Microsoft Corporation(MSFT)
Software - Infrastructure · Redmond, WA
$499.70-10.42 (-2.04%)
Delayed quote: Sep 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Software - Infrastructure · Redmond, WA
Delayed quote: Sep 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
The latest quarterly R&D expense is $10.00 Billion with a quarter-over-quarter change of +12.14%. Research and Development (R&D) expenses represent the costs incurred by a company in developing new products, services, or processes.
Reported quarterly R&D expense; no daily interpolation.
$10.00B
$10.00 Billion
+12.14%
vs. $8.91B prior quarter
96
Quarters of data available
| Period | R&D Expense | QoQ Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended Jun 2026 | $10.00B | +$1.08B | +12.14% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2026 | $8.91B | +$411.00M | +4.83% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2025 | $8.50B | +$358.00M | +4.39% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2025 | $8.15B | −$683.00M | -7.74% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2025 | $8.83B | +$631.00M | +7.70% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2025 | $8.20B | +$281.00M | +3.55% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2024 | $7.92B | +$373.00M | +4.94% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2024 | $7.54B | −$512.00M | -6.36% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2024 | $8.06B | +$403.00M | +5.27% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2024 | $7.65B | +$511.00M | +7.15% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2023 | $7.14B | +$483.00M | +7.25% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2023 | $6.66B | −$80.00M | -1.19% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2023 | $6.74B | −$245.00M | -3.51% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2023 | $6.98B | +$140.00M | +2.05% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2022 | $6.84B | +$216.00M | +3.26% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2022 | $6.63B | −$221.00M | -3.23% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2022 | $6.85B | +$543.00M | +8.61% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2022 | $6.31B | +$548.00M | +9.52% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2021 | $5.76B | +$159.00M | +2.84% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2021 | $5.60B | −$88.00M | -1.55% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2021 | $5.69B | +$483.00M | +9.28% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2021 | $5.20B | +$305.00M | +6.23% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2020 | $4.90B | −$27.00M | -0.55% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2020 | $4.93B | −$288.00M | -5.52% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2020 | $5.21B | +$327.00M | +6.69% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2020 | $4.89B | +$284.00M | +6.17% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2019 | $4.60B | +$38.00M | +0.83% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2019 | $4.57B | +$52.00M | +1.15% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2019 | $4.51B | +$197.00M | +4.56% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2019 | $4.32B | +$246.00M | +6.04% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2018 | $4.07B | +$93.00M | +2.34% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2018 | $3.98B | +$44.00M | +1.12% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2018 | $3.93B | +$218.00M | +5.87% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2018 | $3.71B | +$211.00M | +6.02% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2017 | $3.50B | −$70.00M | -1.96% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2017 | $3.57B | +$60.00M | +1.71% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2017 | $3.51B | +$159.00M | +4.74% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2017 | $3.35B | +$293.00M | +9.57% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2016 | $3.06B | −$44.00M | -1.42% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2016 | $3.11B | −$40.00M | -1.27% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2016 | $3.15B | +$166.00M | +5.57% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2016 | $2.98B | +$80.00M | +2.76% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2015 | $2.90B | −$62.00M | -2.09% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2015 | $2.96B | −$132.00M | -4.27% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2015 | $3.09B | +$110.00M | +3.69% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2015 | $2.98B | +$81.00M | +2.79% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2014 | $2.90B | −$162.00M | -5.29% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2014 | $3.06B | −$58.00M | -1.86% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2014 | $3.12B | +$380.00M | +13.85% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2014 | $2.74B | −$5.00M | -0.18% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2013 | $2.75B | −$19.00M | -0.69% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2013 | $2.77B | −$16.00M | -0.57% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2013 | $2.78B | +$143.00M | +5.42% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2013 | $2.64B | +$112.00M | +4.43% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2012 | $2.53B | +$68.00M | +2.76% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2012 | $2.46B | −$134.00M | -5.17% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2012 | $2.59B | +$77.00M | +3.06% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2012 | $2.52B | +$146.00M | +6.16% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2011 | $2.37B | +$42.00M | +1.80% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2011 | $2.33B | −$64.00M | -2.67% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2011 | $2.39B | +$124.00M | +5.46% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2011 | $2.27B | +$84.00M | +3.84% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2010 | $2.19B | −$11.00M | -0.50% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2010 | $2.20B | −$154.00M | -6.55% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2010 | $2.35B | +$130.00M | +5.86% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2010 | $2.22B | +$141.00M | +6.78% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2009 | $2.08B | +$14.00M | +0.68% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2009 | $2.06B | −$160.00M | -7.19% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2009 | $2.23B | +$13.00M | +0.59% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2009 | $2.21B | −$78.00M | -3.41% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2008 | $2.29B | +$7.00M | +0.31% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2008 | $2.28B | −$124.00M | -5.15% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2008 | $2.41B | +$372.00M | +18.28% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2008 | $2.04B | +$150.00M | +7.96% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2007 | $1.89B | +$48.00M | +2.61% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2007 | $1.84B | −$111.00M | -5.70% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2007 | $1.95B | +$198.00M | +11.31% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2007 | $1.75B | +$113.00M | +6.90% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2006 | $1.64B | −$149.00M | -8.34% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2006 | $1.79B | −$75.00M | -4.03% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2006 | $1.86B | +$244.00M | +15.09% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2006 | $1.62B | +$26.00M | +1.63% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2005 | $1.59B | +$76.00M | +5.02% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2005 | $1.51B | −$176.00M | -10.41% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2005 | $1.69B | +$209.00M | +14.10% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2005 | $1.48B | +$45.00M | +3.13% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2004 | $1.44B | −$111.00M | -7.17% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2004 | $1.55B | −$111.00M | -6.69% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2004 | $1.66B | +$121.00M | +7.87% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2004 | $1.54B | −$1.43B | -48.23% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2003 | $2.97B | +$1.36B | +84.42% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2003 | $1.61B | +$275.00M | +20.58% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2003 | $1.34B | +$225.00M | +20.25% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2003 | $1.11B | −$7.00M | -0.63% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2002 | $1.12B | +$24.00M | +2.19% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2002 | $1.09B | N/A | N/A |