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

Aura Biosciences (AURA) reported Operating Income of -$34.9 million for Q1 2026, down 20.08% on a YoY basis from -$43.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 155.1% quarter-over-quarter from $63.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 20.08% year-over-year to -$34.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$28.1 million (down 12.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$22.3 million, down 22.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$34.9 million, down from $63.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Income was $63.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$34.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$13.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$20.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income plunged 116.15% — and 2024, when it surged 302.07%.
  • Aura Biosciences' Operating Income stood at -$17.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 40.71% to -$24.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 302.07% to $50.1 million in 2024, then grew by 26.35% to $63.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 155.1% to -$34.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$34.9 million (Q1 2026), $63.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$27.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 762,369.55 Bn 762,369.51 Bn - -
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 -19.70 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 - -
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 110.84 Bn 103.59 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.14 Bn
9 Abivax 91.71 Bn 91.71 Bn - -65.83 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 63.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -27.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -28.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -29.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.08 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 -11.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -8.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -8.80 Mn