Corcept Therapeutics
CORT Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals Financials FY2016βFY2025
Corcept Therapeutics' revenue rose 12.8% to $761 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 5.9%, down from 20.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $142 million, down 27.7%. It paid out $173 million in dividends and buybacks, 122% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 5.7%.
What Corcept Therapeutics does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-011091
0001088856
Revenue and margins
Corcept Therapeutics had $761M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 12.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 31.4% a year. 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 $142M in fiscal 2025, 18.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Corcept Therapeutics returned $173M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 122% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 5.7%.
Value Corcept Therapeutics yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of $372M and divides by 120.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today β Β· peers 15.3x Β· sector 28.1x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Corcept Therapeutics can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $224M | $432M | $368M | $383M | $372M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β1.8x | β3.8x | β3.4x | β2.8x | β8.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 5.6x | 6.9x | 4.4x | 3.4x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | 5.5x | 6.8x | 4.3x | 3.3x | 2.9x |
| Total assets | $424M | $583M | $622M | $841M | $837M |
| Total liabilities | $47.9M | $81.6M | $115M | $161M | $189M |
| Shareholders' equity | $376M | $502M | $507M | $680M | $648M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$224M | β$432M | β$368M | β$383M | β$372M |
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
$34.8M
7 insiders
Of sales under plans
87%
$30.4M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | James N WilsonDirector | Sold plan | 10,000 | $114.81 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Roberto Wandenkolk VieiraPresident, Oncology | Sold plan | 296 | $100.82 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | James N WilsonDirector | Sold plan | 10,000 | $110.69 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Joseph Douglas LyonSee Remarks | Sold plan | 10,000 | $113.50 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Roberto Wandenkolk VieiraPresident, Oncology | Sold plan | 58,333 | $110.76 | $6.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sean MaduckSee Remarks | Sold plan | 25,000 | $114.43 | $2.9M | Form 4 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Kimberly ParkDirector | Sold | 26,685 | $122.55 | $3.3M | Form 4 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Sean MaduckSee Remarks | Sold plan | 30,955 | $125.58 | $3.9M | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | David L MahoneyDirector | Sold plan | 103,606 | $118.25 | $12.3M | Form 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Gary Charles RobbChief Business Officer | Sold | 10,000 | $116.26 | $1.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | James N WilsonDirector | Sold plan | 10,000 | $111.42 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sean MaduckSee Remarks | Sold plan | 3,664 | $114.49 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.4% | β7.8% | β5.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 11.64 | 10.22 | 8.97 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcept Therapeutics CORT | $10.2B | 12.8% | 5.9% | 18.6% | 15.7% | β | 3 | |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical COLL | $746M | 23.6% | 23.0% | 42.0% | 53.4% | 18.5x | 6 | Compare β |
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| ANI Pharmaceuticals ANIP | $1.6B | 43.8% | 12.6% | 19.4% | 15.9% | 15.7x | 6 | Compare β |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals ACAD | $3.4B | 11.9% | 9.8% | 9.8% | β | 8.9x | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $81.3M | $159M | $251M | $307M | $354M | $366M | $402M | $482M | $675M | $761M |
| Gross profit | $79.3M | $156M | $246M | $301M | $348M | $361M | $397M | $476M | $664M | $748M |
| Research and development | $23.8M | $40.4M | $75.2M | $89.0M | $115M | $114M | $131M | $184M | $247M | $255M |
| Operating income | $10.2M | $52.9M | $89.5M | $112M | $128M | $125M | $113M | $107M | $137M | $44.8M |
| Interest expense | $2.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Pretax income | $8.1M | $52.8M | $92.2M | $117M | $132M | $125M | $116M | $125M | $162M | $66.5M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | β$76.3M | $16.7M | $22.5M | $25.6M | $12.5M | $14.8M | $18.4M | $20.3M | β$33.2M |
