Atara Biotherapeutics R&D Spending Growth & History (ATRA)
Atara Biotherapeutics's r&d spending was $37.4M for fiscal 2025.
View full Atara Biotherapeutics company overviewAtara Biotherapeutics annual r&d spending history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $37.4M | −$114.0M | −75.28% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $151.5M | −$73.3M | −32.61% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $224.8M | −$47.7M | −17.52% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $272.5M | −$9.5M | −3.36% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $282.0M | $37.4M | +15.27% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $244.7M | $28.6M | +13.21% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $216.1M | $48.6M | +29.05% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $167.5M | $86.3M | +106.21% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $81.2M | $24.7M | +43.69% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $56.5M | $14.9M | +35.79% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $41.6M | $27.2M | +189.42% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $14.4M | $10.1M | +233.95% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $4.3M | — | — |
Atara Biotherapeutics quarterly r&d spending
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $1.3M | −$6.0M | −81.60% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $164,000 | −$27.3M | −99.40% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −$223,000 | −$28.9M | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $2.9M | −$41.0M | −93.34% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $7.3M | −$26.0M | −78.07% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $27.4M | −$18.1M | −39.72% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $28.7M | −$20.9M | −42.09% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $43.9M | −$13.0M | −22.79% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $33.3M | −$22.8M | −40.63% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $45.5M | −$16.6M | −26.79% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $49.6M | −$12.9M | −20.66% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $56.9M | −$13.3M | −18.91% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $56.1M | −$8.8M | −13.49% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $62.2M | −$12.8M | −17.08% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $62.5M | −$16.6M | −21.00% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $70.2M | −$176,000 | −0.25% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $64.9M | −$3.6M | −5.22% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $75.0M | $10.9M | +17.02% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $79.1M | $13.6M | +20.72% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $70.3M | $10.5M | +17.46% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $68.5M | $6.9M | +11.23% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $64.1M | $6.4M | +11.10% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $65.6M | $3.9M | +6.35% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $59.9M | $6.3M | +11.84% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $61.6M | $9.3M | +17.82% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $57.7M | $9.0M | +18.47% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $61.6M | −$615,000 | −0.99% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $53.5M | $10.2M | +23.49% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $52.3M | $18.9M | +56.50% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $48.7M | $20.2M | +71.00% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $62.3M | $37.5M | +151.32% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $43.4M | $22.8M | +110.48% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $33.4M | $15.1M | +82.48% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $28.5M | $10.9M | +62.25% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $24.8M | $11.3M | +83.84% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $20.6M | $1.8M | +9.55% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $18.3M | $5.3M | +40.84% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $17.5M | $6.3M | +55.96% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $13.5M | −$7.3M | −35.01% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $18.8M | $10.7M | +131.75% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $13.0M | $6.0M | +85.40% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $11.2M | $5.5M | +95.02% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $20.7M | $15.7M | +310.68% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $8.1M | $3.9M | +91.30% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $7.0M | $4.9M | +232.09% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $5.8M | $2.8M | +93.46% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $5.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $4.2M | $3.1M | +273.99% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $2.1M | — | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $3.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $1.1M | — | — |
Atara Biotherapeutics r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Atara Biotherapeutics's r&d spending decreased from $244.7M to $37.4M, a change of −$207.2M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $1.3M.
What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
SEC-reported R&D expense
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