R&D expense · 2015–2025
SAP R&D expense
$7.5B+6.3% · FY2025
SAP (SAP) reported $7.5B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +6.3% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $7.5B | +6.3% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $7.1B | +3.1% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $6.8B | +6.8% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $6.4B | +2.7% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $6.2B | +22.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $5.1B | +5.9% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $4.8B | +12.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $4.3B | +13.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $3.8B | +12.4% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $3.4B | +6.7% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $3.2B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2015–2025 compound annual growth +9.0%
Figures are reported under IFRS in EUR and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 0.885 EUR/$ for income items, year-end 0.851 EUR/$ for balance-sheet items.
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). SAP R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/sap/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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