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

Alphabet (GOOGL) has reported Research & Development for 13 consecutive years, with $18.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 31.95% year-over-year to $18.2 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $69.0 billion, a 30.32% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $61.1 billion, up 23.84% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $18.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Alphabet, up from $17.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $18.6 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $9.1 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $12.8 billion and a median of $12.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development increased 3.79% in 2024 and jumped 41.6% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $10.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 17.98% to $12.1 billion in 2023, then gained by 8.28% to $13.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 41.6% to $18.6 billion in 2025, then slipped by 1.9% to $18.2 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $18.2 billion (Q2 2026), $17.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $18.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.