Growth Metrics

Vertical Aerospace (EVBWF) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Vertical Aerospace (EVBWF) posted Research & Development of -$34.5 million for Q1 2026, down 122.93% on a QoQ basis from $150.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 144.11% year-over-year from $78.2 million in Q1 2025.

Vertical Aerospace (EVBWF) has 6 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$34.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 144.11% year-over-year to -$34.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $45.2 million (up 4.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $95.8 million, up 24.58% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to -$34.5 million in Q1 2026, from $150.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $150.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$100.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $21.5 million and a median of $21.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 382.67% in 2024, down 613.35% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $91.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 69.6% to $27.9 million in 2023, then surged by 382.67% to $134.7 million in 2024, then rose by 11.68% to $150.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 122.93% to -$34.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$34.5 million (Q1 2026), $150.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$86.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 338.65 Bn 327.91 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
2 Rtx 242.18 Bn 237.08 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 Boeing 182.15 Bn 161.24 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 121.95 Bn 120.06 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 103.56 Bn 101.12 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 93.70 Bn 90.05 Bn 9.09 Bn -
7 Embraer 89.60 Bn 86.98 Bn - -
8 Rocket Lab 86.87 Bn 85.59 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
9 Northrop Grumman 80.10 Bn 78.01 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 Vertical Aerospace - - - -34.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -34.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 150.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -86.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -14.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 134.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -100.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 50.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 91.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -11.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 34.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 48.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -7.06 Mn