Virgin Galactic Holdings SPCE
NYSE SPCE
$3.08 -0.12 (-3.75%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

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 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Virgin Galactic Holdings has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $109.9 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development surged 184.09% in 2022, then slumped 57.21% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $40.2 million in 2021, then surged by 155.05% to $102.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 47.51% to $53.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 47.56% to $28.2 million in 2024, then plunged 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 358.52 Bn 349.17 Bn 6.95 Bn 460.00 Mn
2 Rtx 287.21 Bn 278.91 Bn 9.91 Bn 726.00 Mn
3 Boeing 170.11 Bn 150.08 Bn 2.41 Bn 921.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 131.49 Bn 127.70 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 109.12 Bn 108.56 Bn 951.00 Mn 8.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 104.21 Bn 99.88 Bn 6.76 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 80.06 Bn 77.76 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 67.85 Bn 65.08 Bn 1.63 Bn -
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.31 Bn 48.79 Bn 1.50 Bn -
10 Virgin Galactic Holdings 341.13 Mn 341.13 Mn -28.05 Mn 4.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.34 Mn
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