Alcoa (AA) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Alcoa has disclosed Research & Development across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $10.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $10.0 million, down 16.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.0 million (down 62.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $24.0 million, down 57.89% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $10.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcoa, up from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $17.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$11.0 million in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $10.0 million (2023), against an average of $9.5 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 116.67% in 2024 and slumped 164.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Alcoa's Research & Development stood at $9.0 million in 2022, then soared by 55.56% to $14.0 million in 2023, then grew by 21.43% to $17.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 164.71% to -$11.0 million in 2025, then soared by 190.91% to $10.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $10.0 million (Q1 2026), -$11.0 million (Q4 2025), and $11.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.