Aura Biosciences, Inc.
AURA Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2020โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$6.30
2.5%What Aura Biosciences, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Aura Biosciences, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 30, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001193125-26-130401
0001501796
Revenue and margins
Aura Biosciences, Inc. had $6.6M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 29.7% 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$85.2M in fiscal 2025, โ1,284.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Aura Biosciences, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 21.5%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Aura Biosciences, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $149M | $122M | $41.1M | $31.7M | $59.5M |
| Current ratio | 20.9x | 18.8x | 18.8x | 10.8x | 8.1x |
| Quick ratio | 20.9x | 18.8x | 18.8x | 10.8x | 8.1x |
| Total assets | $160M | $224M | $255M | $183M | $169M |
| Total liabilities | $7.7M | $28.4M | $29.2M | $30.5M | $32.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $152M | $196M | $226M | $152M | $137M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | 9.6% | โ3.1% | โ2.2% | โ5.2% | โ3.3% | โ12.2% |
| Altman Z'' | โ60.95 | 22.15 | 7.82 | 7.85 | 0.24 | โ4.21 |
6 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | โ$0.0M | $0.0M | $1.9M | $8.6M | $9.4M | $6.6M |
| Net interest income | โ$0.0M | $0.0M | $1.9M | $8.6M | $9.4M | $6.6M |
| Research and development | $18.0M | $25.2M | $42.2M | $65.2M | $73.3M | $90.3M |
| Operating income | โ$22.2M | โ$35.3M | โ$60.3M | โ$85.0M | โ$96.1M | โ$113M |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ$58.8M | โ$76.3M | โ$86.8M | โ$106M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$22.2M | โ$35.3M | โ$58.8M | โ$76.4M | โ$86.9M | โ$106M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$82.06 | โ$8.95 | โ$1.96 | โ$1.93 | โ$1.75 | โ$1.76 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$24.3M | โ$32.4M | โ$54.6M | โ$63.8M | โ$79.8M | โ$84.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.8M | $2.1M | $1.1M | $0.7M | $1.3M | $0.4M |
| Free cash flow | โ$25.1M | โ$34.5M | โ$55.7M | โ$64.6M | โ$81.1M | โ$85.2M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.8M | $0.8M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.7M | $2.3M | $6.4M | $8.8M | $11.7M | $14.3M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $17.4M | $149M | $122M | $41.1M | $31.7M | $59.5M |
| Current assets | $18.5M | $154M | $197M | $232M | $161M | $150M |
| Current liabilities | $2.7M | $7.4M | $10.5M | $12.4M | $14.9M | $18.4M |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.6M | $5.3M | $5.4M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $2.6M |
| Total assets | $22.1M | $160M | $224M | $255M | $183M | $169M |
| Total liabilities | $2.7M | $7.7M | $28.4M | $29.2M | $30.5M | $32.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$109M | $152M | $196M | $226M | $152M | $137M |
| Margins | ||||||
| Operating margin | 740,200.0% | โ271,153.8% | โ3,234.7% | โ989.6% | โ1,019.4% | โ1,701.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 712,500.0% | โ264,761.5% | โ3,171.6% | โ974.6% | โ1,006.4% | โ1,683.9% |
| Net margin | 740,200.0% | โ271,161.5% | โ3,152.5% | โ889.7% | โ921.8% | โ1,601.4% |
| FCF margin | 836,400.0% | โ265,653.8% | โ2,987.9% | โ751.7% | โ859.7% | โ1,284.7% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ114.2% | โ23.1% | โ28.2% | โ35.0% | โ57.4% | โ74.7% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ161.7% | โ33.8% | โ36.3% | โ46.0% | โ73.5% |
| Return on assets | โ100.5% | โ38.7% | โ30.6% | โ31.9% | โ39.7% | โ60.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ23.1% | โ30.0% | โ33.8% | โ57.2% | โ77.6% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ | 14,238.5% | 360.7% | 9.8% | โ29.7% |
| Share count change | โ | 1,305.2% | 480.2% | 32.3% | 25.3% | 21.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Current ratio | 6.9x | 20.9x | 18.8x | 18.8x | 10.8x | 8.1x |
| Quick ratio | 6.9x | 20.9x | 18.8x | 18.8x | 10.8x | 8.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ25,700.0% | 16,346.2% | 58.7% | 8.3% | 13.3% | 6.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | โ24,533.3% | 17,746.2% | 344.0% | 102.1% | 124.3% | 215.9% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ60.9 | 22.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | โ4.2 |
| Accruals ratio | 9.6% | โ3.1% | โ2.2% | โ5.2% | โ3.3% | โ12.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001501796). 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.
