General Electric R&D increased by 7.7% to $447.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 202.0%, from $148.00M to $447.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), R&D shows a downward trend with a -10.8% CAGR.
High spending signals a focus on long-term innovation, though it reduces current-period net income.
Expenses related to the innovation, design, and improvement of products and services. In the technology sector, this rep...
Big Tech firms often reinvest a significant percentage of revenue into R&D to maintain market leadership.
is_research_and_development| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $604.00M | $627.00M | $705.00M | $641.00M | $696.00M | $686.00M | $790.00M | $431.00M | $455.00M | $471.00M | $550.00M | $507.00M | $300.00M | $331.00M | $148.00M | $359.00M | $359.00M | $415.00M | $447.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.8% | +12.4% | -9.1% | +8.6% | -1.4% | +15.2% | -45.4% | +5.6% | +3.5% | +16.8% | -7.8% | -40.8% | +10.3% | -55.3% | +142.6% | +0.0% | +15.6% | +7.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +15.2% | +9.4% | +12.1% | -32.8% | -34.6% | -31.3% | -30.4% | +17.6% | -34.1% | -29.7% | -73.1% | -29.2% | +19.7% | +25.4% | +202.0% |
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