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Blackberry R&D Spending Growth & History (BB)
Blackberry's r&d spending was $113.6M for fiscal 2026.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2026 | 2026-02-28 | $113.6M | $4.8M | +4.41% |
| 2025 | 2025-02-28 | $108.8M | −$18.3M | −14.40% |
| 2024 | 2024-02-29 | $127.1M | −$7.1M | −5.29% |
| 2023 | 2023-02-28 | $134.2M | −$84.8M | −38.72% |
| 2022 | 2022-02-28 | $219.0M | $4.0M | +1.86% |
| 2021 | 2021-02-28 | $215.0M | −$44.0M | −16.99% |
| 2020 | 2020-02-29 | $259.0M | $40.0M | +18.26% |
| 2019 | 2019-02-28 | $219.0M | −$20.0M | −8.37% |
| 2018 | 2018-02-28 | $239.0M | −$67.0M | −21.90% |
| 2017 | 2017-02-28 | $306.0M | −$163.0M | −34.75% |
| 2016 | 2016-02-29 | $469.0M | −$242.0M | −34.04% |
| 2015 | 2015-02-28 | $711.0M | −$575.0M | −44.71% |
| 2014 | 2014-03-01 | $1.29B | −$223.0M | −14.78% |
| 2013 | 2013-03-02 | $1.51B | −$47.0M | −3.02% |
| 2011 | 2012-03-03 | $1.56B | $205.0M | +15.17% |
| 2010 | 2011-02-26 | $1.35B | $386.0M | +40.00% |
| 2009 | 2010-02-27 | $965.0M | $280.0M | +40.88% |
| 2008 | 2009-02-28 | $685.0M | $325.2M | +90.37% |
| 2007 | 2008-03-01 | $359.8M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q1 2027 | 2026-05-31 | $33.0M | $8.0M | +32.00% |
| Q4 2026 | 2026-02-28 | $33.4M | $10.2M | +43.97% |
| Q3 2026 | 2025-11-30 | $29.6M | $1.7M | +6.09% |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-08-31 | $25.6M | −$1.5M | −5.54% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-05-31 | $25.0M | −$5.6M | −18.30% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-02-28 | $23.2M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2024-11-30 | $27.9M | −$1.1M | −3.79% |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-08-31 | $27.1M | −$22.9M | −45.80% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-05-31 | $30.6M | −$23.4M | −43.33% |
| Q3 2024 | 2023-11-30 | $29.0M | −$23.0M | −44.23% |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-08-31 | $50.0M | −$4.0M | −7.41% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-05-31 | $54.0M | $1.0M | +1.89% |
| Q3 2023 | 2022-11-30 | $52.0M | −$5.0M | −8.77% |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-08-31 | $54.0M | −$4.0M | −6.90% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-05-31 | $53.0M | −$4.0M | −7.02% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-02-28 | $47.0M | −$1.0M | −2.08% |
| Q3 2022 | 2021-11-30 | $57.0M | $4.0M | +7.55% |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-08-31 | $58.0M | $1.0M | +1.75% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-05-31 | $57.0M | $0 | 0.00% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-02-28 | $48.0M | −$12.0M | −20.00% |
| Q3 2021 | 2020-11-30 | $53.0M | −$13.0M | −19.70% |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-08-31 | $57.0M | −$5.0M | −8.06% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-05-31 | $57.0M | −$14.0M | −19.72% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-02-29 | $60.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2019-11-30 | $66.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-08-31 | $62.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-05-31 | $71.0M | — | — |
Blackberry r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Blackberry's r&d spending decreased from $215.0M to $113.6M, a change of −$101.4M. The latest reported quarter, Q1 2027, shows $33.0M.
About the metric
What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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