Research and Development Expense in USD of NVIDIA CORP from 2009 to Q3 2025

Taxonomy & unit
us-gaap: USD
Description
The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.
Summary
NVIDIA CORP quarterly/annual Research and Development Expense history and change rate from 2009 to Q3 2025.
  • NVIDIA CORP Research and Development Expense for the quarter ending 26 Oct 2025 was $4.71B, a 38.8% increase year-over-year.
  • NVIDIA CORP Research and Development Expense for the twelve months ending 26 Oct 2025 was $16.7B, a 43.1% increase year-over-year.
  • NVIDIA CORP annual Research and Development Expense for 2024 was $12.9B, a 48.9% increase from 2023.
  • NVIDIA CORP annual Research and Development Expense for 2023 was $8.68B, a 18.2% increase from 2022.
  • NVIDIA CORP annual Research and Development Expense for 2022 was $7.34B, a 39.3% increase from 2021.
Research and Development Expense, Trailing 12 Months (USD)
Research and Development Expense, Quarterly (USD)
Research and Development Expense, YoY Quarterly Change (%)
Research and Development Expense, Annual (USD)
Research and Development Expense, YoY Annual Change (%)

NVIDIA CORP Quarterly Research and Development Expense (USD)

Period TTM Value Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date Report Filed
Q3 2025 $16.7B $4.71B +$1.32B +38.8% 28 Jul 2025 26 Oct 2025 10-Q 19 Nov 2025
Q2 2025 $15.4B $4.29B +$1.2B +38.9% 28 Apr 2025 27 Jul 2025 10-Q 27 Aug 2025
Q1 2025 $14.2B $3.99B +$1.27B +46.7% 27 Jan 2025 27 Apr 2025 10-Q 28 May 2025
Q4 2024 $12.9B $3.71B +$1.25B +50.6% 28 Oct 2024 26 Jan 2025 10-K 26 Feb 2025
Q3 2024 $11.7B $3.39B +$1.1B +47.8% 29 Jul 2024 27 Oct 2024 10-Q 19 Nov 2025
Q2 2024 $10.6B $3.09B +$1.05B +51.5% 29 Apr 2024 28 Jul 2024 10-Q 27 Aug 2025
Q1 2024 $9.52B $2.72B +$845M +45.1% 29 Jan 2024 28 Apr 2024 10-Q 28 May 2025
Q4 2023 $8.68B $2.47B +$514M +26.3% 30 Oct 2023 28 Jan 2024 10-K 26 Feb 2025
Q3 2023 $8.16B $2.29B +$349M +17.9% 31 Jul 2023 29 Oct 2023 10-Q 20 Nov 2024
Q2 2023 $7.81B $2.04B +$216M +11.8% 01 May 2023 30 Jul 2023 10-Q 28 Aug 2024
Q1 2023 $7.6B $1.88B +$257M +15.9% 30 Jan 2023 30 Apr 2023 10-Q 29 May 2024
Q4 2022 $7.34B $1.95B +$485M +33.1% 31 Oct 2022 29 Jan 2023 10-K 26 Feb 2025
Q3 2022 $6.85B $1.95B +$542M +38.6% 01 Aug 2022 30 Oct 2022 10-Q 21 Nov 2023
Q2 2022 $6.31B $1.82B +$579M +46.5% 02 May 2022 31 Jul 2022 10-Q 28 Aug 2023
Q1 2022 $5.73B $1.62B +$465M +40.3% 31 Jan 2022 01 May 2022 10-Q 26 May 2023
Q4 2021 $5.27B $1.47B +$322M +28.1% 01 Nov 2021 30 Jan 2022 10-K 21 Feb 2024
Q3 2021 $4.95B $1.4B +$356M +34% 02 Aug 2021 31 Oct 2021 10-Q 18 Nov 2022
Q2 2021 $4.59B $1.25B +$248M +24.9% 03 May 2021 01 Aug 2021 10-Q 31 Aug 2022
Q1 2021 $4.34B $1.15B +$418M +56.9% 01 Feb 2021 02 May 2021 10-Q 27 May 2022
Q4 2020 $3.92B $1.15B +$406M +54.9% 26 Oct 2020 31 Jan 2021 10-K 24 Feb 2023
Q3 2020 $3.52B $1.05B +$335M +47.1% 27 Jul 2020 25 Oct 2020 10-Q 22 Nov 2021
Q2 2020 $3.18B $997M +$293M +41.6% 27 Apr 2020 26 Jul 2020 10-Q 20 Aug 2021
