ServiceNow (NOW) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

ServiceNow (NOW) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 21.63% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $4.8 billion (up 15.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.4 billion, up 13.86% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 per NOW's latest filing, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $673.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $941.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $933.5 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development rose 29.62% in 2022, then gained 11.86% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $722.0 million in 2022, then grew by 17.31% to $847.0 million in 2023, then gained by 21.25% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 11.98% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 19.3% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $1.4 billion, $1.2 billion, and $1.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.