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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 Jul 12, 2026

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86 items

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GOOGL — Alphabet

Amount$61.1B

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

Amount$57.4B

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

Amount$34.5B

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

Amount$32.5B

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

Amount$18.5B

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

Amount$15.8B

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

Amount$13.8B

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

Amount$11.0B

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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ORCL — Oracle

Amount$10.3B

Latest annual R&D expense: $10.3B for fiscal 2026. Source: SEC company facts. Official-data ranked list; not financial advice.

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BMY — Bristol Myers Squibb

Amount$10.0B

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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BABA — Alibaba Group

Amount$9.6B

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

Amount$9.3B

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

Amount$9.1B

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

Amount$9.0B

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

Amount$8.6B

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

Amount$8.3B

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

Amount$8.1B

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

Amount$7.2B

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

Amount$6.4B

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

Amount$6.0B

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

Amount$3.8B

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

Amount$3.6B

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

Amount$3.6B

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

Amount$3.4B

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

Amount$3.4B

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

Amount$3.1B

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

Amount$3.1B

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

Amount$3.0B

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

Amount$2.9B

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

Amount$2.9B

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

Amount$2.8B

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

Amount$2.8B

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

Amount$2.5B

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

Amount$2.4B

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

Amount$2.3B

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

Amount$2.1B

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

Amount$2.1B

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

Amount$2.1B

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

Amount$2.1B

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

Amount$2.1B

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

Amount$2.0B

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

Amount$2.0B

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

Amount$1.8B

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

Amount$1.8B

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

Amount$1.6B

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

Amount$1.6B

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

Amount$1.6B

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

Amount$1.6B

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

Amount$1.6B

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

Amount$1.5B

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

Amount$1.4B

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

Amount$1.4B

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

Amount$1.4B

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

Amount$1.4B

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

Amount$1.3B

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

Amount$1.2B

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

Amount$1.2B

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

Amount$1.2B

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

Amount$993.0M

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

Amount$988.6M

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

Amount$839.0M

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

Amount$817.3M

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

Amount$815.5M

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

Amount$800.0M

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

Amount$797.0M

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

Amount$756.0M

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

Amount$724.0M

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

Amount$647.0M

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

Amount$557.7M

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

Amount$528.0M

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

Amount$441.7M

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

Amount$427.0M

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

Amount$409.0M

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

Amount$347.6M

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

Amount$240.0M

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

Amount$226.5M

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

Amount$195.0M

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

Amount$166.0M

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

Amount$147.0M

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

Amount$109.0M

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

Amount$105.1M

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

Amount$103.6M

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

Amount$96.0M

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

Amount$78.0M

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

Amount$37.0M

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

Amount$28.0M

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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