Top 5 Pharmaceutical Companies With Highest R&D Spending

3. Roche

Total R&D spend by the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 6,939

Total R&D spend by the company in 2019 (as a percentage of net sales): 21.64%

Roche is a Swiss pharma giant and is among the top pharmaceutical companies with highest R&D spending as well. The company had revenues of 58.3 billion CHF in 2020, a decline from 2019.

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