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

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) posted Research & Development of $12.1 million for Q4 2025, down 19.19% sequentially from $15.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 57.21% YoY from $28.2 million in Q4 2024.

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

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $12.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 57.21% year-over-year to $12.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $80.5 million (down 47.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $80.5 million, down 47.3% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to $12.1 million in Q4 2025 per SPCE's latest filing, from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $109.9 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $12.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $49.3 million, with a median of $40.9 million recorded in 2021.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development jumped 184.09% in 2022 and plunged 57.21% in 2025.
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings' Research & Development stood at $40.2 million in 2021, then soared by 155.05% to $102.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 47.51% to $53.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 47.56% to $28.2 million in 2024, then sank by 57.21% to $12.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SPCE's Research & Development at $12.1 million in Q4 2025, $15.0 million in Q3 2025, and $20.1 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 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 9.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 Virgin Galactic Holdings 143.99 Mn 143.99 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