Slb (SLB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Slb's (SLB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $164.0 million in Q1 2026, down 4.65% year-on-year from $172.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.3% quarter-over-quarter from $187.0 million in Q4 2025.
Slb (SLB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Slb's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $164.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 4.65% year-over-year to $164.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $701.0 million, a 5.14% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $709.0 million, down 5.34% from the prior year.
- Research & Development fell to $164.0 million in Q1 2026 per SLB's latest filing, from $187.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $192.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $141.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $178.0 million (2022), against an average of $174.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 23.4% in 2023 and retreated 9.09% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $178.0 million in 2022, then increased by 5.06% to $187.0 million in 2023, then gained by 2.67% to $192.0 million in 2024, then declined by 2.6% to $187.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 12.3% to $164.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SLB Research & Development figures stand at $164.0 million (Q1 2026), $187.0 million (Q4 2025), and $170.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 78.08 Bn | 74.69 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 164.00 Mn |
| 2 | Tenaris | 58.18 Bn | 46.31 Bn | 1.05 Bn | - |
| 3 | TechnipFMC | 30.64 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 17.80 Mn |
| 4 | Halliburton | 27.87 Bn | 25.86 Bn | 2.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Nov | 7.48 Bn | 6.14 Bn | 379.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Weatherford International | 6.35 Bn | 5.21 Bn | 776.00 Mn | 20.00 Mn |
| 7 | Archrock | 6.34 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 247.42 Mn | - |
| 8 | Oceaneering International | 5.28 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 127.27 Mn | - |
| 9 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.09 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 222.88 Mn | - |
| 10 | Tidewater | 3.87 Bn | 3.32 Bn | 160.04 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 187.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 180.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 172.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 192.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 187.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 182.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 187.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 186.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 174.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 160.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 154.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 141.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 145.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 140.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 134.00 Mn |