Cellectis S.A.
CLLS Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2016โFY2025
What Cellectis S.A. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Cellectis S.A.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 20-F ยท Mar 20, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001193125-26-116428
0001627281
Revenue and margins
Cellectis S.A. had $72.9M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 75.8% 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$41.8M in fiscal 2025, โ57.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cellectis S.A. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 10.7%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cellectis S.A. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $186M | $93.2M | $137M | $143M | $61.5M |
| Interest coverage | โ281.2x | โ241.7x | โ2.4x | โ2.8x | โ0.6x |
| Current ratio | 4.6x | 2.5x | โ | โ | โ |
| Quick ratio | 4.6x | 2.5x | โ | โ | โ |
| Total assets | $382M | $261M | $334M | $384M | $325M |
| Total liabilities | $161M | $143M | $250M | $253M | $249M |
| Shareholders' equity | $221M | $118M | $84.7M | $131M | $75.9M |
| 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 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ10.4% | โ14.2% | โ2.5% | โ6.8% | โ0.2% | โ2.3% | โ5.8% | โ25.6% | โ16.6% | โ8.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 6.53 | 5.21 | 6.93 | 2.18 | 1.17 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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 | $44.8M | $25.2M | $12.7M | $15.2M | $51.1M | $30.3M | $19.2M | $0.8M | $41.5M | $72.9M |
| Gross profit | โ | $22.6M | $10.0M | $3.8M | $49.1M | $28.5M | $17.4M | $0.0M | $41.5M | $72.9M |
| Research and development | $78.5M | $79.2M | $76.6M | $92.0M | $77.0M | $118M | $97.5M | $87.6M | $90.5M | $93.5M |
| Operating income | โ$67.3M | โ$92.7M | โ$105M | โ$124M | โ$42.3M | โ$103M | โ$89.7M | โ$97.3M | โ$59.6M | โ$33.1M |
| Interest expense | $7.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $40.6M | $21.6M | $51.1M |
| Pretax income | โ$67.3M | โ$104M | โ$88.3M | โ$115M | โ$53.6M | โ$96.7M | โ$98.6M | โ$116M | โ$36.8M | โ$68.0M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.0M | โ$0.4M |
| Net income | โ$67.3M | โ$99.4M | โ$78.7M | โ$102M | โ$81.1M | โ$114M | โ$106M | โ$101M | โ$36.8M | โ$67.6M |
| Net income to common | โ$67.3M | โ$99.4M | โ$78.7M | โ$102M | โ$81.1M | โ$114M | โ$106M | โ$101M | โ$36.8M | โ$67.6M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$1.91 | โ$2.78 | โ$1.93 | โ$2.41 | โ$1.91 | โ$2.55 | โ$2.33 | โ$1.77 | โ$0.41 | โ$0.67 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$32.7M | โ$52.3M | โ$68.1M | โ$69.1M | โ$80.3M | โ$105M | โ$87.4M | โ$24.7M | $23.0M | โ$39.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $13.7M | $2.4M | $4.7M | $12.9M | $44.1M | $18.5M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Free cash flow | โ$46.4M | โ$54.7M | โ$72.9M | โ$82.1M | โ$124M | โ$123M | โ$89.9M | โ$25.8M | $20.4M | โ$41.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.2M | $3.4M | $2.4M | $6.9M | $9.8M | $7.6M | $18.4M | $18.5M | $19.8M | $20.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $58.6M | $50.4M | $37.2M | $26.9M | $10.0M | $11.5M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $3.2M | $6.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $255M | $256M | $452M | $341M | $241M | $186M | $93.2M | $137M | $143M | $61.5M |
| Current assets | $312M | $323M | $488M | $392M | $315M | $225M | $122M | โ | โ | โ |
| Current liabilities | $56.2M | $45.5M | $46.9M | $62.6M | $52.0M | $49.3M | $48.1M | $155M | $166M | $146M |
| Inventory | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.9M | $1.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ |
| Property and equipment, net | $16.9M | $7.2M | $8.7M | $23.7M | $71.7M | $78.8M | $63.6M | $54.7M | $45.9M | $38.8M |
| Intangible assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $1.1M | $0.5M |
| Total assets | $331M | $333M | $501M | $467M | $469M | $382M | $261M | $334M | $384M | $325M |
| Total liabilities | $58.6M | $68.0M | $91.5M | $152M | $186M | $161M | $143M | $250M | $253M | $249M |
| Shareholders' equity | $273M | $265M | $409M | $315M | $284M | $221M | $118M | $84.7M | $131M | $75.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | โ | 89.6% | 78.5% | 25.0% | 96.2% | 93.9% | 90.8% | 2.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating margin | โ150.2% | โ367.8% | โ825.5% | โ813.4% | โ82.9% | โ341.0% | โ467.7% | โ12,887.7% | โ143.5% | โ45.3% |
| EBITDA margin | โ145.3% | โ354.5% | โ806.8% | โ768.1% | โ63.6% | โ316.0% | โ371.6% | โ10,434.3% | โ95.7% | โ17.8% |
| Net margin | โ150.1% | โ394.5% | โ618.1% | โ672.1% | โ158.8% | โ376.3% | โ553.6% | โ13,385.3% | โ88.6% | โ92.7% |
| FCF margin | โ103.6% | โ217.2% | โ572.2% | โ540.2% | โ243.5% | โ405.7% | โ468.8% | โ3,419.7% | 49.2% | โ57.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ24.5% | โ32.2% | โ23.1% | โ30.5% | โ10.1% | โ31.1% | โ42.1% | โ54.3% | โ27.4% | โ18.5% |
| Return on equity | โ24.7% | โ37.0% | โ23.3% | โ28.2% | โ27.1% | โ45.2% | โ62.6% | โ99.7% | โ34.1% | โ65.3% |
| Return on assets | โ20.3% | โ29.9% | โ18.9% | โ21.1% | โ17.3% | โ26.8% | โ33.0% | โ33.9% | โ10.2% | โ19.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ24.7% | โ37.5% | โ19.2% | โ32.4% | โ28.6% | โ51.6% | โ90.0% | โ119.3% | โ28.3% | โ89.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ43.8% | โ49.5% | 19.3% | 236.1% | โ40.6% | โ36.8% | โ96.1% | 5,397.4% | 75.8% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ304.7% |
| Share count change | โ | 1.2% | 14.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 25.2% | 58.9% | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | โ9.5x | โ | โ2,694.6x | โ41,184.0x | โ579.6x | โ281.2x | โ241.7x | โ2.4x | โ2.8x | โ0.6x |
| Current ratio | 5.6x | 7.1x | 10.4x | 6.3x | 6.1x | 4.6x | 2.5x | โ | โ | โ |
| Quick ratio | 5.6x | 7.1x | 10.4x | 6.2x | 6.0x | 4.6x | 2.5x | โ | โ | โ |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 30.6% | 9.5% | 37.0% | 85.0% | 86.3% | 61.1% | 12.7% | 142.1% | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 130.8% | 200.2% | 292.3% | 177.0% | 19.6% | 37.9% | 31.5% | 693.1% | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Accruals ratio | โ10.4% | โ14.2% | โ2.5% | โ6.8% | โ0.2% | โ2.3% | โ5.8% | โ25.6% | โ16.6% | โ8.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001627281). 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.
