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

Oracle (ORCL) posted Research & Development of $4.0 billion for Q2 2026, up 53.78% on a QoQ basis from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and up 177.44% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q2 2025.

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

Oracle's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.0 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 177.44% year-over-year to $4.0 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $11.2 billion (up 39.26% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $10.3 billion, up 18.74% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $4.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Oracle, up from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $4.0 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $1.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development sank 50.94% — and 2026, when it surged 177.44%.
  • Oracle's Research & Development stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then retreated by 3.01% to $2.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 18.06% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then advanced by 3.64% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then soared by 56.54% to $4.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ORCL's Research & Development at $4.0 billion in Q2 2026, $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Synopsys 70.83 Bn 68.63 Bn 1.77 Bn 396.38 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 4.01 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 2.61 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 2.06 Bn
May 31, 2025 1.45 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 2.12 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 2.47 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 2.04 Bn
May 31, 2024 2.75 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 2.04 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 2.09 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 2.22 Bn
May 31, 2023 2.08 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 2.15 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 2.16 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 2.09 Bn
May 31, 2022 1.41 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 1.82 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 1.95 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 1.68 Bn