Lucid (LCID) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Lucid (LCID) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 37.21% year-over-year from $927.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 19.88% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Lucid (LCID) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lucid (LCID) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $1.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in 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 slipped to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 per LCID's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.6 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $655.2 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $991.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $967.4 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 163.57% — and 2023, when it retreated 11.26%.
- Lucid's Operating Expenses stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then slipped by 11.26% to $894.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.21% to $967.4 million in 2024, then soared by 64.09% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then fell by 19.88% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LCID's Operating Expenses at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 1,062.42 Bn | 1,018.89 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 4.35 Bn |
| 2 | Toyota Motor | 248.02 Bn | 113.80 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 78.18 Bn |
| 3 | Honda Motor | 127.13 Bn | 92.93 Bn | -34.06 Bn | 239.73 Bn |
| 4 | Ford Motor | 81.51 Bn | 50.18 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 47.66 Bn |
| 5 | General Motors | 78.38 Bn | 53.66 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 46.57 Bn |
| 6 | Li Auto | 26.25 Bn | 12.80 Bn | 262.11 Mn | -696.85 Mn |
| 7 | Xpeng | 23.13 Bn | 20.59 Bn | 388.90 Mn | -660.64 Mn |
| 8 | Rivian Automotive | 21.08 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 179.00 Mn | 1.02 Bn |
| 9 | Stellantis | 16.04 Bn | -25.41 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 4.85 Bn |
| 10 | Lucid | 2.68 Bn | 1.92 Bn | -426.73 Mn | 1.49 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.49 Bn |
| 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 |