Salesforce (CRM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce posted annual Research & Development of $6.0 billion for FY2026, up 9.1% year-over-year from $5.5 billion in FY2025.
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $6.0 billion in FY2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 14.01% year-over-year to $1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $6.0 billion (up 9.1% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $6.0 billion, up 9.1% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for FY2026 stood at $6.0 billion, up from $5.5 billion in the prior year.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $6.0 billion in FY2026 and bottomed at $4.5 billion in FY2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $5.1 billion (2023), against an average of $5.2 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development gained 24.1%; it then declined 2.95% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $4.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 13.21% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then declined by 2.95% to $4.9 billion in 2024, then advanced by 11.96% to $5.5 billion in 2025, then increased by 9.1% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $6.0 billion (FY2026), $5.5 billion (FY2025), and $4.9 billion (FY2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 261.57 Bn | 243.60 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Salesforce | 181.55 Bn | 171.98 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 5.99 Bn |
| 3 | Shopify | 154.72 Bn | 148.98 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 144.47 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 11.88 Bn | - |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.74 Bn | 123.56 Bn | 2.83 Bn | - |
| 6 | Adobe | 106.28 Bn | 99.39 Bn | 5.73 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cadence Design Systems | 102.00 Bn | 100.60 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intuit | 91.50 Bn | 84.72 Bn | 6.77 Bn | - |
| 9 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.51 Bn | 86.28 Bn | 2.87 Bn | - |
| 10 | Datadog | 87.38 Bn | 82.62 Bn | 797.20 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.99 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.49 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.91 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 5.06 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.47 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 3.60 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 1.89 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 946.30 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 792.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 623.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 429.48 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 295.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 187.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 131.90 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 99.53 Mn |