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2013 Ranking of companies spending the most on research and development

The companies that bet the most on innovation: amount spent on research and development during the fiscal year 2013.

Share prices and capitalizations at 2026-11-05·Annual accounts for the fiscal year 2013·Calculated on 2026-11-08· 8931 companies ranked
Metric : research and development expenses for the fiscal year 2013 (published annual accounts). Currency : Amounts converted into US dollars at the exchange rate of the day of calculation; the amount in the currency of the accounts is repeated under each value. Only companies whose data is published are ranked: a missing value excludes the company, it is never replaced by zero or estimated.
#EnterpriseMarketSector R&D expenses (USD)
1Statera Biopharma, Inc.STAB🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare19,53 billion $
2Volkswagen AGVOW3.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical11,36 billion $10,19 Md€
3Roche Holding AGRO.SW🇨🇭EuropeHealthcare11,30 billion $9,27 Bn CHF
4Intel CorporationINTC🇺🇸United StatesTechnology10,61 billion $
5Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.SSNLF🇰🇷KoreaTechnology10,50 billion $14 319 Md₩
6Microsoft CorporationMSFT🇺🇸United StatesTechnology10,41 billion $
7Novartis AGNOVN.SW🇨🇭EuropeHealthcare9,07 billion $
8Johnson & JohnsonJNJ🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare8,18 billion $
9Merck & Co., Inc.MRK🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare7,50 billion $
10Alphabet Inc.GOOG🇺🇸United StatesTechnology7,14 billion $
11Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical6,57 billion $
12Pfizer Inc.PFE🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare6,55 billion $
13Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO🇺🇸United StatesTechnology5,94 billion $
14International Business Machines CorporationIBM🇺🇸United StatesTechnology5,74 billion $
15Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare5,53 billion $
16Bayerische Motoren Werke AGBMW.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical5,34 billion $4,79 Md€
17SanofiSAN.PA🇫🇷FranceHealthcare5,13 billion $4,61 Md€
18Toyota Motor CorporationTOYOF🇯🇵JapanConsumer Cyclical5,10 billion $807,45 Bn¥
19QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM🇺🇸United StatesTechnology4,97 billion $
20Oracle CorporationORCL🇺🇸United StatesTechnology4,85 billion $
21Mercedes-Benz Group AGMBG.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical4,69 billion $4,21 Md€
22GSK plcGSK🇬🇧United KingdomHealthcare4,59 billion $3,44 Bn£
23Siemens AGSIE.DE🇩🇪GermanyIndustrials4,51 billion $4,05 Md€
24Apple Inc.AAPL🇺🇸United StatesTechnology4,47 billion $
25AstraZeneca PLCAZN🇬🇧United KingdomHealthcare4,42 billion $
26Amgen Inc.AMGN🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare4,08 billion $
27Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare3,73 billion $
28Airbus SEEADSF🇳🇱EuropeIndustrials3,59 billion $3,22 Md€
29Bayer AGBAYN.DE🇩🇪GermanyHealthcare3,56 billion $3,19 Md€
30Honda Motor Co., Ltd.HNDAF🇯🇵JapanConsumer Cyclical3,54 billion $560,27 Bn¥
31Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)ERIC-B.ST🇸🇪EuropeTechnology3,26 billion $32,24 billion SEK
32AbbVie Inc.ABBV🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare3,19 billion $
33Panasonic Holdings CorporationPCRFF🇯🇵JapanTechnology3,17 billion $502,22 Bn¥
34Exor N.V.EXO.AS🇳🇱EuropeConsumer Cyclical3,16 billion $2,83 Md€
35HP Inc.HPQ🇺🇸United StatesTechnology3,13 billion $
36The Boeing CompanyBA🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials3,07 billion $
37Sony Group CorporationSONY🇯🇵JapanTechnology2,99 billion $473,61 Bn¥
38Nokia OyjNOKIA.HE🇫🇮EuropeTechnology2,92 billion $2,62 Md€
39SAP SESAP.DE🇩🇪GermanyTechnology2,54 billion $2,28 Md€
40RTX CorporationRTX🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,53 billion $
41Stellantis N.V.STLA🇳🇱EuropeConsumer Cyclical2,49 billion $2,23 Md€
42Hitachi, Ltd.HTHIF🇯🇵JapanIndustrials2,24 billion $354,49 Bn¥
43Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedTAK🇯🇵JapanHealthcare2,16 billion $341,56 Bn¥
44PetroChina Company LimitedPCCYF🇺🇸United StatesEnergy2,12 billion $14,16 billion CN¥
45Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare2,12 billion $
46DENSO CorporationDNZOY🇺🇸United StatesConsumer Cyclical2,12 billion $335,46 Bn¥
47Continental AGCON.DE🇩🇪GermanyConsumer Cyclical2,09 billion $1,88 Md€
48BASF SeBAS.DE🇩🇪GermanyBasic Materials2,06 billion $1,85 Md€
49Caterpillar Inc.CAT🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials2,05 billion $
50Renault S.A.RNO.PA🇫🇷FranceConsumer Cyclical2,02 billion $1,81 Md€
51Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPE🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,96 billion $
