Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc had return on equity of -93.6%, an operating margin of -18480.8%, debt equal to 118.3% of equity and a current ratio of 1.78. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 72.2% | 57.8% | 47.0% | 27.3% | 91.7% | 17.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −111.8% | −148.2% | −49.7% | −72.8% | −101.9% | −83.8% | −93.6% | −73.9% |
| Return on assets | −19.9% | −32.5% | −56.5% | −91.5% | −37.7% | −45.3% | −43.3% | −32.4% | −31.6% | −30.6% |
| Asset turnover | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.56 | 1.12 | 4.68 | 6.33 | 5.16 | 5.44 | 5.12 | 4.19 | 1.78 | 1.62 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 86.6% | 82.7% | 131.9% | 118.3% | 55.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 319.1% | 371.7% | 366.5% | >999% | 140.8% | 713.2% | 651.6% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Current ratio | 4.52 | 4.19 | 3.81 | 3.38 | 2.87 | 1.78 | 1.00 | 1.62 |
| Debt to equity | — | 130.4% | — | — | — | 118.3% | 142.9% | 55.3% |
| R&D as % of revenue | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $313m of assets due within a year against $193m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $313m short-term assets against $228m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $187m of cash against $219m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 55% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 0% to 55% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$212m of operating cash flow against $219m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$257m against $10m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Virgin Galactic Holdings's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 9 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -33.7% of total assets over 9 years.
- Pricing power 7 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 44.2%, moving by 3125.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -13097.3%; its worst year was -53681.4%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 7 years, at a median -13118.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 683.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1347.1% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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