Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce's (CRM) quarterly Research & Development came in at $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.92% YoY from $3.4 billion in Q2 2025, and down 6.17% on a QoQ basis from $4.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $3.8 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 9.92% year-over-year to $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $12.7 billion (up 34.93% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $14.3 billion, up 161.15% from the prior year.
- Research & Development slipped to $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, from $4.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $8.7 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$4.5 billion in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.7 billion and a median of $3.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 235.69% — and 2024, when it tumbled 501.95%.
- Tracing CRM's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 5.14% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then plunged by 57.26% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then soared by 154.87% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 9.06% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.8 billion (Q2 2026), $4.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $3.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -4.12 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 498.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.77 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.02 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.46 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.43 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.42 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 3.22 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.24 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -4.53 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.17 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.15 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 3.42 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.37 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 8.68 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.02 Bn |