Growth Metrics

Gilead Sciences (GILD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Gilead Sciences posted quarterly Research & Development of $1.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.51% year-on-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 13.38% on a QoQ basis from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Gilead Sciences (GILD) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 0.51% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.8 billion (changed 0.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.8 billion, down 1.83% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $1.4 billion, down from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.6 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $1.1 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $1.4 billion (2023), against an average of $1.4 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Research & Development rose 27.68%; it then decreased 9.28% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 9.04% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 16.55% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then dropped by 3.47% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then decreased by 13.38% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.65 Bn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 1.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 995.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 852.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 939.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 937.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 172.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 789.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 864.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 931.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 68.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 68.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 757.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 743.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 818.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 696.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 630.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 584.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 595.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 552.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 546.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 523.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 497.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 439.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 465.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 396.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 458.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 402.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 290.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 282.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 254.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 392.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 230.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 231.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 218.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 239.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 269.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 241.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 188.78 Mn