Microsoft (MSFT) Research & Development: 2009-2025
Historic Research & Development for Microsoft (MSFT) over the last 17 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $8.1 billion.
- Microsoft's Research & Development rose 7.98% to $8.1 billion in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $33.1 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 8.87%. This contributed to the annual value of $32.5 billion for FY2025, which is 10.09% up from last year.
- Microsoft's Research & Development amounted to $8.1 billion in Q3 2025, which was down 7.74% from $8.8 billion recorded in Q2 2025.
- In the past 5 years, Microsoft's Research & Development registered a high of $8.8 billion during Q2 2025, and its lowest value of $5.2 billion during Q1 2021.
- Over the past 3 years, Microsoft's median Research & Development value was $7.7 billion (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at $7.6 billion.
- Per our database at Business Quant, Microsoft's Research & Development rose by 21.18% in 2022 and then dropped by 1.61% in 2023.
- Quarterly analysis of 5 years shows Microsoft's Research & Development stood at $5.8 billion in 2021, then grew by 18.86% to $6.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 4.35% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 10.85% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.98% to $8.1 billion in 2025.
- Its last three reported values are $8.1 billion in Q3 2025, $8.8 billion for Q2 2025, and $8.2 billion during Q1 2025.