R&D expense · 2011–2025
Meta Platforms R&D expense
$57.4B+30.8% · FY2025
Meta Platforms (META) reported $57.4B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +30.8% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $57.4B | +30.8% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $43.9B | +14.0% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $38.5B | +8.9% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $35.3B | +43.3% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $24.7B | +33.7% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $18.4B | +35.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $13.6B | +32.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $10.3B | +32.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $7.8B | +31.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $5.9B | +22.9% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $4.8B | +80.6% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $2.7B | +88.4% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $1.4B | +1.1% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $1.4B | +260.6% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $388M | — | 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 +42.9%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Meta Platforms R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/meta-platforms/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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}The filing itself
The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-003942 · January 29, 2026
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