Spotify Technology (SPOT) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Spotify Technology (SPOT) posted Research & Development of $387.5 million for Q1 2026, up 14.8% sequentially from $337.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 2.8% YoY from $398.7 million in Q1 2025.

Spotify Technology (SPOT) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $387.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 2.8% year-over-year to $387.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion (down 1.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.6 billion, up 2.11% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $387.5 million in Q1 2026 per SPOT's latest filing, from $337.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $503.5 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $280.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $404.7 million, with a median of $401.7 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 66.4% in 2023 and decreased 20.21% in 2024.
  • Spotify Technology's Research & Development stood at $423.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 18.93% to $503.5 million in 2023, then declined by 20.21% to $401.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 15.98% to $337.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 14.8% to $387.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SPOT's Research & Development at $387.5 million in Q1 2026, $337.6 million in Q4 2025, and $361.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Spotify Technology 101.23 Bn 90.99 Bn 1.75 Bn 387.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 387.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 337.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 361.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 469.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 398.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 401.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 375.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 408.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 422.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 503.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 401.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 493.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 466.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 423.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 389.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 358.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 280.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 289.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 245.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 307.09 Mn