Meta Platforms (META) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with $21.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 67.33% year-over-year to $21.7 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $71.6 billion (up 47.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $57.4 billion, up 30.77% from the prior year.
• Research & Development climbed to $21.7 billion in Q2 2026 per META's latest filing, from $17.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $21.7 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $7.7 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $11.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $10.5 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development climbed 0.77% — and 2026, when it soared 67.33%.
• Meta Platforms' Research & Development stood at $9.8 billion in 2022, then climbed by 7.63% to $10.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 15.81% to $12.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 40.68% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 26.38% to $21.7 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows META's Research & Development at $21.7 billion in Q2 2026, $17.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $17.1 billion in Q4 2025.