Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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