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Alphabet (GOOG) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Alphabet (GOOG) has disclosed Research & Development for 13 consecutive years, with $17.0 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 25.64% year-over-year to $17.0 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $64.6 billion, up 26.65%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $61.1 billion, 23.84% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $17.0 billion in Q1 2026 for Alphabet, down from $18.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $18.6 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $9.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $12.5 billion, with a median of $11.9 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development increased 3.79% in 2024 and then skyrocketed 41.6% in 2025.
  • Alphabet's Research & Development stood at $10.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 17.98% to $12.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 8.28% to $13.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 41.6% to $18.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 8.29% to $17.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $17.0 billion, $18.6 billion, and $15.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.