NetApp (NTAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

NetApp (NTAP) posted quarterly Research & Development of $261.0 million for Q2 2026, up 1.95% year-over-year from $256.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 10.13% on a QoQ basis from $237.0 million in Q1 2026.

NetApp (NTAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NetApp (NTAP) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $261.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 1.95% year-over-year to $261.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $991.0 million (down 2.08% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $991.0 million, down 2.08% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $261.0 million for Q2 2026 at NetApp, up from $237.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $271.0 million in Q2 2024, with the low at $220.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $246.8 million, with a median of $247.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 14.29% in 2022 and slipped 5.54% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $243.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.82% to $262.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.91% to $257.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 2.33% to $251.0 million in 2025, then gained by 3.98% to $261.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $261.0 million, $237.0 million, and $251.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 NetApp 31.12 Bn 27.54 Bn 1.37 Bn 261.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 24, 2026 261.00 Mn
Jan 23, 2026 237.00 Mn
Oct 24, 2025 251.00 Mn
Jul 25, 2025 242.00 Mn
Apr 25, 2025 256.00 Mn
Jan 24, 2025 247.00 Mn
Oct 25, 2024 257.00 Mn
Jul 26, 2024 252.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2024 271.00 Mn
Jan 26, 2024 249.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2023 262.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2023 247.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2023 243.00 Mn
Jan 27, 2023 230.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2022 243.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2022 240.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2022 235.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2022 220.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2021 216.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2021 210.00 Mn