R&D expense · 2011–2025
NVIDIA R&D expense
$18.5B+43.2% · FY2025
NVIDIA (NVDA) reported $18.5B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +43.2% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-25 | $18.5B | +43.2% | Open → |
| FY20242025-01-26 | $12.9B | +48.9% | Open → |
| FY20232024-01-28 | $8.7B | +18.2% | Open → |
| FY20222023-01-29 | $7.3B | +39.3% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-30 | $5.3B | +34.3% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-31 | $3.9B | +38.7% | Open → |
| FY20192020-01-26 | $2.8B | +19.1% | Open → |
| FY20182019-01-27 | $2.4B | +32.2% | Open → |
| FY20172018-01-28 | $1.8B | +22.8% | Open → |
| FY20162017-01-29 | $1.5B | +9.9% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-31 | $1.3B | −2.1% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-25 | $1.4B | +1.8% | Open → |
| FY20132014-01-26 | $1.3B | +16.4% | Open → |
| FY20122013-01-27 | $1.1B | +14.4% | Open → |
| FY20112012-01-29 | $1.0B | — | 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 +23.1%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). NVIDIA R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/nvidia/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001045810-26-000021 · February 25, 2026
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