52Canon Inc.CAJPY🇯🇵JapanTechnology1,93 billion $306,32 Bn¥
53Koninklijke Philips N.V.PHIA.AS🇳🇱EuropeHealthcare1,93 billion $1,73 Md€
54Nestlé S.A.NESN.SW🇨🇭EuropeConsumer Defensive1,83 billion $1,50 Bn CHF
55Leonardo S.p.A.LDO.MI🇮🇹EuropeIndustrials1,82 billion $1,63 Md€
56STMicroelectronics N.V.STM🇳🇱EuropeTechnology1,82 billion $
57Honeywell International Inc.HON🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials1,80 billion $
58Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO-B.CO🇩🇰EuropeHealthcare1,75 billion $11,73 Bn DKK
59DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD🇺🇸United StatesBasic Materials1,75 billion $
603M CompanyMMM🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials1,72 billion $
61NTT, Inc.NPPXF🇯🇵JapanCommunication Services1,70 billion $269,19 Bn¥
62LG Electronics Inc.066575.KS🇰🇷KoreaTechnology1,68 billion $2 293 Md₩
63Merck KGaAMRK.DE🇩🇪GermanyHealthcare1,68 billion $1,50 Md€
64Western Digital CorporationWDC🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,57 billion $
65Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.OTSKY🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1,57 billion $249,01 Bn¥
66Medtronic plcMDT🇮🇪EuropeHealthcare1,56 billion $
67AB Volvo (publ)VOLV-B.ST🇸🇪EuropeIndustrials1,53 billion $15,12 billion SEK
68Texas Instruments IncorporatedTXN🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,52 billion $
69BlackBerry LimitedBB🇨🇦CanadaTechnology1,51 billion $
70AT&T Inc.T🇺🇸United StatesCommunication Services1,49 billion $
71Deere & CompanyDE🇺🇸United StatesIndustrials1,48 billion $
72ABB LtdABBN.SW🇨🇭EuropeIndustrials1,47 billion $
73China Coal Energy Company LimitedCCOZF🇺🇸United StatesEnergy1,46 billion $9,77 billion CN¥
74Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedTSM🇹🇼TaiwanTechnology1,46 billion $47,95 Bn NT$
75Fujitsu LimitedFJTSF🇯🇵JapanTechnology1,46 billion $231,05 Bn¥
76Biogen Inc.BIIB🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1,46 billion $
77Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedTEVA🇮🇱OthersHealthcare1,43 billion $
78Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.HNHPF🇹🇼TaiwanTechnology1,42 billion $46,58 Bn NT$
79Meta Platforms, Inc.META🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,42 billion $
80BAE Systems plcBAESY🇬🇧United KingdomIndustrials1,38 billion $1,04 Bn£
81Abbott LaboratoriesABT🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1,37 billion $
82Safran S.A.SAF.PA🇫🇷FranceIndustrials1,33 billion $1,19 Md€
83Applied Materials, Inc.AMAT🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,32 billion $
84Shell plcSHEL🇬🇧United KingdomEnergy1,32 billion $
85China Railway Group LimitedCRWOF🇨🇳ChinaIndustrials1,28 billion $8,52 billion CN¥
86Danaher CorporationDHR🇺🇸United StatesHealthcare1,25 billion $
87CNH Industrial N.V.CNH🇬🇧United KingdomIndustrials1,22 billion $
88Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,20 billion $
89Slb N.V.SLB🇺🇸United StatesEnergy1,17 billion $
90Unilever PLCUL🇬🇧United KingdomConsumer Defensive1,16 billion $1,04 Md€
91Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedDSKYF🇯🇵JapanHealthcare1,16 billion $183,05 Bn¥
92China Railway Construction Corporation Limited601186.SS🇨🇳ChinaIndustrials1,15 billion $7,68 billion CN¥
93Astellas Pharma Inc.ALPMY🇯🇵JapanHealthcare1,15 billion $181,96 Bn¥
94NVIDIA CorporationNVDA🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,15 billion $
95Seagate Technology Holdings plcSTX🇮🇪EuropeTechnology1,13 billion $
96Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - PetrobrasPBR🇧🇷OthersEnergy1,13 billion $
97BT Group plcBTGOF🇬🇧United KingdomCommunication Services1,11 billion $829,0 M£
98Micron Technology, Inc.MU🇺🇸United StatesTechnology1,11 billion $
99ZTE CorporationZTCOF🇨🇳ChinaTechnology1,11 billion $7,38 billion CN¥
100HCL Technologies LimitedHCLTECH.BO🇮🇳IndiaTechnology1,09 billion $102,41 Bn₹
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⚠ Ranking provided for information purposes, based on public data. It does not constitute investment advice. Values may contain source errors and change with financial publications.

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How is this 2013 ranking established?
It ranks companies by their research and development expenses for the fiscal year 2013, based on published annual accounts and data. No value is estimated: a company without this data is simply excluded.
Are the amounts comparable between countries?
Yes: amounts are converted to US dollars at the exchange rate of the calculation day, and the amount in the account currency is repeated under each value.
Is this ranking investment advice?
No. It is provided purely for informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Investing involves the risk of capital loss.

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