Aurora Innovation is a US autonomous driving provider for heavy trucks. The company produces and sells its Aurora Driver system, which includes hardware installed in a vehicle, software to autonomously drive it, and data management to maintain and improve the software.
It is a $11.7B technology company. It currently loses money, and it holds more cash than debt.
- Website
- aurora.tech
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Employees
- 1 900
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 2017
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Quality and Moat lag behind.
Valuation20
- P/E vs own historyn/a · 10/25
- FCF yield-6.4% · 0/25
- P/S2336.8x · 0/25
- EV/EBITDAn/a · 10/25
Growth0
- Revenue CAGR-56.3% · 0/25
- Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growthn/a · 0/25
Profitability0
- ROIC-40.7% · 0/25
- ROE-43.1% · 0/25
- Net margin-18000.0% · 0/25
- Operating margin-19400.0% · 0/25
Health50
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio11.38 · 25/25
- Interest coverage-30.2x · 0/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality5
- Piotroski F2/9 · 5/25
- Beneish Mn/a · 0/25
- FCF conversionn/a · 0/25
- Margin stabilityσ 15427.1% · 0/25
Moat0
- ROIC >12% years0/5 yrs · 0/25
- Median gross margin-745.1% · 0/25
- FCF-positive years0/5 yrs · 0/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -27200.0% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2025ProductAurora launched commercial driverless trucking operations on the Dallas–Houston corridor in late April 2025
- 2024ProductAurora and Volvo Trucks unveiled the Class 8 Volvo VNL Autonomous at ACT Expo
- 2022ProductAurora unveiled its test fleet of autonomous Toyota Sienna robotaxi
- 2021AcquisitionThe company became a public company via a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a…
- 2021ProductAurora partnered with Paccar to develop its first commercial product, a driverless truck
- 2020ProductAurora debuted its own long-range lidar system called "FirstLight." In September 2020, the company…
- 2020AcquisitionAurora acquired Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), Uber's self-driving unit
- 2019AcquisitionAurora acquired Blackmore, a Bozeman, Montana-based company focusing on Frequency Modulated Continuous…
- 2018MilestoneAurora became the first self-driving vehicle company authorized to test its vehicles in Pennsylvania
- 2017FoundedAurora was founded in 2017 by Chris Urmson, the former chief technology officer of Google/Alphabet Inc.'s…
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
Watch-outs
- Not profitable — 18000.0% net margin
- Negative free cash flow (-$751.0M)
- Thin interest coverage (-30.2×)
- Loss-making in 5 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-64.7% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends-$900M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-9.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing-$751M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$11.7B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+48.1% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it0/5 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 25/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsno data
Peer comparisonAurora Innovation, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUR this company | $11.7B | — | — | -18000.0% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: AUR vs NVDA · AUR vs AAPL · AUR vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2021–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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Deeper analysis of AUR on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $5.82 · market cap $11.7B.