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

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

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.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 25.83% year-over-year to $61.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $286.9 million (down 25.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $286.9 million, down 25.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $61.1 million in Q4 2025, from $66.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $163.8 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $61.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $101.7 million and a median of $90.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 89.36% in 2022 and slumped 33.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SPCE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $81.4 million in 2021, then surged by 89.36% to $154.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 24.07% to $117.1 million in 2023, then fell by 29.63% to $82.4 million in 2024, then slipped 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 General Electric 369.74 Bn 360.40 Bn -3.10 Bn 10.86 Bn
2 Rtx 286.79 Bn 278.48 Bn 9.91 Bn 21.96 Bn
3 Boeing 168.91 Bn 148.89 Bn 2.41 Bn 2.35 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 132.03 Bn 128.24 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.81 Bn 109.37 Bn 854.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 101.89 Bn 97.56 Bn 6.76 Bn 12.63 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 75.58 Bn 73.27 Bn 3.72 Bn 9.78 Bn
8 TransDigm 72.49 Bn 68.61 Bn 1.51 Bn 273.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.52 Bn 49.93 Bn 1.40 Bn 750.00 Mn
10 Virgin Galactic Holdings 126.06 Mn 126.06 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