R&D expense · 2011–2025
Apple R&D expense
$34.6B+10.1% · FY2025
Apple (AAPL) reported $34.6B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +10.1% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-09-27 | $34.6B | +10.1% | Open → |
| FY20242024-09-28 | $31.4B | +4.9% | Open → |
| FY20232023-09-30 | $29.9B | +14.0% | Open → |
| FY20222022-09-24 | $26.3B | +19.8% | Open → |
| FY20212021-09-25 | $21.9B | +16.9% | Open → |
| FY20202020-09-26 | $18.8B | +15.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-09-28 | $16.2B | +13.9% | Open → |
| FY20182018-09-29 | $14.2B | +22.9% | Open → |
| FY20172017-09-30 | $11.6B | +15.3% | Open → |
| FY20162016-09-24 | $10.0B | +24.5% | Open → |
| FY20152015-09-26 | $8.1B | +33.5% | Open → |
| FY20142014-09-27 | $6.0B | +35.0% | Open → |
| FY20132013-09-28 | $4.5B | +32.4% | Open → |
| FY20122012-09-29 | $3.4B | +39.2% | Open → |
| FY20112011-09-24 | $2.4B | — | 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 +20.9%
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