Gen Digital (GEN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's (GEN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $327.0 million in Q2 2026, down 34.21% YoY from $497.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 240.62% on a QoQ basis from $96.0 million in Q1 2026.
Gen Digital (GEN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital (GEN) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $327.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development fell 34.21% year-over-year to $327.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $632.0 million (down 25.03% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, up 64.83% from the prior year.
- Research & Development advanced to $327.0 million in Q2 2026, from $96.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $497.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$193.0 million in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of $158.5 million and a median of $109.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development tumbled 427.12% — and 2024, when it soared 349.22%.
- Tracing GEN's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $183.0 million in 2022, then rose by 0.55% to $184.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.09% to $182.0 million in 2024, then sank by 45.05% to $100.0 million in 2025, then soared by 227.0% to $327.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $327.0 million (Q2 2026), $96.0 million (Q1 2026), and $100.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 339.50 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | 4.01 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 669.10 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 276.12 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 396.38 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 60.00 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 664.96 Mn |
| 10 | Gen Digital | 16.58 Bn | 16.01 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 300.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 300.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 327.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 96.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 100.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 109.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 182.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 81.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 481.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 184.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 187.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 90.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -193.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 183.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 167.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 61.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 59.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 66.00 Mn |