R&D expense · 2015–2025
Roku R&D expense
$729M+1.3% · FY2025
Roku (ROKU) reported $729M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +1.3% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $729M | +1.3% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $720M | −18.0% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $878M | +11.4% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $789M | +70.9% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $462M | +29.7% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $356M | +34.3% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $265M | +55.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $171M | +58.1% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $108M | +41.7% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $76.2M | +50.9% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-26 | $50.5M | — | 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 · 2015–2025 compound annual growth +30.6%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-008114 · February 13, 2026
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