What is BlackBerry's R&D?

BlackBerry (BB) reported R&D of $33M in Q1 2026.

How has BlackBerry's R&D changed year-over-year?

BlackBerry's R&D increased by 32.0% year-over-year, from $25M to $33M.

What is the long-term trend for BlackBerry's R&D?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2026), BlackBerry's R&D has grown at a -19.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $219M to $113.6M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

BlackBerry BB R&D

R&D at other companies

MicrosoftMSFT

$8.92B+8.7%

Broadcom Inc.AVGO

$3B+11.2%

NXP SemiconductorsNXPI

$588M+7.5%

QualcommQCOM

$2.46B+11.1%

Motorola Solutions, Inc.MSI

$252M+8.2%

Keysight TechnologiesKEYS

$320M+28.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$152.9M+25.6%

Gross profit$119.7M+32.6%

Operating income$15.3M+665%

Net income$8.5M+347%

EPS (diluted)$0.01—

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$256.8M-7.0%

Total debt$221.1M-0.4%

Total equity$750.7M+3.5%

Total assets$1.2B+2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$4.6M+126%

CapEx$2.9M+222%

Free cash flow$1.7M+109%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.05B+114%

Enterprise value$5.02B+117%

P/E84.5×—

P/S8.7×+4.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin77.1%+3.0pp

Operating margin10.6%—

Net margin10.3%+7.4pp

FCF margin11.6%+9.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.1%+5.9pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by BlackBerry in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: BlackBerry’s 10-Q, filed June 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is BlackBerry's R&D?: BlackBerry (BB) reported R&D of $33M in Q1 2026.
How has BlackBerry's R&D changed year-over-year?: BlackBerry's R&D increased by 32.0% year-over-year, from $25M to $33M.
What is the long-term trend for BlackBerry's R&D?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2026), BlackBerry's R&D has grown at a -19.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $219M to $113.6M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.