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

Rocket Lab's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $80.5 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 46.1% year-over-year to $80.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $296.1 million, a 55.04% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $270.7 million, up 55.23% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $80.5 million in Q1 2026 per RKLB's latest filing, from $78.8 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $80.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $13.5 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $38.5 million (2024), against an average of $41.8 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 23.39% in 2022 and surged 149.62% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $15.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 149.62% to $37.5 million in 2023, then gained by 28.72% to $48.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 63.26% to $78.8 million in 2025, then rose by 2.2% to $80.5 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest RKLB Research & Development figures stand at $80.5 million (Q1 2026), $78.8 million (Q4 2025), and $70.7 million (Q3 2025).