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

Oracle (ORCL) posted Research & Development of $2.6 billion for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and down 1.51% year-over-year from $2.7 billion in Q2 2025.

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

Oracle (ORCL) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $2.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 came in at $2.6 billion, down 1.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $10.3 billion (up 4.19% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $10.3 billion, up 4.18% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $2.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Oracle, roughly flat from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $2.7 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.3 billion and a median of $2.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development rose 24.29% — and 2026, when it decreased 1.51%.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 3.15% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.01% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then advanced by 3.64% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then grew by 2.07% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ORCL Research & Development figures stand at $2.6 billion (Q2 2026), $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.6 billion (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,770.05 Bn 2,691.77 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 419.13 Bn 387.79 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 279.29 Bn 271.37 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 240.08 Bn 235.54 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 191.22 Bn 188.17 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 113.49 Bn 110.20 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.49 Bn 85.55 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 84.57 Bn 84.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 CoreWeave 52.46 Bn 50.19 Bn 2.01 Bn -
10 Block 44.82 Bn 37.93 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Aug 31, 2021 1.68 Bn