Salesforce, Inc. Research And Development Expense

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Salesforce, Inc. reported Research And Development Expense of $5.99 billion for the year ending 2026.

  • Salesforce, Inc. showed an increase of +9.1% in Research And Development Expense from 2025 to 2026.
  • This data is from Salesforce, Inc.'s annual report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026.
  • XBRL data for this metric is available from 2010 to 2026 (17 years of filings). Earlier data may not exist in machine-readable XBRL format as companies adopted electronic filing at different times.
  • Quarterly values from 10-Q filings: Q2 2010: $40.12 million | Q3 2010: $42.93 million | Q4 2010: $47.31 million | Q2 2011: $65.29 million | Q3 2011: $73.39 million | Q4 2011: $76.05 million | Q2 2012: $94.78 million | Q3 2012: $99.44 million | Q4 2012: $114.07 million | Q2 2013: $131.94 million | Q3 2013: $148.08 million | Q4 2013: $170.69 million | Q2 2014: $188.36 million | Q3 2014: $203.11 million | Q4 2014: $195.46 million | Q2 2015: $222.13 million | Q3 2015: $234.10 million | Q4 2015: $239.21 million | Q2 2016: $260.97 million | Q3 2016: $291.51 million | Q4 2016: $311.46 million | Q2 2017: $376.00 million | Q3 2017: $387.00 million | Q4 2017: $394.00 million | Q2 2018: $424.00 million | Q3 2018: $463.00 million | Q4 2018: $481.00 million | Q2 2019: $554.00 million | Q3 2019: $607.00 million | Q4 2019: $774.00 million | Q2 2020: $859.00 million | Q3 2020: $898.00 million | Q4 2020: $902.00 million | Q2 2021: $951.00 million | Q3 2021: $1.02 billion | Q4 2021: $1.20 billion | Q2 2022: $1.32 billion | Q3 2022: $1.33 billion | Q4 2022: $1.28 billion | Q2 2023: $1.21 billion | Q3 2023: $1.22 billion | Q4 2023: $1.20 billion | Q2 2024: $1.37 billion | Q3 2024: $1.35 billion | Q4 2024: $1.36 billion | Q2 2025: $1.46 billion | Q3 2025: $1.48 billion | Q4 2025: $1.43 billion.
  • Over the full 17 years of available data (2010 to 2026), Salesforce, Inc.'s Research And Development Expense has grown by 4,443.7%.
  • Historical annual values: Fiscal year 2026: $5.99 billion | Fiscal year 2025: $5.49 billion | Fiscal year 2024: $4.91 billion | Fiscal year 2023: $5.06 billion | Fiscal year 2022: $4.47 billion | Fiscal year 2021: $3.60 billion | Fiscal year 2020: $2.77 billion | Fiscal year 2019: $1.89 billion | Fiscal year 2018: $1.55 billion | Fiscal year 2017: $1.21 billion | Fiscal year 2016: $946.30 million | Fiscal year 2015: $792.92 million | Fiscal year 2014: $623.80 million | Fiscal year 2013: $429.48 million | Fiscal year 2012: $295.35 million | Fiscal year 2011: $187.89 million | Fiscal year 2010: $131.90 million.
  • Data sourced from SEC EDGAR public filings as of August 8, 2026.

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