Aura Biosciences (AURA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Aura Biosciences (AURA) reported Operating Expenses of $34.9 million for Q1 2026, up 20.08% on a YoY basis from $29.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 28.01% quarter-over-quarter from $27.2 million in Q4 2025.

Aura Biosciences (AURA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aura Biosciences has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at $34.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 20.08% year-over-year to $34.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $118.6 million (up 15.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $112.8 million, up 17.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $34.9 million, up from $27.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $34.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $12.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $22.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $22.8 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 174.88% — and 2025, when it declined 2.05%.
  • Aura Biosciences' Operating Expenses stood at $17.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 40.71% to $24.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.2% to $27.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 2.05% to $27.2 million in 2025, then grew by 28.01% to $34.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $34.9 million (Q1 2026), $27.2 million (Q4 2025), and $27.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 762,369.55 Bn 762,369.51 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 55,096.00 Bn 55,096.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,755.80 Bn 17,755.79 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 3,486.00 Bn 3,485.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Akari Therapeutics 1,737.42 Bn 1,737.41 Bn - 15.76 Mn
6 Evaxion A 1,551.28 Bn 1,551.26 Bn - -3.82 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 227.32 Bn 227.31 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 110.84 Bn 103.59 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.71 Bn 91.71 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Aura Biosciences 412.10 Mn 327.31 Mn - 34.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 34.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 27.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 28.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 27.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 24.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 20.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 17.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 13.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 12.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -23.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 8.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 8.80 Mn