Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
AQST Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2017βFY2025
What Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 4, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001398733-26-000018
0001398733
Revenue and margins
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. had $44.5M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 22.6% 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$53.0M in fiscal 2025, β119.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 23.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $28.0M | $27.3M | $23.9M | $71.5M | $121M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | β | $33.4M | $45.0M | $45.0M | $55.0M |
| Interest coverage | β3.5x | β6.4x | β2.4x | β2.8x | β6.4x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 1.0x | 2.2x | 4.7x | 3.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 0.9x | 1.9x | 4.4x | 3.0x |
| Total assets | $62.0M | $57.1M | $57.4M | $101M | $160M |
| Total liabilities | $144M | $176M | $164M | $162M | $194M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$82.1M | β$119M | β$106M | β$60.2M | β$33.7M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | $6.2M | $21.1M | β$26.5M | β$66.2M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β34.2% | β74.5% | β7.3% | β14.6% | β60.2% | β74.9% | β2.6% | β10.5% | β23.9% |
| Altman Z'' | β7.55 | β2.84 | β5.85 | β12.24 | β15.18 | β23.40 | β17.98 | β9.62 | β8.08 |
9 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | $66.9M | $67.4M | $52.6M | $45.8M | $50.8M | $47.7M | $50.6M | $57.6M | $44.5M |
| Gross profit | β | β | $32.2M | $32.9M | β | $28.3M | $29.8M | $39.7M | $26.0M |
| Research and development | $22.1M | $23.1M | $20.6M | $19.9M | $17.0M | $17.5M | $13.1M | $20.3M | $17.2M |
| Operating income | β$0.1M | β$48.9M | β$52.7M | β$42.9M | β$34.7M | β$42.1M | β$15.1M | β$30.8M | β$71.1M |
| Interest expense | $7.7M | $7.7M | $9.3M | $11.1M | $10.0M | $6.6M | $6.3M | $11.1M | $11.1M |
| Pretax income | β$8.9M | β$61.4M | β$66.2M | β$55.8M | β$70.5M | β$54.4M | β$7.6M | β$44.2M | β$83.8M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | β$0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$8.9M | β$61.4M | β$66.2M | β$55.8M | β$70.5M | β$54.4M | β$7.9M | β$44.1M | β$83.8M |
| Net income to common | β$11.4M | β$61.4M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β | β$2.96 | β$2.61 | β$1.66 | β$1.85 | β$1.12 | β$0.13 | β$0.51 | β$0.78 |
| Diluted shares | β | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.11B |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | $5.8M | β$13.0M | β$60.2M | β$45.5M | β$33.0M | β$9.8M | β$6.4M | β$35.8M | β$52.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.1M | $1.8M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | $3.8M | β$14.8M | β$60.9M | β$46.0M | β$33.9M | β$10.8M | β$7.4M | β$35.9M | β$53.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.8M | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.4M | $3.0M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $0.7M | $0.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.0M | $29.9M | $7.1M | $6.6M | $6.8M | $4.4M | $2.7M | $7.1M | $7.6M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $17.4M | $60.6M | $49.3M | $31.8M | $28.0M | $27.3M | $23.9M | $71.5M | $121M |
| Total debt | β | β | $70.0M | $51.5M | β | $33.4M | $45.0M | $45.0M | $55.0M |
| Current assets | $28.2M | $74.2M | $68.3M | $44.6M | $47.3M | $39.9M | $41.0M | $88.2M | $149M |
| Current liabilities | $15.4M | $33.0M | $18.6M | $21.1M | $22.0M | $39.5M | $18.3M | $18.9M | $47.6M |
| Inventory | $4.0M | $5.4M | $2.9M | $2.5M | $4.0M | $5.8M | $6.8M | $6.0M | $6.2M |
| Property and equipment, net | $13.5M | $12.2M | $9.7M | $6.9M | $5.1M | $4.1M | $4.2M | $3.8M | $3.9M |
| Intangible assets | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Total assets | $43.1M | $86.9M | $78.5M | $62.9M | $62.0M | $57.1M | $57.4M | $101M | $160M |
| Total liabilities | $69.6M | $76.8M | $84.6M | $111M | $144M | $176M | $164M | $162M | $194M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$26.5M | $10.1M | β$6.1M | β$48.5M | β$82.1M | β$119M | β$106M | β$60.2M | β$33.7M |
| Margins | |||||||||
| Gross margin | β | β | 61.3% | 71.7% | β | 59.3% | 58.8% | 69.0% | 58.3% |
| Operating margin | β0.2% | β72.6% | β100.1% | β93.6% | β68.2% | β88.2% | β29.9% | β53.5% | β159.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 5.4% | β67.8% | β94.6% | β86.0% | β62.4% | β83.2% | β27.2% | β52.2% | β158.3% |
| Net margin | β13.4% | β91.0% | β125.9% | β121.7% | β138.8% | β114.1% | β15.6% | β76.7% | β188.1% |
| FCF margin | 5.6% | β22.0% | β115.7% | β100.3% | β66.7% | β22.7% | β14.6% | β62.4% | β119.0% |
| Returns | |||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β285.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β0.4% | β90.8% | β87.9% | β102.7% | β86.6% | β239.8% | β38.6% | β37.3% | β63.0% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β3,347.4% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | β20.7% | β94.4% | β80.1% | β78.9% | β113.0% | β91.4% | β13.7% | β55.6% | β64.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β621.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | |||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.8% | β22.0% | β12.8% | 10.9% | β6.2% | 6.1% | 13.8% | β22.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β494.4% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | β | 22.3% | 32.7% | 13.2% | 28.0% | 25.7% | 41.6% | 23.3% |
| Financial health | |||||||||
| Interest coverage | β0.0x | β6.3x | β5.7x | β3.9x | β3.5x | β6.4x | β2.4x | β2.8x | β6.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 2.3x | 3.7x | 2.1x | 2.2x | 1.0x | 2.2x | 4.7x | 3.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.6x | 2.1x | 3.5x | 2.0x | 2.0x | 0.9x | 1.9x | 4.4x | 3.0x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0% | 44.4% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 9.2% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 17.1% |
| Quality scores | |||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β7.5 | β2.8 | β5.8 | β12.2 | β15.2 | β23.4 | β18.0 | β9.6 | β8.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β34.2% | β74.5% | β7.3% | β14.6% | β60.2% | β74.9% | β2.6% | β10.5% | β23.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001398733). 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.