Growth Metrics

Nvidia (NVDA) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Nvidia posted quarterly Research & Development of $6.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 58.46% year-on-year from $4.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 14.68% on a QoQ basis from $5.5 billion in Q1 2026.

Nvidia (NVDA) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $6.3 billion in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 58.46% year-over-year to $6.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $20.8 billion (up 46.86% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $18.5 billion, up 43.23% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $6.3 billion, up from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $6.3 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.6 billion (2024), against an average of $3.1 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Research & Development rose 11.84%; it then jumped 58.46% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.94% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then surged by 47.78% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then jumped by 38.79% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then jumped by 34.35% to $6.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $6.3 billion (Q2 2026), $5.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 2.97 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 3.38 Bn
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 510.00 Mn
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 2.46 Bn
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 509.32 Mn
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 652.30 Mn
10 NXP Semiconductors 78.76 Bn 75.40 Bn 1.79 Bn 588.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 26, 2026 6.32 Bn
Jan 25, 2026 5.51 Bn
Oct 26, 2025 4.71 Bn
Jul 27, 2025 4.29 Bn
Apr 27, 2025 3.99 Bn
Jan 26, 2025 3.71 Bn
Oct 27, 2024 3.39 Bn
Jul 28, 2024 3.09 Bn
Apr 28, 2024 2.72 Bn
Jan 28, 2024 2.47 Bn
Oct 29, 2023 2.29 Bn
Jul 30, 2023 2.04 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.88 Bn
Jan 29, 2023 1.95 Bn
Oct 30, 2022 1.95 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 1.82 Bn
May 1, 2022 1.62 Bn
Jan 30, 2022 1.47 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 1.40 Bn
Aug 1, 2021 1.25 Bn
May 2, 2021 1.15 Bn
Jan 31, 2021 1.15 Bn
Oct 25, 2020 1.05 Bn
Jul 26, 2020 997.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2020 735.00 Mn
Jan 26, 2020 738.00 Mn
Oct 27, 2019 712.00 Mn
Jul 28, 2019 704.00 Mn
Apr 28, 2019 674.00 Mn
Jan 27, 2019 647.00 Mn
Oct 28, 2018 605.00 Mn
Jul 29, 2018 581.00 Mn
Apr 29, 2018 542.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2018 507.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 462.00 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 416.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 411.00 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 394.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 373.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 350.00 Mn
May 1, 2016 346.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 344.00 Mn
Oct 25, 2015 329.00 Mn
Jul 26, 2015 320.00 Mn
Apr 26, 2015 339.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2015 349.00 Mn
Oct 26, 2014 340.00 Mn
Jul 27, 2014 337.00 Mn
Apr 27, 2014 334.00 Mn
Jan 26, 2014 336.81 Mn
Oct 27, 2013 340.29 Mn
Jul 28, 2013 331.74 Mn
Apr 28, 2013 327.16 Mn
Jan 27, 2013 298.01 Mn
Oct 28, 2012 284.18 Mn
Jul 29, 2012 281.19 Mn
Apr 29, 2012 283.90 Mn
Jan 29, 2012 266.86 Mn
Oct 30, 2011 256.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 247.72 Mn
May 1, 2011 231.52 Mn
Jan 30, 2011 215.56 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 204.53 Mn
Aug 1, 2010 210.64 Mn
May 2, 2010 218.11 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 216.25 Mn
Oct 25, 2009 197.95 Mn
Jul 26, 2009 192.86 Mn
Apr 26, 2009 301.80 Mn
Jan 25, 2009 211.78 Mn