Lucid (LCID) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Lucid (LCID) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 37.21% YoY from $927.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.88% sequentially from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Lucid (LCID) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lucid has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $1.3 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 37.21% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.2 billion (up 34.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.9 billion, up 26.82% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for LCID reached as high as $1.6 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $655.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $967.4 million (2024), against an average of $991.4 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 163.57% — and 2023, when it retreated 11.26%.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then decreased by 11.26% to $894.0 million in 2023, then gained by 8.21% to $967.4 million in 2024, then surged by 64.09% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then declined by 19.88% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.3 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,375.42 Bn | 1,330.73 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | Ford Motor | 78.30 Bn | 47.85 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 40.92 Bn |
| 3 | General Motors | 68.82 Bn | 46.43 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 40.70 Bn |
| 4 | Xpeng | 40.80 Bn | 38.26 Bn | 388.90 Mn | -660.64 Mn |
| 5 | Rivian Automotive | 21.46 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 119.00 Mn | 1.00 Bn |
| 6 | Li Auto | 12.40 Bn | -965.30 Mn | 262.11 Mn | -696.85 Mn |
| 7 | Nio | 12.31 Bn | 9.20 Bn | 704.43 Mn | -749.20 Mn |
| 8 | VinFast Auto | 7.23 Bn | 91,500.01 Bn | -17,004.89 Bn | -3,574.44 Bn |
| 9 | Lucid | 2.18 Bn | 1.48 Bn | -311.71 Mn | 1.27 Bn |
| 10 | China Yuchai International | 1.74 Bn | 678.93 Mn | 317.01 Mn | -282.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 926.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 967.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 970.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 988.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 902.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 894.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 890.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 988.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 921.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 882.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 656.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 655.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 512.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 497.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 249.09 Mn |