Growth Metrics

Roku (ROKU) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Roku (ROKU) has 10 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $184.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development changed 0.41% year-over-year to $184.6 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $729.5 million, up 1.3%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $729.5 million, 1.3% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $184.6 million in Q4 2025 per ROKU's latest filing, up from $182.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $282.2 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $101.6 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $178.9 million, with a median of $183.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: skyrocketed 74.53% in 2022, then tumbled 36.64% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $126.4 million in 2021, then surged by 74.53% to $220.7 million in 2022, then fell by 16.71% to $183.8 million in 2023, then increased by 0.87% to $185.4 million in 2024, then fell by 0.41% to $184.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $184.6 million in Q4 2025, $182.2 million in Q3 2025, and $178.0 million in Q2 2025.