Sap Se (SAPGF) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Sap Se (SAPGF) reported Research & Development of $2.15 billion for Q3 2026, up 11.6% from $1.92 billion a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Sap Se (SAPGF) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Sap Se's Research & Development came in at $8.26 billion, up 13.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $7.49 billion, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Research & Development came in at $7.05 billion in FY2024 (+3.1%), $6.84 billion in FY2023 (+5.3%), $6.5 billion in FY2022 (+5.8%) and $6.14 billion in FY2021 (+20.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development since Q4 2013.
- Year over year, Research & Development has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 8.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 19.5%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 2.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $2.14 billion (Q2 2026), $1.99 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.98 billion (Q4 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.15 Bn |
| 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 | 1.62 Bn |
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Sap Se Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SAPGF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "SAPGF", "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=SAPGF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();