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Alcoa (AA) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Alcoa (AA) has disclosed Research & Development for 11 consecutive years, with -$11.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 164.71% to -$11.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $24.0 million through Dec 2025, down 57.89% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $24.0 million for FY2025, 57.89% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit -$11.0 million in Q4 2025 for Alcoa, down 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.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $9.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.5 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: soared 116.67% in 2024 and later crashed 164.71% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $10.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 10.0% to $9.0 million in 2022, then surged by 55.56% to $14.0 million in 2023, then rose by 21.43% to $17.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 164.71% to -$11.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for AA at -$11.0 million in Q4 2025, $11.0 million in Q3 2025, and $12.0 million in Q2 2025.