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Meta Platforms (META) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Meta Platforms has reported Research & Development over the past 16 years, most recently at $17.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 45.67% to $17.7 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $62.9 billion through Mar 2026, up 36.65% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $57.4 billion for FY2025, 30.77% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $17.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $17.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $17.7 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $7.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $10.5 billion (2023), against an average of $11.3 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development soared 48.3% in 2022 and then rose 0.77% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $9.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 7.63% to $10.5 billion in 2023, then increased by 15.81% to $12.2 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 40.68% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 3.29% to $17.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for META's Research & Development are $17.7 billion (Q1 2026), $17.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.1 billion (Q3 2025).