Aurora Innovation (AUR) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026)
Aurora Innovation (AUR) reported Capital Expenditures of $36 million for Q3 2026, up 350.0% from $8 million a year earlier and up 16.1% from the prior quarter.
Aurora Innovation (AUR) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Aurora Innovation's Capital Expenditures came in at $100 million, up 222.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $31 million, down 8.8% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 34.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $34 million in FY2024 (+126.7%), $15 million in FY2023 (unchanged), $15 million in FY2022 (-68.8%) and $48 million in FY2021 (+585.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 122.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q3 2026 (growth of 350.0%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 60.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $31 million (Q2 2026), $25 million (Q1 2026) and $8 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurora Innovation | 9.32 Bn | 4.57 Bn | -5.00 Mn | 36.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mobileye Global | 4.83 Bn | -871.24 Mn | 261.00 Mn | 21.00 Mn |
| 3 | Pony AI | 1.84 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 6.35 Mn | - |
| 4 | NightFood Holdings | 1.57 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.61 Mn | 325,731.00 |
| 5 | WeRide | 1.38 Bn | -1.66 Bn | 12.76 Mn | - |
| 6 | Serve Robotics | 293.40 Mn | -560.97 Mn | -7.56 Mn | 5.31 Mn |
| 7 | Kodiak AI | 269.63 Mn | -238.49 Mn | - | 3.93 Mn |
| 8 | Securetech Innovations | 265.78 Mn | 265.78 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | ECARX Holdings | 264.26 Mn | -26.26 Mn | 16.90 Mn | - |
| 10 | Richtech Robotics | 211.98 Mn | -1.07 Bn | 802,000.00 | 21.43 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.38 Mn |
Aurora Innovation Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "AUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();