Chevron (CVX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Chevron (CVX) posted Research & Development of $205.0 million for Q1 2026, down 36.73% quarter-over-quarter from $324.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.63% year-on-year from $187.0 million in Q1 2025.

Chevron (CVX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chevron (CVX) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $205.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $205.0 million, up 9.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 1.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 5.63% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $205.0 million for Q1 2026 at Chevron, down from $324.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $453.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $116.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $243.5 million, with a median of $209.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development soared 159.48% in 2023 and slumped 48.84% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $453.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 43.93% to $254.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 76.77% to $449.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 27.84% to $324.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 36.73% to $205.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $205.0 million in Q1 2026, $324.0 million in Q4 2025, and $288.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Exxon Mobil 6,326.01 Bn 6,324.19 Bn - 126.00 Mn
2 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 3,284.86 Bn 3,284.86 Bn 11.34 Bn -250.00 Mn
3 Bp 558.99 Bn 524.30 Bn 51.83 Bn 44.00 Mn
4 TotalEnergies SE 523.98 Bn 523.98 Bn 26,816.00 -133.00
5 Chevron 328.11 Bn 333.77 Bn 20.34 Bn 205.00 Mn
6 Equinor Asa 77.88 Bn 70.78 Bn - -152.00 Mn
7 National Fuel Gas 7.37 Bn 7.34 Bn 650.52 Mn -
8 Diversified Energy 1.02 Bn 860.11 Mn -3.35 Mn -
9 Stabilis Solutions 74.76 Mn 64.12 Mn 367,000.00 -
10 Sky Quarry 10.63 Mn 9.79 Mn -389,218.00 -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 205.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 324.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 252.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 187.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 449.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 154.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 263.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 254.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 301.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 169.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 190.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 453.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 116.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 196.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 209.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 192.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 158.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 113.00 Mn