Ardelyx, Inc.
ARDX Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Ardelyx, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- ARDELYX, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 19, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437402-26-000013
0001437402
Revenue and margins
Ardelyx, Inc. had $407M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 22.1% 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 β$44.0M in fiscal 2025, β10.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Ardelyx, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 2.5%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ardelyx, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $117M | $124M | $184M | $250M | $265M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $32.3M | $26.7M | $49.8M | $151M | $203M |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 1.2x |
| Interest coverage | β34.3x | β18.8x | β12.8x | β2.1x | β2.0x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 2.3x | 4.9x | 4.6x | 4.3x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 1.9x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.9x |
| Total assets | $150M | $190M | $298M | $436M | $502M |
| Total liabilities | $67.3M | $91.7M | $131M | $262M | $335M |
| Shareholders' equity | $82.6M | $98.3M | $167M | $173M | $167M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$84.4M | β$97.2M | β$134M | β$99.2M | β$61.9M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.3% | 0.5% | β12.3% | β8.3% | β5.6% | β3.2% | 1.7% | 9.7% | 1.5% | β4.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 9.01 | 4.83 | β2.36 | 0.35 | β4.83 | β17.60 | β11.47 | β5.05 | β2.17 | β2.34 |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | β | $42.0M | $2.6M | $5.3M | $7.6M | $10.1M | $52.2M | $124M | $334M | $407M |
| Gross profit | β | $33.6M | $2.1M | $4.7M | $7.4M | $9.1M | $48.0M | $107M | $283M | $368M |
| Research and development | $94.2M | $75.5M | $69.4M | $71.7M | $65.1M | $91.1M | $35.2M | $35.5M | $52.3M | $71.5M |
| Operating income | β$113M | β$65.1M | β$90.9M | β$91.3M | β$90.8M | β$154M | β$63.8M | β$63.3M | β$28.0M | β$41.0M |
| Interest expense | β | β | $3.5M | $5.7M | $5.1M | $4.5M | $3.4M | $5.0M | $13.0M | $20.1M |
| Pretax income | β$112M | β$63.2M | β$91.3M | β$94.6M | β$94.3M | β$158M | β$67.2M | β$65.5M | β$38.9M | β$60.6M |
| Income tax | β | $1.2M | $0.0M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $1.0M |
| Net income | β$112M | β$64.3M | β$91.3M | β$94.9M | β$94.3M | β$158M | β$67.2M | β$66.1M | β$39.1M | β$61.6M |
| Diluted EPS | β$2.80 | β$1.36 | β$1.62 | β$1.47 | β$1.05 | β$1.52 | β$0.42 | β$0.30 | β$0.17 | β$0.26 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.16B | 0.22B | 0.24B | 0.24B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$92.5M | β$65.2M | β$70.3M | β$76.5M | β$81.4M | β$153M | β$70.0M | β$89.7M | β$44.8M | β$42.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $4.9M | $2.4M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.9M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.0M | $1.5M |
| Free cash flow | β$97.4M | β$67.5M | β$70.6M | β$76.8M | β$81.8M | β$154M | β$70.1M | β$90.1M | β$45.8M | β$44.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.3M | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.8M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.1M | $3.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.3M | $9.6M | $9.2M | $9.9M | $10.6M | $12.0M | $10.8M | $13.5M | $37.4M | $49.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $201M | $134M | $168M | $248M | $186M | $117M | $124M | $184M | $250M | $265M |
| Total debt | β | β | $52.0M | $50.0M | $50.8M | $32.3M | $26.7M | $49.8M | $151M | $203M |
| Current assets | $204M | $150M | $176M | $252M | $195M | $134M | $154M | $246M | $356M | $382M |
| Current liabilities | $19.2M | $17.9M | $17.7M | $22.2M | $28.4M | $52.8M | $65.6M | $50.4M | $77.8M | $88.6M |
| Inventory | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $28.3M | $49.5M | $91.2M | $123M |
| Property and equipment, net | $9.0M | $8.0M | $5.6M | $3.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.5M | $2.2M |
| Total assets | $213M | $158M | $183M | $260M | $202M | $150M | $190M | $298M | $436M | $502M |
| Total liabilities | $20.0M | $18.6M | $67.5M | $73.1M | $75.5M | $67.3M | $91.7M | $131M | $262M | $335M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $193M | $139M | $116M | $187M | $126M | $82.6M | $98.3M | $167M | $173M | $167M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | β | 80.0% | 82.1% | 88.6% | 98.1% | 90.1% | 92.1% | 85.7% | 84.8% | 90.3% |
| Operating margin | β | β155.0% | β3,488.6% | β1,728.1% | β1,199.0% | β1,528.6% | β122.2% | β50.8% | β8.4% | β10.1% |
| EBITDA margin | β | β148.8% | β3,385.0% | β1,680.8% | β1,165.5% | β1,500.8% | β120.0% | β49.8% | β7.8% | β9.3% |
| Net margin | β | β153.2% | β3,502.0% | β1,797.8% | β1,245.7% | β1,566.5% | β128.9% | β53.1% | β11.7% | β15.1% |
| FCF margin | β | β160.8% | β2,707.5% | β1,454.4% | β1,079.9% | β1,529.3% | β134.4% | β72.4% | β13.7% | β10.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | β | β4,453.5% | β154.6% | β29.8% | β30.8% |
| Return on capital employed | β58.2% | β46.5% | β54.9% | β38.4% | β52.4% | β159.0% | β51.2% | β25.6% | β7.8% | β9.9% |
| Return on equity | β58.2% | β38.7% | β71.6% | β62.8% | β60.3% | β151.6% | β74.3% | β49.8% | β23.0% | β36.2% |
| Return on assets | β52.7% | β34.7% | β53.5% | β42.9% | β40.9% | β90.0% | β39.5% | β27.1% | β10.7% | β13.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | β58.2% | β46.2% | β78.8% | β50.9% | β74.8% | β191.4% | β68.3% | β39.6% | β22.6% | β36.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β | β93.8% | 102.6% | 43.4% | 33.4% | 416.6% | 138.6% | 168.1% | 22.1% |
| Share count change | β | 18.2% | 18.5% | 14.7% | 38.9% | 16.3% | 52.3% | 38.2% | 7.3% | 2.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | β | β | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.9x | 1.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β25.7x | β15.9x | β17.8x | β34.3x | β18.8x | β12.8x | β2.1x | β2.0x |
| Current ratio | 10.6x | 8.4x | 9.9x | 11.3x | 6.9x | 2.5x | 2.3x | 4.9x | 4.6x | 4.3x |
| Quick ratio | 10.6x | 8.4x | 9.9x | 11.3x | 6.9x | 2.5x | 1.9x | 3.9x | 3.4x | 2.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | β | 5.6% | 11.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 18.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | 22.8% | 353.9% | 188.1% | 139.8% | 119.2% | 20.6% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 12.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 3.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 9.0 | 4.8 | β2.4 | 0.3 | β4.8 | β17.6 | β11.5 | β5.0 | β2.2 | β2.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.3% | 0.5% | β12.3% | β8.3% | β5.6% | β3.2% | 1.7% | 9.7% | 1.5% | β4.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001437402). 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.