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

Alphabet has reported Research & Development over the past 13 years, most recently at $17.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 25.64% to $17.0 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $64.6 billion through Mar 2026, up 26.65% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $61.1 billion for FY2025, 23.84% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $17.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Alphabet, down from $18.6 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.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $11.9 billion (2024), against an average of $12.5 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development rose 3.79% in 2024 and then surged 41.6% in 2025.
  • 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 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GOOGL's Research & Development are $17.0 billion (Q1 2026), $18.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.2 billion (Q3 2025).