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

Rivian Automotive's (RIVN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $458.0 million in Q1 2026, up 20.21% year-on-year from $381.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.02% quarter-over-quarter from $424.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Rivian Automotive has disclosed Research & Development across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $458.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $458.0 million, up 20.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (up 13.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.7 billion, up 3.41% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $458.0 million for Q1 2026 at Rivian Automotive, up from $424.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $547.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $350.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $452.0 million (2022), against an average of $451.6 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 89.27% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 44.63% in 2022.
  • Rivian Automotive's Research & Development stood at $402.0 million in 2022, then surged by 30.85% to $526.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 28.9% to $374.0 million in 2024, then increased by 13.37% to $424.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 8.02% to $458.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $458.0 million (Q1 2026), $424.0 million (Q4 2025), and $453.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,297.09 Bn 1,252.41 Bn 4.72 Bn 1.95 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 440.56 Bn 289.71 Bn 39.87 Bn -
3 Ferrari 75.26 Bn 73.46 Bn 1.09 Bn 278.21 Mn
4 General Motors 72.40 Bn 50.02 Bn 4.32 Bn -
5 Ford Motor 56.05 Bn 25.60 Bn 7.94 Bn -
6 Rivian Automotive 20.65 Bn 15.84 Bn 119.00 Mn 458.00 Mn
7 China Yuchai International 14.25 Bn 13.19 Bn 317.01 Mn -124.48 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.11 Bn 10.11 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -2,869.36 Bn
9 Digital Currency X Technology 4.89 Bn 4.89 Bn - -
10 Xpeng 4.49 Bn 1.59 Bn 388.90 Mn -421.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 394.00 Mn