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

Nvidia's (NVDA) quarterly Research & Development came in at $6.3 billion in Q2 2026, up 58.46% YoY from $4.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 14.68% on a QoQ basis from $5.5 billion in Q1 2026.

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

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

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 58.46% year-over-year to $6.3 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $20.8 billion (up 46.86% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $18.5 billion, up 43.23% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $6.3 billion in Q2 2026, from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $6.3 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development rose 11.84% — and 2026, when it jumped 58.46%.
  • Tracing NVDA's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 17.94% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then jumped by 47.78% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then soared by 38.79% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then soared 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 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 10,545.90 Bn 10,447.64 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.14 Bn
2 Nvidia 5,009.72 Bn 4,966.24 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
3 Broadcom 1,857.88 Bn 1,838.25 Bn 15.42 Bn 3.00 Bn
4 Micron Technology 938.47 Bn 912.45 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.32 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 789.52 Bn 777.17 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Intel 463.88 Bn 434.15 Bn 6.51 Bn 3.37 Bn
7 Aeluma 302.44 Bn 302.40 Bn 386,000.00 882,000.00
8 Arm Holdings 254.34 Bn 250.45 Bn 1.25 Bn -838.00 Mn
9 Texas Instruments 245.02 Bn 238.02 Bn 3.35 Bn 535.00 Mn
10 Analog Devices 176.28 Bn 172.84 Bn 2.44 Bn 509.32 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