Rocket Lab Research and Development Expenses 2021-2025 | RKLB

Rocket Lab annual/quarterly research and development expenses history and growth rate from 2021 to 2025. Research and development expenses can be defined as an expense arising from studies and product development processes.
  • Rocket Lab research and development expenses for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 were $0.055B, a 43.13% increase year-over-year.
  • Rocket Lab research and development expenses for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025 were $0.191B, a 42.91% increase year-over-year.
  • Rocket Lab annual research and development expenses for 2024 were $0.174B, a 46.48% increase from 2023.
  • Rocket Lab annual research and development expenses for 2023 were $0.119B, a 82.69% increase from 2022.
  • Rocket Lab annual research and development expenses for 2022 were $0.065B, a 56.03% increase from 2021.
Rocket Lab Annual Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2024 $174
2023 $119
2022 $65
2021 $42
2020 $19
Rocket Lab Quarterly Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2025-03-31 $55
2024-12-31 $48
2024-09-30 $48
2024-06-30 $40
2024-03-31 $39
2023-12-31 $37
2023-09-30 $27
2023-06-30 $31
2023-03-31 $24
2022-12-31 $15
2022-09-30 $18
2022-06-30 $19
2022-03-31 $13
2021-12-31 $12
2021-09-30 $14
2021-06-30 $9
2021-03-31 $7
2020-12-31
2020-09-30 $5
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Aerospace Aerospace and Defense General $11.996B $0.436B
Rocket Lab Corporation is a space company which provides launch services and space systems solutions principally in the United States, Canada, Japan and internationally. Rocket Lab Corporation, formerly known as ROCKET LAB USA, is based in Long Beach, California.
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New Horizon Aircraft (HOVR) Canada $0.028B 0.00
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Momentus (MNTS) United States $0.009B 0.00
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