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

Rocket Lab has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $82.4 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 24.64% year-over-year to $82.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $312.4 million, a 43.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $270.7 million, up 55.23% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $82.4 million for Q2 2026 at Rocket Lab, up from $80.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $82.4 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $13.5 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $44.0 million, with a median of $39.2 million recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development gained 23.39% in 2022, then jumped 149.62% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development 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 4.63% to $82.4 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $82.4 million (Q2 2026), $80.5 million (Q1 2026), and $78.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.