Oracle R&D increased by 2.8% to $2.56B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.6%, from $2.47B to $2.56B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), R&D shows an upward trend with a 10.1% 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 | $1.82B | $1.68B | $1.75B | $1.82B | $2.44B | $2.09B | $2.16B | $2.15B | $2.30B | $2.22B | $2.23B | $2.25B | $2.53B | $2.31B | $2.47B | $2.43B | $2.62B | $2.49B | $2.56B |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.3% | +4.2% | +3.5% | +34.1% | -14.0% | +3.1% | -0.6% | +7.0% | -3.5% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +12.5% | -8.8% | +7.2% | -1.7% | +7.9% | -5.0% | +2.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.0% | +24.3% | +23.0% | +18.2% | -5.7% | +5.9% | +3.2% | +4.8% | +10.1% | +4.1% | +11.0% | +8.1% | +3.7% | +8.0% | +3.6% |
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