Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) reported Operating Expenses of -$55.1 million for Q1 2026, down 111.38% on a YoY basis from $484.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 136.64% quarter-over-quarter from $150.4 million in Q4 2025.

Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vertical Aerospace has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$55.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 111.38% year-over-year to -$55.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$10.7 million (down 594.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $95.8 million, up 24.58% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$55.1 million, down from $150.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $150.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$115.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $10.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.6 million in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 382.67% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 1826.25% in 2024.
  • Vertical Aerospace's Operating Expenses stood at $91.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 69.6% to $27.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 382.67% to $134.7 million in 2024, then increased by 11.68% to $150.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 136.64% to -$55.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$55.1 million (Q1 2026), $150.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$104.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 1.85 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 10.18 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 19.59 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.89 Bn
10 Vertical Aerospace 294,300.59 195,766.28 - -55.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -55.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 150.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -104.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 134.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -114.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 34.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 91.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -22.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 19.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 48.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -14.15 Mn