Alphabet (GOOGL) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Alphabet has disclosed Research & Development across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $17.0 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 25.64% year-over-year to $17.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $64.6 billion (up 26.65% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $61.1 billion, up 23.84% from the prior year.
• Research & Development fell to $17.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $18.6 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for GOOGL reached as high as $18.6 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $9.1 billion in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $11.9 billion (2024), against an average of $12.5 billion.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development rose 3.79% — and 2025, when it surged 41.6%.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $10.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 17.98% to $12.1 billion in 2023, then advanced 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 registered $17.0 billion, $18.6 billion, and $15.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.