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

Meta Platforms has disclosed Research & Development across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $17.7 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 45.67% year-over-year to $17.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $62.9 billion (up 36.65% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $57.4 billion, up 30.77% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $17.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $17.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for META reached as high as $17.7 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $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.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 48.3% — and 2023, when it climbed 0.77%.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $9.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 7.63% to $10.5 billion in 2023, then increased by 15.81% to $12.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 40.68% to $17.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 3.29% to $17.7 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $17.7 billion, $17.1 billion, and $15.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.