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.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 67.33% year-over-year to $21.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $71.6 billion, a 47.85% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $57.4 billion, up 30.77% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $21.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $17.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $21.7 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $7.7 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $11.9 billion and a median of $10.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 0.77% in 2023 and surged 67.33% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $9.8 billion in 2022, then gained by 7.63% to $10.5 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.81% to $12.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 40.68% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then grew by 26.38% to $21.7 billion in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $21.7 billion (Q2 2026), $17.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $17.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.