Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) posted Research & Development of $466.0 million for Q2 2026, up 1.75% sequentially from $458.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 13.66% YoY from $410.0 million in Q2 2025.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rivian Automotive has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $466.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 13.66% year-over-year to $466.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 18.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.7 billion, up 3.41% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $466.0 million in Q2 2026 per RIVN's latest filing, from $458.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $547.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $350.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $452.4 million and a median of $452.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 89.27% in 2022, down 44.63% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $402.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 30.85% to $526.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 28.9% to $374.0 million in 2024, then gained by 13.37% to $424.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 9.91% to $466.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $466.0 million, $458.0 million, and $424.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,042.09 Bn 998.56 Bn 4.75 Bn 2.37 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 242.42 Bn 108.20 Bn 12.27 Bn -
3 Honda Motor 122.32 Bn 88.11 Bn -34.06 Bn 15.60 Bn
4 Ford Motor 81.57 Bn 50.24 Bn 6.08 Bn -
5 General Motors 80.05 Bn 55.33 Bn 7.33 Bn -
6 Li Auto 26.01 Bn 12.56 Bn 262.11 Mn -394.63 Mn
7 Xpeng 22.52 Bn 19.98 Bn 388.90 Mn -421.43 Mn
8 Rivian Automotive 20.71 Bn 15.40 Bn 179.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
9 Stellantis 16.33 Bn -25.12 Bn 5.55 Bn 1.52 Bn
10 Nio 11.59 Bn 7.00 Bn 704.43 Mn -273.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 466.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 458.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 424.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 453.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 410.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 381.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 374.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 350.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 428.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 461.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 526.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 529.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 444.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 496.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 402.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 452.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 543.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 726.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 441.00 Mn