R&D Benchmark Calculator
How much of your R&D budget
is going to waste?
200+ R&D leaders told us where their budgets actually go.
See how your organization stacks up.
Your organization
Industry
Annual R&D budget $300M
Projects that reach market 35%
Average cost per project $5M
Average development cycle 18 months
Based on your inputs, an estimated
—
of your R&D budget goes to projects that never ship, based on your sector average.
— reaches market — per late-kill
What this means for you
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The survey says
Benchmarks sourced from the Patsnap 2026 R&D Survey. Responses from 200+ R&D leaders across pharma, industrial, software, automotive and other sectors in North America, UK and Europe. Waste estimates are calculated from survey kill-stage data (Q19/Q20) and project cost loss rates (Q27), not guarantees. Individual results will vary.