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

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

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

Aura Biosciences' Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $34.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 20.08% year-over-year to $34.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $118.6 million (up 15.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $112.8 million, up 17.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $34.9 million for Q1 2026 at Aura Biosciences, up from $27.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $34.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $12.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $22.9 million and a median of $22.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 174.88% — and 2025, when it decreased 2.05%.
  • Aura Biosciences' Operating Expenses stood at $17.6 million in 2022, then soared by 40.71% to $24.8 million in 2023, then increased by 12.2% to $27.8 million in 2024, then declined by 2.05% to $27.2 million in 2025, then rose by 28.01% to $34.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AURA's Operating Expenses at $34.9 million in Q1 2026, $27.2 million in Q4 2025, and $27.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 67,072.09 Bn 67,072.09 Bn - -28.01 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,894.61 Bn 1,894.55 Bn - -
3 Akari Therapeutics 1,014.18 Bn 1,014.18 Bn - 15.76 Mn
4 BeOne Medicines 471.64 Bn 466.85 Bn 1.35 Bn 1.10 Bn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 121.72 Bn 114.47 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 68.28 Bn 59.52 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.96 Bn
7 Belite Bio 61.40 Bn 61.40 Bn - 32.68 Mn
8 Argenx Se 56.94 Bn 56.94 Bn 1.18 Bn -919.00 Mn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.37 Bn 37.37 Bn - 445.22 Mn
10 Aura Biosciences 474.16 Mn 389.36 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