Aura Biosciences (AURA) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)
Aura Biosciences (AURA) reported Capital Expenditures of $21,000 for Q2 2026, down 46.2% from $39,000 a year earlier and down 79.4% from the prior quarter.
Aura Biosciences (AURA) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Aura Biosciences' Capital Expenditures came in at $344,000, down 60.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $447,000, down 64.3% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $1.25 million in FY2024 (+76.7%), $709,000 in FY2023 (-35.2%), $1.09 million in FY2022 (-48.5%) and $2.13 million in FY2021 (+175.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 743.7%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 92.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $102,000 (Q1 2026), $176,000 (Q4 2025) and $45,000 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 322.00 Mn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -321.00 Mn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -763.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 140.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 533.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 112.20 Mn |
| 10 | Aura Biosciences | 636.40 Mn | 376.71 Mn | - | 21,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 102,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 176,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 187,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 299,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 341,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 525,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 88,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 317,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 90,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 193,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 109,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 358,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 63,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 599,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 819,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 573,000.00 |
Aura Biosciences 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=AURA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "AURA", "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=AURA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();