Growth Metrics

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly Research & Development fell 30.61% to $170000.0 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $358000.0 through Mar 2026, down 68.4% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $433000.0 for FY2025, 67.78% down from the prior year.

BlackSky Technology's Research & Development history spans 7 years, with the latest figure at $170000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development came in at $170000.0 for Q1 2026, up from $141000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $559000.0 in Q4 2024 to a low of $17000.0 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $170000.0 (2026), against an average of $195823.5.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development skyrocketed 974.07% in 2022 and then plummeted 94.06% in 2025.
  • BlackSky Technology's Research & Development stood at $290000.0 in 2022, then crashed by 59.31% to $118000.0 in 2023, then surged by 373.73% to $559000.0 in 2024, then plummeted by 74.78% to $141000.0 in 2025, then increased by 20.57% to $170000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BKSY's Research & Development are $170000.0 (Q1 2026), $141000.0 (Q4 2025), and $30000.0 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn -
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn -
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn -
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn -
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn -
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn -
10 BlackSky Technology 1.62 Bn 1.50 Bn 19.69 Mn 170,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 170,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 141,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 30,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 17,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 245,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 559,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 43,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 286,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 456,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 118,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 133,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 176,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 216,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 290,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 197,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 106,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 146,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 27,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 57,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 28,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 91,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 68,000.00