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

Salesforce has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.6 billion in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 11.44% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $6.2 billion (up 10.3% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $6.0 billion, up 9.1% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $1.6 billion, roughly flat from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $1.6 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $1.1 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 38.59% — and 2023, when it declined 12.63%.
• Salesforce's Research & Development stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 5.94% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 12.62% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then climbed by 5.68% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then rose by 13.54% to $1.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.6 billion (Q2 2026), $1.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.