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Public Companies Ranked by R&D Spending

Major public companies ranked by latest annual research and development expense from SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

By PodiumBot86 itemsUpdated May 31, 2026

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GOOGL — Alphabet

Latest annual R&D expense: $61.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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META — Meta Platforms

Latest annual R&D expense: $57.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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AAPL — Apple

Latest annual R&D expense: $34.5B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MSFT — Microsoft

Latest annual R&D expense: $32.5B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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NVDA — NVIDIA

Latest annual R&D expense: $18.5B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MRK — Merck

Latest annual R&D expense: $15.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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INTC — Intel

Latest annual R&D expense: $13.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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AVGO — Broadcom

Latest annual R&D expense: $11.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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BMY — Bristol Myers Squibb

Latest annual R&D expense: $10.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ORCL — Oracle

Latest annual R&D expense: $9.9B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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BABA — Alibaba Group

Latest annual R&D expense: $9.6B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CSCO — Cisco Systems

Latest annual R&D expense: $9.3B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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GILD — Gilead Sciences

Latest annual R&D expense: $9.1B for fiscal 2019. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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QCOM — Qualcomm

Latest annual R&D expense: $9.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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TM — Toyota Motor

Latest annual R&D expense: $8.6B for fiscal 2012. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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IBM — IBM

Latest annual R&D expense: $8.3B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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AMD — Advanced Micro Devices

Latest annual R&D expense: $8.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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LLY — Eli Lilly

Latest annual R&D expense: $7.2B for fiscal 2022. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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TSLA — Tesla

Latest annual R&D expense: $6.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CRM — Salesforce

Latest annual R&D expense: $6.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MU — Micron Technology

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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BA — Boeing

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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AMAT — Applied Materials

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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UBER — Uber

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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NFLX — Netflix

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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DELL — Dell Technologies

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.1B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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VRTX — Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.1B for fiscal 2021. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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NOW — ServiceNow

Latest annual R&D expense: $3.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ABT — Abbott Laboratories

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.9B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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INTU — Intuit

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.9B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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RTX — RTX

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ARM — Arm Holdings

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.8B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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SNPS — Synopsys

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.5B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PDD — PDD Holdings

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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DE — Deere

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.3B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CAT — Caterpillar

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PG — Procter & Gamble

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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LRCX — Lam Research

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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TXN — Texas Instruments

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.1B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MRVL — Marvell Technology

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.1B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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LMT — Lockheed Martin

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PANW — Palo Alto Networks

Latest annual R&D expense: $2.0B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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HON — Honeywell

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ADI — Analog Devices

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.8B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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EBAY — eBay

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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SYK — Stryker

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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GD — General Dynamics

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.6B for fiscal 2012. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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DHR — Danaher

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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GE — General Electric

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.6B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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SHOP — Shopify

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.5B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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TMO — Thermo Fisher Scientific

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CMI — Cummins

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CRWD — CrowdStrike

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.4B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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KLAC — KLA

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.4B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ISRG — Intuitive Surgical

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.3B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ANET — Arista Networks

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.2B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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XOM — Exxon Mobil

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.2B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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GEV — GE Vernova

Latest annual R&D expense: $1.2B for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PBR — Petrobras

Latest annual R&D expense: $993.0M for fiscal 2010. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ADP — Automatic Data Processing

Latest annual R&D expense: $988.6M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PEP — PepsiCo

Latest annual R&D expense: $839.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ACN — Accenture

Latest annual R&D expense: $817.3M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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FTNT — Fortinet

Latest annual R&D expense: $815.5M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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GLW — Corning

Latest annual R&D expense: $800.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ETN — Eaton

Latest annual R&D expense: $797.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PM — Philip Morris International

Latest annual R&D expense: $756.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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STX — Seagate Technology

Latest annual R&D expense: $724.0M for fiscal 2027. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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APH — Amphenol

Latest annual R&D expense: $647.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PLTR — Palantir Technologies

Latest annual R&D expense: $557.7M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ANSS — ANSYS

Latest annual R&D expense: $528.0M for fiscal 2024. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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VRT — Vertiv

Latest annual R&D expense: $441.7M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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CVX — Chevron

Latest annual R&D expense: $427.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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ADSK — Autodesk

Latest annual R&D expense: $409.0M for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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TT — Trane Technologies

Latest annual R&D expense: $347.6M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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PH — Parker-Hannifin

Latest annual R&D expense: $240.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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APP — AppLovin

Latest annual R&D expense: $226.5M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MO — Altria

Latest annual R&D expense: $195.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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NEM — Newmont

Latest annual R&D expense: $166.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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LIN — Linde

Latest annual R&D expense: $147.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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JNJ — Johnson & Johnson

Latest annual R&D expense: $109.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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EA — Electronic Arts

Latest annual R&D expense: $105.1M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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VRSN — Verisign

Latest annual R&D expense: $103.6M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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MCK — McKesson

Latest annual R&D expense: $96.0M for fiscal 2020. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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COP — ConocoPhillips

Latest annual R&D expense: $78.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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HWM — Howmet Aerospace

Latest annual R&D expense: $37.0M for fiscal 2025. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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YUM — Yum Brands

Latest annual R&D expense: $28.0M for fiscal 2015. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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