Arbutus Biopharma Corp
ABUS Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Arbutus Biopharma Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Arbutus Biopharma Corp
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 23, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001447028-26-000017
0001447028
Revenue and margins
Arbutus Biopharma Corp had $14.1M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 128.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$39.6M in fiscal 2025, β281.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Arbutus Biopharma Corp returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 3.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Arbutus Biopharma Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $155M | $147M | $126M | $123M | $91.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | β25.7x | β37.9x | β170.2x | β557.1x | β393.4x |
| Current ratio | 14.3x | 4.6x | 5.9x | 8.2x | 15.7x |
| Quick ratio | 14.3x | 4.6x | 5.9x | 8.2x | 15.7x |
| Total assets | $204M | $195M | $144M | $132M | $94.6M |
| Total liabilities | $35.0M | $58.6M | $38.4M | $34.3M | $18.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $169M | $137M | $106M | $97.4M | $76.6M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$155M | β$147M | β$126M | β$123M | β$91.5M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β118.3% | β13.9% | 4.6% | β49.6% | β10.1% | β5.1% | β17.1% | 7.7% | β3.7% | 5.4% |
| Altman Z'' | β13.86 | β6.61 | β3.17 | β31.45 | β19.00 | β10.63 | β15.91 | β24.58 | β28.68 | β39.67 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.5M | $10.7M | $5.9M | $6.0M | $6.9M | $11.0M | $39.0M | $18.1M | $6.2M | $14.1M |
| Research and development | $61.3M | $62.7M | $57.9M | $57.6M | $49.3M | $65.5M | $84.4M | $73.7M | $54.0M | $25.2M |
| Operating income | β$492M | β$111M | β$89.8M | β$144M | β$57.8M | β$73.5M | β$65.5M | β$78.1M | β$76.3M | β$38.2M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $2.1M | $4.0M | $2.9M | $1.7M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Pretax income | β$489M | β$109M | β$61.3M | β$166M | β$63.7M | β$7.7M | β$28.7M | β$14.8M | β$1.7M | $12.0M |
| Income tax | β$105M | β$24.3M | β$4.3M | β$12.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.4M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$384M | β$84.4M | β$57.1M | β$154M | β$63.7M | β$76.2M | β$69.5M | β$72.8M | β$69.9M | β$33.5M |
| Net income to common | β$384M | β$85.3M | β$67.2M | β$165M | β$75.9M | β$88.4M | β$69.5M | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$7.24 | β$1.56 | β$1.21 | β$2.89 | β$1.00 | β$0.83 | β$0.46 | β$0.44 | β$0.38 | β$0.17 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.08B | 0.11B | 0.15B | 0.17B | 0.19B | 0.19B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$57.9M | β$48.6M | β$67.9M | β$71.0M | β$51.4M | β$67.5M | β$35.4M | β$85.9M | β$64.9M | β$39.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $4.0M | $7.3M | $1.1M | $0.6M | $0.2M | $0.8M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | β$61.9M | β$55.9M | β$69.0M | β$71.6M | β$51.7M | β$68.3M | β$35.9M | β$86.9M | β$65.0M | β$39.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.1M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $0.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $39.2M | $15.1M | $6.2M | $6.8M | $6.2M | $6.4M | $7.2M | $9.3M | $9.0M | $7.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $131M | $126M | $125M | $90.8M | $123M | $155M | $147M | $126M | $123M | $91.5M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $133M | $129M | $129M | $93.8M | $128M | $161M | $151M | $132M | $127M | $94.5M |
| Current liabilities | $10.6M | $14.6M | $11.2M | $7.8M | $9.5M | $11.2M | $32.9M | $22.5M | $15.6M | $6.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $6.9M | $12.2M | $10.1M | $8.7M | $6.9M | $6.0M | $5.1M | $4.7M | $3.3M | $0.0M |
| Goodwill | $24.4M | $24.4M | $22.5M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | $99.4M | $58.6M | $43.8M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $276M | $237M | $228M | $106M | $137M | $204M | $195M | $144M | $132M | $94.6M |
| Total liabilities | $72.9M | $54.7M | $27.7M | $32.8M | $35.1M | $35.0M | $58.6M | $38.4M | $34.3M | $18.0M |
| Preferred stock | β | $48.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $203M | $182M | $200M | $72.7M | $102M | $169M | $137M | $106M | $97.4M | $76.6M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | β32,973.8% | β1,036.7% | β1,510.2% | β2,394.0% | β836.1% | β669.1% | β167.8% | β430.5% | β1,236.7% | β271.0% |
| EBITDA margin | β32,900.5% | β1,017.8% | β1,473.5% | β2,360.2% | β807.5% | β653.2% | β164.1% | β422.8% | β1,214.4% | β268.4% |
| Net margin | β25,765.5% | β788.9% | β959.8% | β2,557.4% | β922.0% | β693.9% | β178.0% | β401.6% | β1,133.0% | β237.9% |
| FCF margin | β4,150.3% | β522.5% | β1,160.7% | β1,191.1% | β747.3% | β622.0% | β91.9% | β479.3% | β1,053.8% | β281.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | β411.3% | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β185.3% | β49.8% | β41.4% | β147.3% | β45.3% | β38.0% | β40.3% | β64.1% | β65.7% | β43.1% |
| Return on equity | β189.2% | β43.8% | β29.8% | β112.6% | β73.0% | β56.2% | β45.4% | β60.0% | β68.8% | β38.5% |
| Return on assets | β139.2% | β32.9% | β24.5% | β92.2% | β52.5% | β44.6% | β34.7% | β42.9% | β50.6% | β29.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β485.1% | β85.8% | β50.1% | β226.6% | β74.4% | β52.2% | β50.8% | β68.7% | β71.8% | β43.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 617.6% | β44.4% | 1.1% | 15.0% | 58.9% | 255.1% | β53.5% | β66.0% | 128.2% |
| Share count change | β | 3.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 32.8% | 40.1% | 42.1% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | β | β425.0x | β397.3x | β68.3x | β14.4x | β25.7x | β37.9x | β170.2x | β557.1x | β393.4x |
| Current ratio | 12.5x | 8.8x | 11.5x | 12.0x | 13.4x | 14.3x | 4.6x | 5.9x | 8.2x | 15.7x |
| Quick ratio | 12.5x | 8.8x | 11.5x | 12.0x | 13.4x | 14.3x | 4.6x | 5.9x | 8.2x | 15.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 268.0% | 67.9% | 19.1% | 9.8% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 2,626.4% | 141.3% | 105.0% | 113.1% | 89.1% | 58.5% | 18.4% | 51.3% | 145.6% | 49.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β13.9 | β6.6 | β3.2 | β31.5 | β19.0 | β10.6 | β15.9 | β24.6 | β28.7 | β39.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β118.3% | β13.9% | 4.6% | β49.6% | β10.1% | β5.1% | β17.1% | 7.7% | β3.7% | 5.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001447028). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.