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

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

Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vertical Aerospace has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$34.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 144.11% year-over-year to -$34.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $45.2 million (up 4.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $95.8 million, up 24.58% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at -$34.5 million, down from $150.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $150.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$100.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $21.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $21.1 million in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 382.67% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 613.35% in 2024.
  • Vertical Aerospace's Research & Development 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 tumbled 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 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 406,069.86
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 Vertical Aerospace 294,300.59 195,766.28 - -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