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

Medtronic's (MDT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $722.0 million in Q1 2026, up 6.96% year-on-year from $675.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.24% quarter-over-quarter from $754.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Medtronic has disclosed Research & Development across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $722.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $722.0 million, up 6.96% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 5.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.7 billion, changed 0.11% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $722.0 million for Q1 2026 at Medtronic, down from $754.0 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.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $684.0 million (2025), against an average of $687.5 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 11.15% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 7.73% in 2022.
  • Medtronic's Research & Development stood at $676.0 million in 2022, then rose by 3.25% to $698.0 million in 2023, then declined by 0.14% to $697.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.18% to $754.0 million in 2025, then declined by 4.24% to $722.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $722.0 million (Q1 2026), $754.0 million (Q4 2025), and $726.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.92 Bn 146.27 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 119.50 Bn 116.62 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 102.71 Bn 94.54 Bn 5.76 Bn 722.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 69.72 Bn 68.51 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 49.24 Bn 45.57 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 GE HealthCare Technologies 29.74 Bn 27.67 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
8 Dexcom 28.96 Bn 27.84 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
9 Steris 20.31 Bn 19.88 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.27 Bn 16.86 Bn 1.51 Bn 103.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Apr 30, 2021 632.00 Mn