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Microsoft (MSFT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Microsoft has reported Research & Development over the past 18 years, most recently at $8.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $8.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.75% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $34.4 billion (up 8.45% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $32.5 billion, up 10.09%.
  • Research & Development reached $8.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, up from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $6.3 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $7.5 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $7.5 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development rose 21.18% in 2022 before it decreased 1.61% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $6.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 4.35% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 10.85% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.41% to $8.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 4.83% to $8.9 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for MSFT at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, $8.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $8.1 billion in Q3 2025.