3 million and a median of $711.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 61.95% in 2022 and retreated 7.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Block's Research & Development stood at $604.5 million in 2022, then grew by 13.38% to $685.4 million in 2023, then rose by 12.3% to $769.7 million in 2024, then declined by 7.67% to $710.7 million in 2025, then surged by 46.18% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $1.0 billion, $710.7 million, and $711.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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