Oracle (ORCL-PD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Oracle (ORCL-PD) reported Research & Development of $2.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.33% on a YoY basis from $2.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Oracle (ORCL-PD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oracle has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 7.33% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $10.3 billion (up 9.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.9 billion, up 10.6% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $2.6 billion, up from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $2.7 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $2.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.2 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development increased 24.29% — and 2024, when it changed 0.0%.
  • Oracle's Research & Development stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.15% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then advanced by 11.01% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.64% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.8% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,957.81 Bn 2,879.54 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,062.12 Bn 1,047.96 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 576.96 Bn 538.38 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 312.40 Bn 304.48 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 182.37 Bn 177.84 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 162.52 Bn 159.46 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.63 Bn 99.33 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 87.41 Bn 87.29 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 77.39 Bn 76.44 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Oracle - - 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 2.61 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 2.49 Bn
May 31, 2025 2.65 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 2.43 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 2.47 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 2.31 Bn
May 31, 2024 2.23 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 2.25 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 2.23 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 2.22 Bn
May 31, 2023 2.23 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 2.15 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 2.16 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 2.09 Bn
May 31, 2022 1.97 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 1.82 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 1.75 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 1.68 Bn
May 31, 2021 1.72 Bn