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Visa (V) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Visa filings provide 18 years of Research & Development readings, the most recent being $260.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 16.07% to $260.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $956.0 million, a 13.95% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $894.0 million, up 14.91% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit $260.0 million in Q1 2026 for Visa, up from $233.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $260.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $178.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $197.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $203.2 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: dropped 6.32% in 2022 and later rose 18.52% in 2025.
  • Visa's Research & Development stood at $178.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.69% to $181.0 million in 2023, then grew by 14.36% to $207.0 million in 2024, then grew by 12.56% to $233.0 million in 2025, then rose by 11.59% to $260.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $260.0 million (Q1 2026), $233.0 million (Q4 2025), and $239.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.