Microsoft (MSFT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Microsoft (MSFT) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 8.75% year-over-year to $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.4 billion (up 8.45% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $32.5 billion, up 10.09% from the prior year.
• Research & Development rose to $8.9 billion in Q1 2026 per MSFT's latest filing, from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $6.3 billion in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $7.5 billion, with a median of $7.5 billion recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development grew 21.18% in 2022 and slipped 1.61% in 2023.
• Microsoft's Research & Development stood at $6.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 4.35% to $7.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 10.85% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.41% to $8.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.83% to $8.9 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows MSFT's Research & Development at $8.9 billion in Q1 2026, $8.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $8.1 billion in Q3 2025.