Q1 2020 $2.89B $735M +$61M +9.05% 27 Jan 2020 26 Apr 2020 10-Q 26 May 2021
Q4 2019 $2.83B $739M +$91M +14% 28 Oct 2019 26 Jan 2020 10-K 18 Mar 2022
Q3 2019 $2.74B $712M +$107M +17.7% 29 Jul 2019 27 Oct 2019 10-Q 18 Nov 2020
Q2 2019 $2.63B $704M +$123M +21.2% 29 Apr 2019 28 Jul 2019 10-Q 19 Aug 2020
Q1 2019 $2.51B $674M +$132M +24.4% 28 Jan 2019 28 Apr 2019 10-Q 21 May 2020
Q4 2018 $2.38B $648M +$140M +27.6% 29 Oct 2018 27 Jan 2019 10-K 26 Feb 2021
Q3 2018 $2.24B $605M +$143M +31% 30 Jul 2018 28 Oct 2018 10-Q 14 Nov 2019
Q2 2018 $2.09B $581M +$165M +39.7% 30 Apr 2018 29 Jul 2018 10-Q 15 Aug 2019
Q1 2018 $1.93B $542M +$131M +31.9% 29 Jan 2018 29 Apr 2018 10-Q 16 May 2019
Q4 2017 $1.8B $508M +$114M +28.9% 30 Oct 2017 28 Jan 2018 10-K 20 Feb 2020
Q3 2017 $1.68B $462M +$89M +23.9% 31 Jul 2017 29 Oct 2017 10-Q 15 Nov 2018
Q2 2017 $1.59B $416M +$66M +18.9% 01 May 2017 30 Jul 2017 10-Q 16 Aug 2018
Q1 2017 $1.53B $411M +$65M +18.8% 30 Jan 2017 30 Apr 2017 10-Q 22 May 2018
Q4 2016 $1.46B $394M +$51M +14.9% 31 Oct 2016 29 Jan 2017 10-K 21 Feb 2019
Q3 2016 $1.41B $373M +$44M +13.4% 01 Aug 2016 30 Oct 2016 10-Q 21 Nov 2017
Q2 2016 $1.37B $350M +$30M +9.38% 02 May 2016 31 Jul 2016 10-Q 23 Aug 2017
Q1 2016 $1.34B $346M +$7M +2.07% 01 Feb 2016 01 May 2016 10-Q 23 May 2017
Q4 2015 $1.33B $343M -$6M -1.72% 26 Oct 2015 31 Jan 2016 10-K 28 Feb 2018
Q3 2015 $1.34B $329M -$11M -3.24% 27 Jul 2015 25 Oct 2015 10-Q 22 Nov 2016
Q2 2015 $1.35B $320M -$17M -5.05% 27 Apr 2015 26 Jul 2015 10-Q 23 Aug 2016
Q1 2015 $1.37B $339M +$5M +1.5% 26 Jan 2015 26 Apr 2015 10-Q 25 May 2016
Q4 2014 $1.36B $349M +$12.2M +3.62% 27 Oct 2014 25 Jan 2015 10-K 01 Mar 2017
Q3 2014 $1.35B $340M -$294K -0.09% 28 Jul 2014 26 Oct 2014 10-Q 18 Nov 2015
Q2 2014 $1.35B $337M +$5.26M +1.59% 28 Apr 2014 27 Jul 2014 10-Q 19 Aug 2015
Q1 2014 $1.34B $334M +$6.84M +2.09% 27 Jan 2014 27 Apr 2014 10-Q 20 May 2015
Q4 2013 $1.34B $337M +$38.8M +13% 28 Oct 2013 26 Jan 2014 10-K 17 Mar 2016
Q3 2013 $1.3B $340M +$56.1M +19.7% 29 Jul 2013 27 Oct 2013 10-Q 19 Nov 2014
Q2 2013 $1.24B $332M +$50.5M +18% 29 Apr 2013 28 Jul 2013 10-Q 20 Aug 2014
Q1 2013 $1.19B $327M +$43.3M +15.2% 28 Jan 2013 28 Apr 2013 10-Q 21 May 2014
Q4 2012 $1.15B $298M +$31.1M +11.7% 29 Oct 2012 27 Jan 2013 10-K 12 Mar 2015
Q3 2012 $1.12B $284M +$27.7M +10.8% 30 Jul 2012 28 Oct 2012 10-Q 19 Nov 2013
Q2 2012 $1.09B $281M +$33.5M +13.5% 30 Apr 2012 29 Jul 2012 10-Q 21 Aug 2013
Q1 2012 $1.05B $284M +$52.4M +22.6% 30 Jan 2012 29 Apr 2012 10-Q 22 May 2013
Q4 2011 $1B $267M +$51.3M +23.8% 31 Oct 2011 29 Jan 2012 10-K 13 Mar 2014
Q3 2011 $951M $256M +$52M +25.4% 01 Aug 2011 30 Oct 2011 10-Q 19 Nov 2012
Q2 2011 $899M $248M +$37.1M +17.6% 02 May 2011 31 Jul 2011 10-Q 22 Aug 2012
Q1 2011 $862M $232M +$13.4M +6.15% 31 Jan 2011 01 May 2011 10-Q 23 May 2012
Q4 2010 $849M $216M 01 Nov 2010 30 Jan 2011 10-K 12 Mar 2013
Q3 2010 $205M 02 Aug 2010 31 Oct 2010 10-Q 22 Nov 2011
Q2 2010 $211M 03 May 2010 01 Aug 2010 10-Q 25 Aug 2011
Q1 2010 $218M 01 Feb 2010 02 May 2010 10-Q 27 May 2011

