Sap Se (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Sap Se's quarterly Research & Development came in at -$2.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 13.16% year-on-year from -$2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 74.21% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Sap Se has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 13.16% year-over-year to -$2.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$15.4 billion (down 9.99% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$7.5 billion, down 6.29% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.0 billion, up from -$7.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was -$1.6 billion in Q1 2022, with the low at -$7.7 billion in Q4 2025.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$3.3 billion, with a median of -$1.9 billion recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 64.45% in 2022 and slumped 106.64% in 2024.
- Tracing SAP's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$6.2 billion in 2022, then fell by 9.69% to -$6.8 billion in 2023, then decreased by 2.3% to -$7.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 10.92% to -$7.7 billion in 2025, then jumped by 74.21% to -$2.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$2.0 billion (Q1 2026), -$7.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -3.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -2.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -3.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -3.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -2.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -3.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -2.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -907.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -782.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -2.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -784.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -837.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -723.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -776.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -752.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -731.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -740.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -735.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -2.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -684.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -729.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -685.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -2.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -616.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -673.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -681.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -584.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -506.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -544.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -694.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -546.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -507.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -477.32 Mn |