| Net income | $8.1M | $129M | $75.4M | $94.2M | $106M | $113M | $101M | $106M | $141M | $99.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.07 | $1.04 | $0.60 | $0.77 | $0.85 | $0.89 | $0.87 | $0.94 | $1.23 | $0.82 |
| Diluted shares | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.12B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.12B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $18.4M | $60.9M | $116M | $136M | $152M | $168M | $120M | $127M | $198M | $142M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.3M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $2.2M | $0.2M |
| Free cash flow | $18.2M | $60.5M | $115M | $135M | $151M | $167M | $120M | $127M | $196M | $142M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.0M | $0.8M | $1.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $7.1M | $13.4M | $23.7M | $29.3M | $33.5M | $42.9M | $42.4M | $48.9M | $61.4M | $84.5M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.7M | $31.0M | $9.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.7M | $173M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $23.7M | $31.0M | $10.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.7M | $173M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $51.5M | $88.7M | $207M | $276M | $441M | $224M | $432M | $368M | $383M | $372M |
| Total debt | $14.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $65.7M | $124M | $237M | $307M | $479M | $267M | $499M | $459M | $472M | $486M |
| Current liabilities | $27.4M | $29.6M | $35.6M | $38.8M | $47.5M | $47.5M | $72.5M | $105M | $141M | $166M |
| Inventory | $2.3M | $4.6M | $4.7M | $5.4M | $4.9M | $5.0M | $6.1M | $7.7M | $12.4M | $12.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.2M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $1.0M | $0.6M | $0.2M | $2.7M | $1.9M |
| Total assets | $68.8M | $221M | $312M | $412M | $572M | $424M | $583M | $622M | $841M | $837M |
| Total liabilities | $27.4M | $29.6M | $35.8M | $41.1M | $48.4M | $47.9M | $81.6M | $115M | $161M | $189M |
| Shareholders' equity | $41.4M | $191M | $276M | $371M | $523M | $376M | $502M | $507M | $680M | $648M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 97.5% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.3% |
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 33.2% | 35.6% | 36.4% | 36.2% | 34.0% | 28.0% | 22.2% | 20.3% | 5.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 12.6% | 33.3% | 35.7% | 36.6% | 36.4% | 34.3% | 28.3% | 22.5% | 20.4% | 6.0% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 81.1% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 25.2% | 22.0% | 20.9% | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | 22.4% | 38.0% | 45.9% | 44.1% | 42.6% | 45.8% | 29.8% | 26.2% | 29.1% | 18.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 99.0% | 85.5% | 109.6% | 116.1% | 95.4% | 88.4% | 87.6% | 55.1% | 15.7% |
| Return on capital employed | 28.1% | 45.5% | 38.3% | 34.4% | 28.6% | 27.7% | 25.4% | 20.9% | 22.5% | 6.5% |
| Return on equity | 27.2% | 111.2% | 32.3% | 29.1% | 23.7% | 25.0% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 23.8% | 15.0% |
| Return on assets | 13.5% | 89.3% | 28.3% | 26.0% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 20.1% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 11.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 61.7% | 95.8% | 57.8% | 22.0% | 15.5% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 20.0% | 39.9% | 12.8% |
| Net income growth | β | 1,486.3% | β41.6% | 24.9% | 12.6% | 6.1% | β9.9% | 4.7% | 33.0% | β29.4% |
| EPS growth | β | 1,385.7% | β42.3% | 28.3% | 10.4% | 4.7% | β2.3% | 8.1% | 30.9% | β33.3% |
| FCF growth | 484.6% | 232.6% | 90.6% | 17.0% | 11.6% | 11.1% | β28.4% | 5.5% | 55.0% | β27.7% |
| Share count change | 8.7% | 7.2% | 1.8% | β3.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | β7.9% | β3.6% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β3.6x | β1.7x | β2.3x | β2.5x | β3.4x | β1.8x | β3.8x | β3.4x | β2.8x | β8.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 5.0x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.4x | 4.2x | 6.7x | 7.9x | 10.1x | 5.6x | 6.9x | 4.4x | 3.4x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 4.1x | 6.5x | 7.8x | 10.0x | 5.5x | 6.8x | 4.3x | 3.3x | 2.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.5% | 22.9% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 122.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β9.0 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β17.0% | 47.1% | β15.1% | β11.6% | β9.3% | β11.1% | β3.8% | β3.4% | β7.8% | β5.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001088856). Data updated October 14, 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.