Oracle (ORCL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Oracle (ORCL) posted Research & Development of $2.4 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 3.6% from $2.49 billion a year earlier and down 8.1% from the prior quarter.
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Oracle (ORCL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Research & Development at Oracle was $10.18 billion, up 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $10.27 billion, up 4.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Research & Development has increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Oracle's Research & Development was $9.86 billion in FY2025 (+10.6%), $8.92 billion in FY2024 (+3.4%), $8.62 billion in FY2023 (+19.4%) and $7.22 billion in FY2022 (+10.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Research & Development since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with growth of 24.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2027, with a decline of 3.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $2.61 billion (Q4 2026), $2.61 billion (Q3 2026) and $2.56 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 192.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 915.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 23.10 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.40 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 2.61 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Oracle Research & Development API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "ORCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();