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Rocket Lab (RKLB) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

Rocket Lab has reported Research & Development over the past 6 years, most recently at $78.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $78.8 million for Q4 2025, up 63.26% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $270.7 million (up 55.23% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $270.7 million, up 55.23%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $78.8 million at Rocket Lab, up from $70.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for RKLB hit a ceiling of $78.8 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of $7.1 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $28.8 million (2023), compared with a mean of $33.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: soared 189.39% in 2021 and later increased 23.39% in 2022.
  • Rocket Lab's Research & Development stood at $12.0 million in 2021, then rose by 25.48% to $15.0 million in 2022, then surged by 149.62% to $37.5 million in 2023, then increased by 28.72% to $48.3 million in 2024, then surged by 63.26% to $78.8 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $78.8 million (Q4 2025), $70.7 million (Q3 2025), and $66.1 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.