Sap Se (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Sap Se (SAP) posted Research & Development of -$2.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 7.63% on a QoQ basis from -$2.0 billion in Q1 2026, and down 17.03% year-over-year from -$2.6 billion in Q2 2025.
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Sap Se (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sap Se has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 17.03% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$8.0 billion, a 13.09% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$7.5 billion, down 6.29% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was -$2.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Sap Se, down from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was -$1.6 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at -$2.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$1.8 billion, with a median of -$1.7 billion recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Research & Development jumped 72.54% in 2022, then slipped 17.03% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$1.6 billion in 2022, then decreased by 10.28% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 0.44% to -$1.8 billion in 2024, then declined by 10.43% to -$2.0 billion in 2025, then dropped by 8.44% to -$2.1 billion in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$2.1 billion (Q2 2026), -$2.0 billion (Q1 2026), and -$2.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 339.50 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 3.86 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 34.12 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 747.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.53 Bn |
API Access
Sap Se Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "SAP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();