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.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 21.63% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $4.8 billion (up 15.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $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.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for NOW reached as high as $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 and fell as low as $673.0 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $941.4 million and a median of $933.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development rose 29.62% — and 2025, when it gained 11.86%.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $722.0 million in 2022, then increased by 17.31% to $847.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 21.25% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 11.98% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then grew 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.