Rocket Lab (RKLB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Rocket Lab has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $80.5 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 46.1% year-over-year to $80.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $296.1 million (up 55.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $270.7 million, up 55.23% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $80.5 million, up from $78.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $80.5 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $13.5 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $41.8 million, with a median of $38.5 million recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development advanced 23.39% in 2022 and surged 149.62% in 2023.
• Tracing RKLB's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $15.0 million in 2022, then surged by 149.62% to $37.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 28.72% to $48.3 million in 2024, then surged by 63.26% to $78.8 million in 2025, then gained by 2.2% to $80.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $80.5 million (Q1 2026), $78.8 million (Q4 2025), and $70.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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