Aurora Innovation (AUROW) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Aurora Innovation (AUROW) reported Research & Development of $195.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.14% on a YoY basis from $182.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter from $194.0 million in Q4 2025.

Aurora Innovation (AUROW) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aurora Innovation has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at $195.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 7.14% year-over-year to $195.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $758.0 million (up 9.54% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $745.0 million, up 10.21% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $195.0 million, up from $194.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $195.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $154.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $177.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $178.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development advanced 15.14% — and 2024, when it declined 9.09%.
  • Aurora Innovation's Research & Development stood at $170.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $170.0 million in 2023, then increased by 0.59% to $171.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 13.45% to $194.0 million in 2025, then grew by 0.52% to $195.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $195.0 million (Q1 2026), $194.0 million (Q4 2025), and $179.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 75.10 Bn 74.85 Bn 2.35 Bn -
2 Autozone 51.89 Bn 51.61 Bn 2.24 Bn -
3 Borgwarner 15.04 Bn 15.20 Bn 677.00 Mn -
4 Modine Manufacturing 14.67 Bn 14.58 Bn 186.10 Mn -
5 Aptiv 14.58 Bn 11.51 Bn 920.00 Mn -
6 Genuine Parts 13.66 Bn 13.18 Bn 2.34 Bn -
7 Aurora Innovation 11.95 Bn 10.73 Bn -5.00 Mn 195.00 Mn
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn -
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 9.76 Bn 9.45 Bn 406.00 Mn 54.00 Mn
10 Aurora Innovation - - -5.00 Mn 195.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 194.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 179.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 190.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 182.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 171.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 169.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 166.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 170.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 182.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 187.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 219.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 158.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 159.81 Mn