Crescent Biopharma, Inc.
CBIO Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$12.82
2.4%What Crescent Biopharma, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- CRESCENT BIOPHARMA, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Feb 26, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001628280-26-011983
0001253689
Revenue and margins
Crescent Biopharma, Inc. had $10.8M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
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$72.5M in fiscal 2025, โ668.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Crescent Biopharma, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Crescent Biopharma, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $90.3M | $47.9M | $41.8M | $34.8M | $213M |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ69.9x |
| Current ratio | 7.7x | 5.7x | 6.4x | 3.6x | 6.6x |
| Quick ratio | 7.7x | 5.7x | 6.4x | 3.6x | 6.6x |
| Total assets | $94.3M | $51.8M | $45.3M | $35.6M | $240M |
| Total liabilities | $12.7M | $8.9M | $6.9M | $47.1M | $37.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $81.6M | $42.9M | $38.4M | โ$15.5M | $203M |
| 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 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | โ / 6 | โ / 5 |
| Accruals ratio | โ4.9% | โ4.1% | โ2.9% | โ3.1% | โ7.6% | โ5.0% | โ0.3% | โ4.2% | โ16.8% | โ59.7% |
| Altman Z'' | โ3.69 | 14.59 | 24.57 | 10.21 | 5.51 | โ5.19 | โ22.18 | โ27.47 | โ4.90 | 4.59 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | $10.2M | $1.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | โ | $10.8M |
| Research and development | $23.3M | $24.1M | $40.1M | $47.0M | $44.9M | $47.5M | $28.4M | $20.1M | $14.3M | $138M |
| Operating income | โ$31.9M | โ$33.9M | โ$51.5M | โ$61.4M | โ$51.5M | โ$63.4M | โ$47.4M | โ$39.3M | โ$40.0M | โ$153M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $2.2M |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$152M |
| Income tax | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $2.0M |
| Net income | โ$31.8M | โ$33.3M | โ$48.3M | โ$57.9M | โ$51.0M | โ$63.4M | โ$46.7M | โ$36.9M | โ$37.9M | โ$154M |
| Net income to common | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$133M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$1.50 | โ$1.13 | โ$1.18 | โ$1.34 | โ$1.12 | โ$1.23 | โ$0.89 | โ$0.58 | โ$0.59 | โ |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | โ |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$29.7M | โ$29.8M | โ$43.3M | โ$52.0M | โ$39.2M | โ$57.5M | โ$46.5M | โ$34.9M | โ$31.1M | โ$71.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.7M | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.9M |
| Free cash flow | โ$30.4M | โ$30.1M | โ$43.5M | โ$52.1M | โ$39.3M | โ$57.5M | โ$46.5M | โ$34.9M | โ$31.1M | โ$72.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.0M | $3.8M | $4.6M | $6.2M | $6.9M | $6.1M | $3.9M | $3.5M | $4.7M | $13.3M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $40.0M | $124M | $210M | $158M | $137M | $90.3M | $47.9M | $41.8M | $34.8M | $213M |
| Current assets | $40.5M | $127M | $212M | $163M | $138M | $90.8M | $50.7M | $43.8M | $34.8M | $237M |
| Current liabilities | $6.3M | $8.2M | $8.8M | $11.0M | $12.4M | $11.8M | $8.9M | $6.8M | $9.6M | $36.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M | โ | $0.0M | $0.8M |
| Total assets | $42.4M | $129M | $215M | $168M | $143M | $94.3M | $51.8M | $45.3M | $35.6M | $240M |
| Total liabilities | $7.1M | $8.9M | $9.4M | $13.8M | $14.6M | $12.7M | $8.9M | $6.9M | $47.1M | $37.3M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $4.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $35.3M | $120M | $205M | $154M | $128M | $81.6M | $42.9M | $38.4M | โ$15.5M | $203M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | โ172,505.4% | โ | โ | โ | โ506.8% | โ5,470.5% | โ63,204.4% | โ392,753.0% | โ | โ1,407.5% |
| EBITDA margin | โ171,475.7% | โ | โ | โ | โ504.2% | โ5,447.7% | โ62,928.3% | โ391,220.0% | โ | โ1,406.8% |
| Net margin | โ171,944.9% | โ | โ | โ | โ502.1% | โ5,468.8% | โ62,251.7% | โ368,994.0% | โ | โ1,419.6% |
| FCF margin | โ164,516.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ386.8% | โ4,958.1% | โ62,055.6% | โ349,013.0% | โ | โ668.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ88.5% | โ28.2% | โ25.0% | โ39.1% | โ39.5% | โ76.9% | โ110.4% | โ102.1% | โ154.0% | โ74.7% |
| Return on equity | โ90.1% | โ42.9% | โ29.7% | โ32.2% | โ36.1% | โ60.5% | โ75.0% | โ90.7% | โ330.3% | โ164.2% |
| Return on assets | โ75.0% | โ38.9% | โ28.1% | โ30.2% | โ32.8% | โ53.5% | โ63.9% | โ76.0% | โ93.6% | โ111.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ90.1% | โ27.8% | โ23.5% | โ37.5% | โ39.8% | โ77.7% | โ108.8% | โ96.1% | โ | โ65.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ88.6% | โ93.5% | โ86.7% | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 38.3% | 39.6% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 12.5% | 2.1% | 20.6% | 1.8% | โ |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ69.9x |
| Current ratio | 6.4x | 15.6x | 24.2x | 14.8x | 11.1x | 7.7x | 5.7x | 6.4x | 3.6x | 6.6x |
| Quick ratio | 6.4x | 15.6x | 24.2x | 14.8x | 11.1x | 7.7x | 5.7x | 6.4x | 3.6x | 6.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3,806.5% | โ | โ | โ | 0.7% | 1.3% | 112.3% | 214.0% | โ | 8.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 16,025.9% | โ | โ | โ | 67.9% | 524.9% | 5,143.5% | 35,245.0% | โ | 122.6% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | โ | โ |
| Altman Z'' | โ3.7 | 14.6 | 24.6 | 10.2 | 5.5 | โ5.2 | โ22.2 | โ27.5 | โ4.9 | 4.6 |
| Accruals ratio | โ4.9% | โ4.1% | โ2.9% | โ3.1% | โ7.6% | โ5.0% | โ0.3% | โ4.2% | โ16.8% | โ59.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001253689). 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.
