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.

• In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 31.95% year-over-year to $18.2 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $69.0 billion (up 30.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $61.1 billion, up 23.84% from the prior year.
• Research & Development climbed to $18.2 billion in Q2 2026 per GOOGL's latest filing, from $17.0 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.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $12.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $12.0 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development rose 3.79% — and 2025, when it surged 41.6%.
• Alphabet's Research & Development stood at $10.3 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.98% to $12.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 8.28% to $13.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 41.6% to $18.6 billion in 2025, then declined by 1.9% to $18.2 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows GOOGL's Research & Development at $18.2 billion in Q2 2026, $17.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $18.6 billion in Q4 2025.