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Nvidia R&D Spending Growth & History (NVDA)
Nvidia's r&d spending was $18.50B for fiscal 2026.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2026 | 2026-01-25 | $18.50B | $5.58B | +43.23% |
| 2025 | 2025-01-26 | $12.91B | $4.24B | +48.86% |
| 2024 | 2024-01-28 | $8.68B | $1.34B | +18.20% |
| 2023 | 2023-01-29 | $7.34B | $2.07B | +39.31% |
| 2022 | 2022-01-30 | $5.27B | $1.34B | +34.25% |
| 2021 | 2021-01-31 | $3.92B | $1.09B | +38.71% |
| 2020 | 2020-01-26 | $2.83B | $453.0M | +19.07% |
| 2019 | 2019-01-27 | $2.38B | $579.0M | +32.22% |
| 2018 | 2018-01-28 | $1.80B | $334.0M | +22.83% |
| 2017 | 2017-01-29 | $1.46B | $132.0M | +9.92% |
| 2016 | 2016-01-31 | $1.33B | −$29.0M | −2.13% |
| 2015 | 2015-01-25 | $1.36B | $24.0M | +1.80% |
| 2014 | 2014-01-26 | $1.34B | $188.7M | +16.45% |
| 2013 | 2013-01-27 | $1.15B | $144.7M | +14.43% |
| 2012 | 2012-01-29 | $1.00B | $153.8M | +18.12% |
| 2011 | 2011-01-30 | $848.8M | −$60.0M | −6.60% |
| 2010 | 2010-01-31 | $908.9M | $53.0M | +6.19% |
| 2009 | 2009-01-25 | $855.9M | $164.2M | +23.75% |
| 2008 | 2008-01-27 | $691.6M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2027 | 2026-07-26 | $7.05B | $2.76B | +64.39% |
| Q1 2027 | 2026-04-26 | $6.32B | $2.33B | +58.46% |
| Q4 2026 | 2026-01-25 | $5.51B | $1.80B | +48.41% |
| Q3 2026 | 2025-10-26 | $4.71B | $1.31B | +38.79% |
| Q2 2026 | 2025-07-27 | $4.29B | $1.20B | +38.87% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-04-27 | $3.99B | $1.27B | +46.65% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-01-26 | $3.71B | $1.25B | +50.61% |
| Q3 2025 | 2024-10-27 | $3.39B | $1.10B | +47.78% |
| Q2 2025 | 2024-07-28 | $3.09B | $1.05B | +51.47% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-04-28 | $2.72B | $845.0M | +45.07% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-01-28 | $2.47B | $514.0M | +26.33% |
| Q3 2024 | 2023-10-29 | $2.29B | $349.0M | +17.94% |
| Q2 2024 | 2023-07-30 | $2.04B | $216.0M | +11.84% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-04-30 | $1.88B | $257.0M | +15.88% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-01-29 | $1.95B | $485.0M | +33.06% |
| Q3 2023 | 2022-10-30 | $1.95B | $542.0M | +38.63% |
| Q2 2023 | 2022-07-31 | $1.82B | $579.0M | +46.51% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-05-01 | $1.62B | $465.0M | +40.33% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-01-30 | $1.47B | $322.0M | +28.12% |
| Q3 2022 | 2021-10-31 | $1.40B | $356.0M | +34.00% |
| Q2 2022 | 2021-08-01 | $1.25B | $248.0M | +24.87% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-05-02 | $1.15B | $418.0M | +56.87% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-01-31 | $1.15B | $406.0M | +54.94% |
| Q3 2021 | 2020-10-25 | $1.05B | $335.0M | +47.05% |
| Q2 2021 | 2020-07-26 | $997.0M | $293.0M | +41.62% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-04-26 | $735.0M | $61.0M | +9.05% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-01-26 | $739.0M | $91.0M | +14.04% |
| Q3 2020 | 2019-10-27 | $712.0M | $107.0M | +17.69% |
| Q2 2020 | 2019-07-28 | $704.0M | $123.0M | +21.17% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-04-28 | $674.0M | $132.0M | +24.35% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-01-27 | $648.0M | $140.0M | +27.56% |
| Q3 2019 | 2018-10-28 | $605.0M | $143.0M | +30.95% |
| Q2 2019 | 2018-07-29 | $581.0M | $165.0M | +39.66% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-04-29 | $542.0M | $131.0M | +31.87% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-01-28 | $508.0M | $114.0M | +28.93% |
| Q3 2018 | 2017-10-29 | $462.0M | $89.0M | +23.86% |
| Q2 2018 | 2017-07-30 | $416.0M | $66.0M | +18.86% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-04-30 | $411.0M | $65.0M | +18.79% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-01-29 | $394.0M | $51.0M | +14.87% |
| Q3 2017 | 2016-10-30 | $373.0M | $44.0M | +13.37% |
| Q2 2017 | 2016-07-31 | $350.0M | $30.0M | +9.38% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-05-01 | $346.0M | $7.0M | +2.06% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-01-31 | $343.0M | −$6.0M | −1.72% |
| Q3 2016 | 2015-10-25 | $329.0M | −$11.0M | −3.24% |
| Q2 2016 | 2015-07-26 | $320.0M | −$17.0M | −5.04% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-04-26 | $339.0M | $5.0M | +1.50% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-01-25 | $349.0M | $12.2M | +3.62% |
| Q3 2015 | 2014-10-26 | $340.0M | −$294,000 | −0.09% |
| Q2 2015 | 2014-07-27 | $337.0M | $5.3M | +1.59% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-04-27 | $334.0M | $6.8M | +2.09% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-01-26 | $336.8M | $38.8M | +13.02% |
| Q3 2014 | 2013-10-27 | $340.3M | $56.1M | +19.75% |
| Q2 2014 | 2013-07-28 | $331.7M | $50.5M | +17.98% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-04-28 | $327.2M | $43.3M | +15.24% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-01-27 | $298.0M | $31.1M | +11.67% |
| Q3 2013 | 2012-10-28 | $284.2M | $27.7M | +10.79% |
| Q2 2013 | 2012-07-29 | $281.2M | $33.5M | +13.51% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-04-29 | $283.9M | $52.4M | +22.62% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-01-29 | $266.9M | — | — |
| Q3 2012 | 2011-10-30 | $256.5M | $52.0M | +25.41% |
| Q2 2012 | 2011-07-31 | $247.7M | $37.1M | +17.61% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-05-01 | $231.5M | $13.4M | +6.15% |
| Q3 2011 | 2010-10-31 | $204.5M | $6.6M | +3.32% |
| Q2 2011 · Aug 1 | 2010-08-01 | $210.6M | $17.8M | +9.22% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-05-02 | $218.1M | −$83.7M | −27.73% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-01-31 | $216.3M | — | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2009-10-25 | $197.9M | −$14.4M | −6.79% |
| Q2 2010 | 2009-07-26 | $192.9M | −$20.1M | −9.42% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-04-26 | $301.8M | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2008-10-26 | $212.4M | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2008-07-27 | $212.9M | — | — |
Nvidia r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Nvidia's r&d spending increased from $3.92B to $18.50B, a change of $14.57B. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2027, shows $7.05B.
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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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