R&D expense · 2016–2025
Spotify Technology R&D expense
$1.6B−2.1% · FY2025
Spotify Technology (SPOT) reported $1.6B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −2.1% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $1.6B | −2.1% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $1.6B | −13.8% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $1.9B | +27.7% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $1.5B | +35.4% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $1.1B | +12.8% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $956M | +38.9% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $688M | +18.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $582M | +30.1% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $447M | +95.2% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $229M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2016–2025 compound annual growth +23.9%
Figures are reported under IFRS in EUR and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 0.885 EUR/$ for income items, year-end 0.851 EUR/$ for balance-sheet items.
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