Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025)
Virgin Galactic Holdings' (SPCE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $61.1 million in Q4 2025, down 25.83% year-on-year from $82.4 million in Q4 2024, and down 8.16% quarter-over-quarter from $66.5 million in Q3 2025.
Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Virgin Galactic Holdings has disclosed Operating Expenses across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $61.1 million for Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $61.1 million, down 25.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $286.9 million (down 25.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $286.9 million, down 25.22% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $61.1 million for Q4 2025 at Virgin Galactic Holdings, down 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $90.3 million (2022), against an average of $101.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 89.36% in 2022 and plunged 33.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Virgin Galactic Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $81.4 million in 2021, then soared by 89.36% to $154.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 24.07% to $117.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 29.63% to $82.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 25.83% to $61.1 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $61.1 million (Q4 2025), $66.5 million (Q3 2025), and $70.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | 1.85 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 10.18 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 19.59 Bn |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 120.00 Mn |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 12.06 Bn |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 8.89 Bn |
| 10 | Virgin Galactic Holdings | 181.91 Mn | 181.91 Mn | -17.93 Mn | 61.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |