Growth Metrics

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

NetApp's Research & Development history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $237.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 4.05% to $237.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $986.0 million through Jan 2026, down 3.99% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.0 billion for FY2025, 1.65% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $237.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $251.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $271.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $220.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $247.0 million (2023), against an average of $246.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development grew 14.29% in 2022 and then decreased 5.54% in 2025.
  • NetApp's Research & Development stood at $243.0 million in 2022, then grew by 7.82% to $262.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.91% to $257.0 million in 2024, then fell by 2.33% to $251.0 million in 2025, then fell by 5.58% to $237.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NTAP's Research & Development are $237.0 million (Q1 2026), $251.0 million (Q4 2025), and $242.0 million (Q3 2025).