What is Ford Motor Company's R&D?

Ford Motor Company (F) reported R&D of $2.35B in Q4 2025.

How has Ford Motor Company's R&D changed year-over-year?

Ford Motor Company's R&D increased by 17.5% year-over-year, from $2B to $2.35B.

What is the long-term trend for Ford Motor Company's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ford Motor Company's R&D has grown at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.6B to $9.4B.

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

Ford Motor Company F R&D

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$43.3B+6.4%

Gross profit$7.9B+45.2%

Operating income$2.3B+630%

Net income$2.6B+442%

EPS (diluted)$0.63+425%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$17.6B-15.4%

Total debt$567.0M-2.2%

Total equity$37.5B-16.1%

Total assets$282.43B-0.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B-64.2%

CapEx$2.4B+30.7%

Free cash flow-$1.1B-157%

Valuation

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Market cap$55.39B+31.0%

Enterprise value$38.31B+93.1%

P/S0.3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin13.4%-0.1pp

Operating margin-3.8%-6.1pp

Net margin-3.2%-5.9pp

FCF margin5%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-14.8%-26.3pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ford Motor Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Ford Motor Company’s 10-K, filed February 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ford Motor Company's R&D?: Ford Motor Company (F) reported R&D of $2.35B in Q4 2025.
How has Ford Motor Company's R&D changed year-over-year?: Ford Motor Company's R&D increased by 17.5% year-over-year, from $2B to $2.35B.
What is the long-term trend for Ford Motor Company's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ford Motor Company's R&D has grown at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.6B to $9.4B.
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.