Dropbox (DBX) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Dropbox (DBX) has reported Research & Development for 10 consecutive years, with $188.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 2.01% year-over-year to $188.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $741.5 million (down 10.82% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $732.0 million, down 19.99% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $188.1 million in Q2 2026 per DBX's latest filing, from $184.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $262.8 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $178.4 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $213.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $217.8 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development gained 22.23% in 2023, then slipped 23.09% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $238.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 6.88% to $222.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.41% to $243.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 23.09% to $186.9 million in 2025, then increased by 0.64% to $188.1 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $188.1 million, $184.2 million, and $186.9 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.