R&D expense · 2014–2025
Dell Technologies R&D expense
$3.1B+2.6% · FY2025
Dell Technologies (DELL) reported $3.1B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +2.6% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-30 | $3.1B | +2.6% | Open → |
| FY20242025-01-31 | $3.1B | +9.3% | Open → |
| FY20232024-02-02 | $2.8B | +0.8% | Open → |
| FY20222023-02-03 | $2.8B | +7.8% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-28 | $2.6B | +5.0% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-29 | $2.5B | +0.0% | Open → |
| FY20192020-01-31 | $2.5B | −46.7% | Open → |
| FY20182019-02-01 | $4.6B | +5.0% | Open → |
| FY20172018-02-02 | $4.4B | +66.3% | Open → |
| FY20162017-02-03 | $2.6B | +150.8% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-29 | $1.1B | +14.2% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-30 | $920M | — | 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 · 2014–2025 compound annual growth +11.8%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001571996-26-000008 · March 16, 2026
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