Growth Metrics

Sap Se (SAP) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Sap Se's annual Research & Development came in at -$7.5 billion in FY2025, down 6.29% year-over-year from -$7.1 billion in FY2024.

Sap Se has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$7.5 billion in FY2025.

  • 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 FY2025 stood at -$7.5 billion, down from -$7.1 billion in the prior year.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$6.2 billion in FY2022, with the low at -$7.5 billion in FY2025.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$6.8 billion, with a median of -$6.8 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development retreated 22.63% in 2021 and grew 0.54% in 2022.
  • Tracing SAP's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$6.2 billion in 2021, then increased by 0.54% to -$6.2 billion in 2022, then retreated by 10.28% to -$6.8 billion in 2023, then declined by 3.06% to -$7.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 6.29% to -$7.5 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$7.5 billion (FY2025), -$7.1 billion (FY2024), and -$6.8 billion (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Yr)
1 Sap Se 261.57 Bn 243.60 Bn 8.16 Bn -
2 Salesforce 181.55 Bn 171.98 Bn 8.69 Bn 5.99 Bn
3 Shopify 154.72 Bn 148.98 Bn 1.55 Bn -
4 Uber Technologies 144.47 Bn 143.43 Bn 11.88 Bn -
5 ServiceNow 128.74 Bn 123.56 Bn 2.83 Bn -
6 Adobe 106.28 Bn 99.39 Bn 5.73 Bn -
7 Cadence Design Systems 102.00 Bn 100.60 Bn 1.26 Bn -
8 Intuit 91.50 Bn 84.72 Bn 6.77 Bn -
9 Automatic Data Processing 89.51 Bn 86.28 Bn 2.87 Bn -
10 Datadog 87.38 Bn 82.62 Bn 797.20 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -7.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -6.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -6.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -5.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -4.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -4.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 4.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -3.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -2.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -2.22 Bn