Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce (CRM) posted Research & Development of $3.8 billion for Q2 2026, down 6.17% on a QoQ basis from $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, and up 9.92% year-over-year from $3.4 billion in Q2 2025.
Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Salesforce's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.8 billion for 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 was $3.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Salesforce, down from $4.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $8.7 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$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 slumped 501.95%.
- Salesforce's Research & Development stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 5.14% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then slumped by 57.26% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then surged by 154.87% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 9.06% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRM's Research & Development at $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, $4.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.5 billion in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 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 |