Red Cat Holdings (RCAT) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)
Red Cat Holdings posted quarterly Research & Development of $8.0 million for Q1 2026, up 132.22% year-on-year from $3.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 62.99% on a QoQ basis from $4.9 million in Q4 2025.
Red Cat Holdings (RCAT) has 11 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $8.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 132.22% year-over-year to $8.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.4 million (up 159.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $17.9 million, up 170.61% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $8.0 million, up from $4.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $8.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $449964.0 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.1 million (2024), against an average of $2.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development soared 506.89%; it then climbed 0.42% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.3 million in 2022, then soared by 75.39% to $2.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 38.81% to $1.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 259.71% to $4.9 million in 2025, then surged by 62.99% to $8.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $8.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.9 million (Q4 2025), and $6.0 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 | Red Cat Holdings | 1.14 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.97 Mn | 7.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.36 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.63 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.13 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.22 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.27 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 449,964.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 811,288.00 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 493,441.00 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 244,254.00 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 174,192.00 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 167,968.00 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 86,614.00 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 87,310.00 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 134,844.00 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 94,979.00 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 76,724.00 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 185,695.00 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 90,917.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 110,125.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 344,001.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 448,891.00 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 316,298.00 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 205,503.00 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 149,778.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 188,954.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 73,758.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 119,345.00 |