Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Salesforce (CRM) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $3.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Research & Development rose 12.08% year-over-year to $3.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at $15.1 billion (up 10.5% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $14.3 billion, up 8.21% from the prior year.
• Research & Development climbed to $3.9 billion in Q3 2026 per CRM's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $4.0 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $3.1 billion in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $3.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 billion in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development surged 32.55% in 2022, then declined 9.08% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 5.14% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 4.73% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 4.0% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then gained by 11.66% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $3.9 billion, $3.8 billion, and $4.0 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.