Growth Metrics

Roku (ROKU) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Roku has reported Research & Development over the past 11 years, most recently at $189.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.66% year-over-year to $189.5 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $734.4 million, up 1.4%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $729.5 million, 1.3% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 was $189.5 million at Roku, up from $184.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $282.2 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $164.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $194.5 million and a median of $184.6 million in 2025 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: skyrocketed 74.53% in 2022 and later tumbled 36.64% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $220.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 16.71% to $183.8 million in 2023, then grew by 0.87% to $185.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.41% to $184.6 million in 2025, then rose by 2.62% to $189.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for ROKU at $189.5 million in Q1 2026, $184.6 million in Q4 2025, and $182.2 million in Q3 2025.