Archer Aviation (ACHR-WT) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Archer Aviation's (ACHR-WT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $171.7 million in Q1 2026, up 65.57% year-on-year from $103.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 16.72% quarter-over-quarter from $147.1 million in Q4 2025.

Archer Aviation (ACHR-WT) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Archer Aviation's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $171.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 65.57% year-over-year to $171.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $561.9 million, a 48.69% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $493.9 million, up 38.08% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $171.7 million in Q1 2026 per ACHR-WT's latest filing, from $147.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $171.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $27.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $83.5 million (2024), against an average of $86.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 231.58% in 2022 and rose 18.99% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $59.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 34.29% to $79.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 18.99% to $94.6 million in 2024, then soared by 55.5% to $147.1 million in 2025, then increased by 16.72% to $171.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ACHR-WT Research & Development figures stand at $171.7 million (Q1 2026), $147.1 million (Q4 2025), and $120.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cae 5,697,680.75 Bn 5,697,680.75 Bn 230.83 Mn 26.75 Mn
2 General Electric 362.11 Bn 352.99 Bn -3.10 Bn 460.00 Mn
3 Rtx 281.55 Bn 276.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 726.00 Mn
4 Boeing 164.90 Bn 143.99 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 130.94 Bn 129.05 Bn 2.45 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 115.17 Bn 112.74 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 103.20 Bn 99.50 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Northrop Grumman 75.75 Bn 73.44 Bn 3.72 Bn -
9 TransDigm 70.66 Bn 66.79 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 Archer Aviation 38.34 Mn 38.34 Mn 300,000.00 171.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 171.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 147.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 120.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 122.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 103.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 94.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 89.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 89.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 83.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 67.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 63.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 65.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 59.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 37.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 27.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 23.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.40 Mn