Archer Aviation Inc.
Business
Archer Aviation Inc. develops electric and hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft and related technologies to enable advanced aviation for commercial and defense customers. It offers the Midnight eVTOL aircraft for urban air taxi operations, a hybrid-propulsion VTOL under development for Archer Defense, propulsion systems, certification and launch services, maintenance and pilot training, and planned direct-to-consumer UAM ride-share operations. The company operates two main lines of business: Commercial (aircraft sales, UAM services and associated services) and Defense (next-generation VTOL aircraft and technologies). It targets urban markets and works with aviation authorities, cities, operators, suppliers and strategic partners globally to certify, manufacture, sell and operate its aircraft.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cost of revenue | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Research and development | 494 | 358 | 276 | 172 | 64 | |
| General and administrative | 235 | 152 | 168 | 165 | — | |
| Other warrant expense | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 117 | |
| Total operating expenses | 730 | 510 | 447 | — | — | |
| Loss from operations | −729 | −510 | −447 | −347 | −358 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 59 | −49 | −27 | 28 | 11 | |
| Interest income, net | 53 | 22 | 16 | 2 | −1 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −618 | −537 | −457 | −317 | −348 | |
| Income tax expense | −300,000 | −200,000 | −500,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net loss | −618 | −537 | −458 | −317 | −348 | |
| Net loss per share, basic (in dollars per share) | −0.99 | −1.42 | −1.69 | −1.32 | −3.14 | |
| Net loss per share, diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.99 | −1.42 | −1.69 | −1.32 | −3.14 | |
| Weighted-average common shares, basic (in shares) | 624 | 377 | 270 | 240 | 111 | |
| Weighted-average common shares, diluted (in shares) | 624 | 377 | 270 | 240 | 111 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,022 | 835 | 465 | 69 | 747 | |
| Restricted cash | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
| Short-term investments | 943 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 0 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 47 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| Other current assets | 57 | 5 | 800,000 | 2 | 300,000 | |
| Total current assets | 2,076 | 858 | 480 | 546 | 755 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 254 | 127 | 58 | 12 | 6 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 80 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 41 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | |
| Goodwill | 100,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other long-term assets | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total assets | 2,466 | 1,001 | 554 | 574 | 768 | |
| Accounts payable | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 68 | 53 | 97 | 37 | 12 | |
| Current portion of debt | 800,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 104 | 71 | 114 | 53 | 28 | |
| Debt, net of current portion | 80 | 64 | — | — | — | |
| Lease liabilities, net of current portion | 36 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | |
| Warrant liabilities | 30 | 89 | 40 | 7 | 30 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 400,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 263 | 249 | 187 | 81 | 70 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,400,000,000 and 1,400,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; 744,046,194 and 503,777,464 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 100,000 | 100,000 | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,508 | 2,438 | 1,516 | 1,185 | 1,073 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −2,304 | −1,686 | −1,149 | −691 | −374 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −1 | −300,000 | 0 | −800,000 | 0 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 2,203 | 753 | 367 | 493 | 699 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,466 | 1,001 | 554 | 574 | 768 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 20 | 12 | 7 | — | — | |
| Debt discount and issuance cost amortization | 100,000 | 0 | 700,000 | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 224 | 109 | 45 | 103 | 124 | |
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities and other warrant costs | −60 | 50 | 33 | −23 | −10 | |
| Gain on issuance of common stock | 0 | −2 | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Research and development warrant expense | 3 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | |
| General and administrative warrant expense | 0 | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Technology and dispute resolution agreements expense | 0 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amortization (accretion) of short-term investments purchased at a premium (discount) | 600,000 | 0 | −2 | −5 | 0 | |
| Prepaid expenses | −12 | −4 | 2 | −2 | −7 | |
| Other current assets | −6 | −4 | 800,000 | −1 | −300,000 | |
| Other long-term assets | −3 | −2 | −5 | 400,000 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable | 9 | −100,000 | 9 | −100,000 | −800,000 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 17 | −4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, net | −6 | −3 | 2 | −3 | −2 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | −5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −433 | −369 | −272 | −200 | −108 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −79 | −82 | −44 | −7 | −4 | |
| Purchase of short-term investments | −1,048 | 0 | 0 | −487 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 103 | 0 | 465 | 30 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of intangible assets | −26 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Business acquisition, net | −126 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −1,176 | −82 | 421 | −464 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 20 | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | −10 | −10 | 0 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | −700,000 | −300,000 | 0 | −200,000 | |
| Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from PIPE financing | 10 | 590 | 145 | 0 | 600 | |
| Proceeds from shares issued under at-the-market program | 46 | 138 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from shares issued under employee stock purchase plan | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1,802 | 55 | 95 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of offering costs in connection with financing activities | −69 | −25 | −7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,796 | 820 | 250 | −10 | 822 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 188 | 370 | 399 | −675 | 710 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 4 | 3 | 800,000 | 2 | 700,000 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment in common stock | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of intangible assets in common stock | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payment of offering costs in connection with financing activities in common stock | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |