Alector, Inc.
ALEC Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2017โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$1.83
0.0%What Alector, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- Alector, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Feb 25, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001193125-26-071593
0001653087
Revenue and margins
Alector, Inc. had $21.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 79.1% 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 โ$184M in fiscal 2025, โ874.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Alector, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 6.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Alector, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $735M | $713M | $549M | $413M | $256M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | โ | โ | $0.0M | $10.0M | $10.4M |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.3x |
| Current ratio | 5.4x | 7.7x | 3.2x | 3.4x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | 5.4x | 7.7x | 3.2x | 3.4x | 3.8x |
| Total assets | $815M | $788M | $622M | $468M | $293M |
| Total liabilities | $514M | $573M | $488M | $342M | $263M |
| Shareholders' equity | $301M | $214M | $134M | $127M | $30.6M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ$549M | โ$403M | โ$246M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | โ / 4 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ58.3% | โ1.7% | โ5.2% | โ51.4% | โ14.1% | 7.6% | 20.3% | 10.8% |
| Altman Z'' | โ | 2.23 | 1.97 | 0.60 | 3.43 | 2.09 | โ0.98 | โ3.26 | โ9.85 |
9 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | $3.7M | $27.7M | $21.2M | $21.1M | $207M | $134M | $97.1M | $101M | $21.0M |
| Research and development | $29.9M | $73.0M | $101M | $157M | $189M | $210M | $192M | $186M | $123M |
| Operating income | โ$32.7M | โ$57.3M | โ$114M | โ$195M | โ$37.4M | โ$138M | โ$152M | โ$145M | โ$156M |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ | โ$190M | โ$36.3M | โ$130M | โ$125M | โ$119M | โ$143M |
| Income tax | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.3M | $5.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| Net income | โ$32.5M | โ$52.2M | โ$105M | โ$190M | โ$36.3M | โ$133M | โ$130M | โ$119M | โ$143M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$3.55 | โ$4.62 | โ$1.71 | โ$2.45 | โ$0.45 | โ$1.62 | โ$1.56 | โ$1.23 | โ$1.39 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.06B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.10B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$17.8M | $127M | โ$99.3M | โ$167M | $299M | โ$20.3M | โ$184M | โ$230M | โ$184M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.8M | $1.9M | $15.3M | $5.0M | $3.2M | $4.1M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | โ$18.6M | $126M | โ$115M | โ$172M | $295M | โ$24.4M | โ$187M | โ$231M | โ$184M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.7M | $1.0M | $3.8M | $5.9M | $6.3M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $5.4M | $5.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.4M | $6.9M | $16.3M | $30.5M | $40.8M | $46.1M | $42.8M | $39.5M | $26.7M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $32.5M | $290M | $353M | $413M | $735M | $713M | $549M | $413M | $256M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $10.0M | $10.4M |
| Current assets | โ | $293M | $357M | $422M | $750M | $726M | $566M | $425M | $266M |
| Current liabilities | โ | $47.9M | $62.0M | $68.1M | $140M | $93.8M | $178M | $125M | $69.5M |
| Property and equipment, net | โ | $10.9M | $33.9M | $30.2M | $27.3M | $25.5M | $21.9M | $17.1M | $10.8M |
| Total assets | โ | $308M | $422M | $488M | $815M | $788M | $622M | $468M | $293M |
| Total liabilities | โ | $195M | $227M | $221M | $514M | $573M | $488M | $342M | $263M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$52.0M | โ$97.4M | $195M | $268M | $301M | $214M | $134M | $127M | $30.6M |
| Margins | |||||||||
| Operating margin | โ874.9% | โ207.0% | โ539.2% | โ925.1% | โ18.0% | โ103.2% | โ156.3% | โ144.2% | โ741.3% |
| EBITDA margin | โ856.7% | โ203.3% | โ521.4% | โ897.3% | โ15.0% | โ98.9% | โ150.4% | โ138.8% | โ714.1% |
| Net margin | โ869.6% | โ188.8% | โ496.7% | โ901.6% | โ17.5% | โ99.8% | โ134.3% | โ118.4% | โ679.2% |
| FCF margin | โ497.2% | 453.7% | โ540.0% | โ814.1% | 142.6% | โ18.3% | โ192.1% | โ229.9% | โ874.7% |
| Returns | |||||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ | โ22.0% | โ31.8% | โ46.5% | โ5.5% | โ19.9% | โ34.2% | โ42.2% | โ69.7% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ | โ216.5% | โ82.3% | โ12.8% | โ51.8% | โ74.8% | โ91.2% | โ181.6% |
| Return on assets | โ | โ16.9% | โ28.9% | โ41.8% | โ5.6% | โ16.6% | โ18.5% | โ21.8% | โ37.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | โ54.1% | โ71.1% | โ12.1% | โ62.2% | โ97.2% | โ93.9% | โ466.3% |
| Growth | |||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 641.0% | โ23.3% | โ0.6% | 881.5% | โ35.5% | โ27.3% | 3.6% | โ79.1% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ191.2% | โ | โ | โ108.3% | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 23.6% | 446.2% | 26.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 15.4% | 6.6% |
| Financial health | |||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.3x |
| Current ratio | โ | 6.1x | 5.8x | 6.2x | 5.4x | 7.7x | 3.2x | 3.4x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | โ | 6.1x | 5.8x | 6.2x | 5.4x | 7.7x | 3.2x | 3.4x | 3.8x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 21.4% | 6.8% | 71.9% | 23.9% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 143.3% | 25.0% | 76.7% | 144.7% | 19.7% | 34.5% | 44.1% | 39.2% | 126.7% |
| Quality scores | |||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | โ1.0 | โ3.3 | โ9.9 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ58.3% | โ1.7% | โ5.2% | โ51.4% | โ14.1% | 7.6% | 20.3% | 10.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001653087). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