NVIDIA CORP Annual Research and Development Expense (USD)

Period Value YoY Chg Change % Start Date End Date Report Filed
2024 $12.9B +$4.24B +48.9% 29 Jan 2024 26 Jan 2025 10-K 26 Feb 2025
2023 $8.68B +$1.34B +18.2% 30 Jan 2023 28 Jan 2024 10-K 26 Feb 2025
2022 $7.34B +$2.07B +39.3% 31 Jan 2022 29 Jan 2023 10-K 26 Feb 2025
2021 $5.27B +$1.34B +34.3% 01 Feb 2021 30 Jan 2022 10-K 21 Feb 2024
2020 $3.92B +$1.1B +38.7% 27 Jan 2020 31 Jan 2021 10-K 24 Feb 2023
2019 $2.83B +$453M +19.1% 28 Jan 2019 26 Jan 2020 10-K 18 Mar 2022
2018 $2.38B +$579M +32.2% 29 Jan 2018 27 Jan 2019 10-K 26 Feb 2021
2017 $1.8B +$334M +22.8% 30 Jan 2017 28 Jan 2018 10-K 20 Feb 2020
2016 $1.46B +$132M +9.92% 01 Feb 2016 29 Jan 2017 10-K 21 Feb 2019
2015 $1.33B -$29M -2.13% 26 Jan 2015 31 Jan 2016 10-K 28 Feb 2018
2014 $1.36B +$24M +1.8% 27 Jan 2014 25 Jan 2015 10-K 01 Mar 2017
2013 $1.34B +$189M +16.4% 28 Jan 2013 26 Jan 2014 10-K 17 Mar 2016
2012 $1.15B +$145M +14.4% 30 Jan 2012 27 Jan 2013 10-K 12 Mar 2015
2011 $1B +$154M +18.1% 31 Jan 2011 29 Jan 2012 10-K 13 Mar 2014
2010 $849M -$60M -6.6% 01 Feb 2010 30 Jan 2011 10-K 12 Mar 2013
2009 $909M 26 Jan 2009 31 Jan 2010 10-K 13 Mar 2012
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the value indicates that the value is likely invalid.