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

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

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

Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) has reported Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with -$34.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at -$34.5 million, down 144.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $45.2 million (up 4.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $95.8 million, up 24.58% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$34.5 million for Q1 2026 at Vertical Aerospace, down from $150.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $150.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$100.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $21.5 million, with a median of $21.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 382.67% in 2024, down 613.35% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $91.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 69.6% to $27.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 382.67% to $134.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 11.68% to $150.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 122.93% to -$34.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were -$34.5 million in Q1 2026, $150.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$86.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn -
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 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
Mar 31, 2024 -17.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -18.63 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