Medtronic (MDT) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Medtronic (MDT) reported Research & Development of $671.0 million for Q2 2026, down 1.9% on a YoY basis from $684.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 7.06% sequentially from $722.0 million in Q1 2026.

Medtronic (MDT) Research & Development (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Medtronic (MDT) has 13 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $671.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development fell 1.9% year-over-year to $671.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (up 5.16% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $2.9 billion, up 5.16% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $671.0 million in Q2 2026, from $722.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $754.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $641.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $686.6 million and a median of $680.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 11.15% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 7.73% in 2022.
  • Tracing MDT's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $676.0 million in 2022, then increased by 3.25% to $698.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.14% to $697.0 million in 2024, then gained by 8.18% to $754.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 11.01% to $671.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MDT's Research & Development at $671.0 million in Q2 2026, $722.0 million in Q1 2026, and $754.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 671.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 24, 2026 671.00 Mn
Jan 23, 2026 722.00 Mn
Oct 24, 2025 754.00 Mn
Jul 25, 2025 726.00 Mn
Apr 25, 2025 684.00 Mn
Jan 24, 2025 675.00 Mn
Oct 25, 2024 697.00 Mn
Jul 26, 2024 676.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2024 675.00 Mn
Jan 26, 2024 695.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2023 698.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2023 668.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2023 641.00 Mn
Jan 27, 2023 688.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2022 676.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2022 692.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2022 652.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2022 668.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2021 676.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2021 750.00 Mn