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

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

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

NetApp has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $261.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 1.95% year-over-year to $261.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $991.0 million (down 2.08% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $991.0 million, down 2.08% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $261.0 million for Q2 2026 at NetApp, up from $237.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $271.0 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at $220.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $247.0 million (2023), against an average of $246.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development gained 14.29% in 2022, then decreased 5.54% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $243.0 million in 2022, then climbed 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 advanced by 3.98% to $261.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $261.0 million in Q2 2026, $237.0 million in Q1 2026, and $251.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 NetApp 32.80 Bn 29.21 Bn 1.37 Bn 261.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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