Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Research & Development (2019 - 2025)

Virgin Galactic Holdings recorded quarterly Research & Development of $12.1 million in Q4 2025, down 19.19% quarter-over-quarter from $15.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 57.21% year-over-year from $28.2 million in Q4 2024.

Virgin Galactic Holdings' Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 57.21% year-over-year to $12.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $80.5 million (down 47.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $80.5 million, down 47.3% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $12.1 million for Q4 2025 at Virgin Galactic Holdings, down from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $109.9 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $12.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $49.3 million and a median of $40.9 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 184.09% in 2022 and sank 57.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings' Research & Development stood at $40.2 million in 2021, then jumped by 155.05% to $102.6 million in 2022, then sank by 47.51% to $53.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 47.56% to $28.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 57.21% to $12.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $12.1 million, $15.0 million, and $20.1 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn -
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn -
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 Virgin Galactic Holdings 166.02 Mn 166.02 Mn -17.93 Mn 12.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 12.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 58.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 44.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 86.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 109.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 102.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 97.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 62.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 51.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 40.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 34.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 34.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 35.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 37.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 46.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 37.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 34.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 36.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 34.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 30.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 31.42 Mn