R&D expense · 2011–2025
Salesforce R&D expense
$6.0B+9.1% · FY2025
Salesforce (CRM) reported $6.0B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +9.1% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-31 | $6.0B | +9.1% | Open → |
| FY20242025-01-31 | $5.5B | +12.0% | Open → |
| FY20232024-01-31 | $4.9B | −2.9% | Open → |
| FY20222023-01-31 | $5.1B | +13.2% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-31 | $4.5B | +24.1% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-31 | $3.6B | +30.1% | Open → |
| FY20192020-01-31 | $2.8B | +46.7% | Open → |
| FY20182019-01-31 | $1.9B | +21.4% | Open → |
| FY20172018-01-31 | $1.6B | +28.6% | Open → |
| FY20162017-01-31 | $1.2B | +27.7% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-31 | $946M | +19.3% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-31 | $793M | +27.1% | Open → |
| FY20132014-01-31 | $624M | +45.2% | Open → |
| FY20122013-01-31 | $429M | +45.4% | Open → |
| FY20112012-01-31 | $295M | — | 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 +24.0%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001108524-26-000060 · March 2, 2026
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