Sap Se (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Sap Se's (SAP) 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 (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sap Se's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 13.16% year-over-year to -$2.0 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$15.4 billion, a 9.99% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$7.5 billion, down 6.29% from the prior year.
- Research & Development improved to -$2.0 billion in Q1 2026 per SAP's latest filing, from -$7.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$7.7 billion in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$1.8 billion (2023), against an average of -$2.7 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 72.54% in 2022 and sank 287.17% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$1.6 billion in 2022, then retreated by 10.28% to -$1.8 billion in 2023, then sank by 287.17% to -$7.0 billion in 2024, then declined by 10.92% to -$7.7 billion in 2025, then soared by 74.21% to -$2.0 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SAP Research & Development figures stand at -$2.0 billion (Q1 2026), -$7.7 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.9 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 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 | -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 | -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 |