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

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DateValue
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