Growth Metrics

NetApp (NTAP) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

NetApp has reported Research & Development over the past 18 years, most recently at $237.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $237.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.05% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $986.0 million (down 3.99% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $1.0 billion, down 1.65%.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $237.0 million at NetApp, down from $251.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for NTAP hit a ceiling of $271.0 million in Q2 2024 and a floor of $220.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $247.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $246.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: grew 14.29% in 2022 and later decreased 5.54% in 2025.
  • NetApp's Research & Development stood at $243.0 million in 2022, then rose by 7.82% to $262.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.91% to $257.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 2.33% to $251.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 5.58% to $237.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $237.0 million (Q1 2026), $251.0 million (Q4 2025), and $242.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.