Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025)

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) posted Operating Expenses of $61.1 million for Q4 2025, down 8.16% sequentially from $66.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 25.83% YoY from $82.4 million in Q4 2024.

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $61.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 25.83% year-over-year to $61.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $286.9 million (down 25.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $286.9 million, down 25.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $61.1 million in Q4 2025 per SPCE's latest filing, from $66.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $163.8 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $61.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $101.7 million, with a median of $90.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 89.36% in 2022 and slumped 33.64% in 2025.
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $81.4 million in 2021, then soared by 89.36% to $154.2 million in 2022, then declined by 24.07% to $117.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 29.63% to $82.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 25.83% to $61.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SPCE's Operating Expenses at $61.1 million in Q4 2025, $66.5 million in Q3 2025, and $70.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 19.59 Bn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 273.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.89 Bn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 132.46 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 750.00 Mn
10 Virgin Galactic Holdings 143.99 Mn 143.99 Mn -17.93 Mn 61.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 61.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 66.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 70.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 88.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 82.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 82.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 106.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 113.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 117.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 116.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 141.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 163.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 154.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 146.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 110.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 91.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 81.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 85.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 74.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 81.28 Mn