Roku ROKU
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$155.32 -0.27 (-0.18%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Roku (ROKU) posted Research & Development of $223.2 million for Q2 2026, up 0.9% on a QoQ basis from $221.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 8.24% year-over-year from $243.3 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Roku has reported Research & Development for 11 years, with the latest figure at $223.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 8.24% year-over-year to $223.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $941.8 million, a 3.49% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $964.4 million, up 3.39% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $223.2 million for Q2 2026 at Roku, up from $221.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $307.7 million in Q3 2023, with the low at $164.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $234.2 million, with a median of $230.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 113.68% in 2022, then slipped 22.96% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $270.2 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.08% to $264.6 million in 2023, then grew by 2.77% to $271.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.09% to $255.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 12.57% to $223.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $223.2 million (Q2 2026), $221.2 million (Q1 2026), and $255.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Roku 22.97 Bn 20.41 Bn 673.70 Mn 223.22 Mn
2 Opera 1.64 Bn 1.49 Bn 15,000.00 -36.18 Mn
3 Xperi 280.12 Mn 189.53 Mn 94.66 Mn 21.81 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 223.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 221.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 255.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 242.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 243.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 223.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 271.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 237.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 221.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 202.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 264.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 307.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 227.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 233.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 270.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 209.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 196.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 164.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 126.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 120.31 Mn