What is Nvidia's R&D?

Nvidia (NVDA) reported R&D of $6.32B in Q1 2026.

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

Nvidia's R&D increased by 58.5% year-over-year, from $3.99B to $6.32B.

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

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's R&D has grown at a 36.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.27B to $18.5B.

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

Nvidia NVDA R&D

R&D at other companies

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD

$2.4B+38.7%

IntelINTC

$3.38B-7.3%

QualcommQCOM

$2.46B+11.1%

Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO

$2.38B+1.8%

AmbarellaAMBA

$58.14M-1.2%

Broadcom Inc.AVGO

$3B+11.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$81.6B+85.2%

Gross profit$61.2B+129%

Operating income$53.5B+147%

Net income$58.3B+211%

EPS (diluted)$2.39+214%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$13.2B-13.1%

Total debt$12.8B+24.6%

Total equity$195.47B+133%

Total assets$259.47B+107%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$50.3B+83.6%

CapEx$1.8B+43.2%

Free cash flow$48.6B+85.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.74T+35.1%

Enterprise value$4.74T+35.3%

P/E29.7×-16.0×

P/S18.7×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.1%+4.0pp

Operating margin64%+6.0pp

Net margin63%+11.3pp

FCF margin47%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity114.3%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nvidia in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Nvidia’s 10-Q, filed May 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nvidia's R&D?: Nvidia (NVDA) reported R&D of $6.32B in Q1 2026.
How has Nvidia's R&D changed year-over-year?: Nvidia's R&D increased by 58.5% year-over-year, from $3.99B to $6.32B.
What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's R&D?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's R&D has grown at a 36.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.27B to $18.5B.
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.