R&D expense · 2011–2025
Microsoft R&D expense
$32.5B+10.1% · FY2025
Microsoft (MSFT) reported $32.5B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +10.1% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-06-30 | $32.5B | +10.1% | Open → |
| FY20242024-06-30 | $29.5B | +8.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-06-30 | $27.2B | +10.9% | Open → |
| FY20222022-06-30 | $24.5B | +18.3% | Open → |
| FY20212021-06-30 | $20.7B | +7.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-06-30 | $19.3B | +14.2% | Open → |
| FY20192019-06-30 | $16.9B | +14.6% | Open → |
| FY20182018-06-30 | $14.7B | +13.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-06-30 | $13.0B | +8.8% | Open → |
| FY20162016-06-30 | $12.0B | −0.5% | Open → |
| FY20152015-06-30 | $12.0B | +5.8% | Open → |
| FY20142014-06-30 | $11.4B | +9.3% | Open → |
| FY20132013-06-30 | $10.4B | +6.1% | Open → |
| FY20122012-06-30 | $9.8B | +8.5% | Open → |
| FY20112011-06-30 | $9.0B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +9.6%
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