Firefly Aerospace (FLY) Research & Development (2024 - 2026)

Firefly Aerospace posted quarterly Research & Development of $67.5 million for Q1 2026, up 40.61% year-on-year from $48.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 17.27% on a QoQ basis from $57.6 million in Q4 2025.

Firefly Aerospace (FLY) has 3 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $67.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 40.61% year-over-year to $67.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $219.6 million (up 37.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $200.1 million, up 33.86% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $67.5 million, up from $57.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $67.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $29.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 3-year median for Research & Development is $46.9 million (2025), against an average of $47.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 63.32% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 15.75% in 2025.
  • A 3-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $42.5 million in 2024, then soared by 35.58% to $57.6 million in 2025, then rose by 17.27% to $67.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $67.5 million (Q1 2026), $57.6 million (Q4 2025), and $48.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn -
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn -
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 Firefly Aerospace 7.90 Bn 7.35 Bn 17.46 Mn 67.51 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 67.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 42.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 29.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 39.54 Mn