Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
CTKB Nasdaq Laboratory Analytical Instruments Financials FY2020–FY2025
Revenue
Total sales reported in the income statement.
$201M
0.5%
vs prior year
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
−20.0%
9.8 pts
Net income
Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$66.5M
Free cash flow
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
−$8.8M
140.1%
Return on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap
Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
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P/E
Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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What Cytek Biosciences, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 26, 2026
- Accession · CIK
- 0001628280-26-012352
0001831915
Revenue and margins
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. had $201M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.5% on the year before.
FY20
Revenue $0.7M
FY21
Revenue $2.2M
FY22
Revenue $3.0M
FY23
Revenue $193M
FY24
Revenue $200M
FY25
Revenue $201M
Q3 '23
Revenue $48.0M
Q4 '23
Revenue $58.2M
Q1 '24
Revenue $44.9M
Q2 '24
Revenue $46.6M
Q3 '24
Revenue $51.5M
Q4 '24
Revenue $57.5M
Q1 '25
Revenue $41.5M
Q2 '25
Revenue $45.6M
Q3 '25
Revenue $52.3M
Q4 '25
Revenue $62.1M
Q1 '26
Revenue $44.1M
Q2 '26
Revenue $48.1M
FY20
Gross 7,283.1%
Operating 1,923.8%
Net 2,733.9%
FCF 1,916.8%
FY21
Gross 3,628.8%
Operating 419.9%
Net 138.8%
FCF 12.2%
FY22
Gross 3,407.8%
Operating −60.9%
Net 83.8%
FCF −741.8%
FY23
Gross 56.7%
Operating −14.4%
Net −6.3%
FCF 0.3%
FY24
Gross 55.4%
Operating −10.2%
Net −3.0%
FCF 10.9%
FY25
Gross 51.8%
Operating −20.0%
Net −33.0%
FCF −4.4%
Gross
Operating
Net
FCF
Q3 '23
Gross 56.6%
Operating −13.4%
Net −13.5%
FCF −11.6%
Q4 '23
Gross 56.8%
Operating −0.2%
Net 9.5%
FCF 13.8%
Q1 '24
Gross 51.3%
Operating −23.9%
Net −13.8%
FCF 7.6%
Q2 '24
Gross 54.6%
Operating −18.3%
Net −22.4%
FCF 11.0%
Q3 '24
Gross 56.3%
Operating −8.2%
Net 1.8%
FCF 23.7%
Q4 '24
Gross 58.5%
Operating 5.2%
Net 16.8%
FCF 1.9%
Q1 '25
Gross 48.6%
Operating −36.1%
Net −27.5%
FCF −2.3%
Q2 '25
Gross 52.3%
Operating −23.3%
Net −12.2%
FCF −3.2%
Q3 '25
Gross 52.7%
Operating −17.6%
Net −10.5%
FCF −8.7%
Q4 '25
Gross 52.9%
Operating −9.0%
Net −70.9%
FCF −2.9%
Q1 '26
Gross 48.2%
Operating −41.8%
Net −42.7%
FCF −11.1%
Q2 '26
Gross 58.9%
Operating −23.7%
Net −25.3%
FCF −1.8%
Gross
Operating
Net
FCF
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
FY20
Net income $19.4M
FY21
Net income $3.0M
FY22
Net income $2.5M
FY23
Net income −$12.1M
FY24
Net income −$6.0M
FY25
Net income −$66.5M
Q3 '23
Net income −$6.5M
Q4 '23
Net income $5.5M
Q1 '24
Net income −$6.2M
Q2 '24
Net income −$10.4M
Q3 '24
Net income $0.9M
Q4 '24
Net income $9.6M
Q1 '25
Net income −$11.4M
Q2 '25
Net income −$5.6M
Q3 '25
Net income −$5.5M
Q4 '25
Net income −$44.1M
Q1 '26
Net income −$18.9M
Q2 '26
Net income −$12.2M
FY20
Diluted EPS $0.10
FY21
Diluted EPS $0.00
FY22
Diluted EPS $0.02
FY23
Diluted EPS −$0.09
FY24
Diluted EPS —
FY25
Diluted EPS —
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
FY20
Return on capital —
Return on equity —
Return on assets 8.8%
FY21
Return on capital —
Return on equity 1.6%
Return on assets 0.9%
FY22
Return on capital —
Return on equity 0.6%
Return on assets 0.5%
FY23
Return on capital —
Return on equity −3.0%
Return on assets −2.4%
FY24
Return on capital —
Return on equity −1.5%
Return on assets −1.2%
FY25
Return on capital —
Return on equity −18.0%
Return on assets −13.8%
Return on capital
Return on equity
Return on assets
Cash flow
Free cash flow was −$8.8M in fiscal 2025, −4.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
FY20
Free cash flow $13.6M
FY21
Free cash flow $0.3M
FY22
Free cash flow −$22.0M
FY23
Free cash flow $0.6M
FY24
Free cash flow $21.9M
FY25
Free cash flow −$8.8M
Q3 '23
Free cash flow −$5.6M
Q4 '23
Free cash flow $8.0M
Q1 '24
Free cash flow $3.4M
Q2 '24
Free cash flow $5.2M
Q3 '24
Free cash flow $12.2M
Q4 '24
Free cash flow $1.1M
Q1 '25
Free cash flow −$1.0M
Q2 '25
Free cash flow −$1.5M
Q3 '25
Free cash flow −$4.6M
Q4 '25
Free cash flow −$1.8M
Q1 '26
Free cash flow −$4.9M
Q2 '26
Free cash flow −$0.8M
FY20
Cash from operations $15.2M
Capital spending $1.5M
FY21
Cash from operations $4.6M
Capital spending $4.4M
FY22
Cash from operations −$12.2M
Capital spending $9.7M
FY23
Cash from operations $5.3M
Capital spending $4.6M
FY24
Cash from operations $25.4M
Capital spending $3.5M
FY25
Cash from operations −$4.7M
Capital spending $4.1M
Cash from operations
Capital spending
Q3 '23
Cash from operations −$4.2M
Capital spending $1.3M
Q4 '23
Cash from operations $9.5M
Capital spending $1.5M
Q1 '24
Cash from operations $4.0M
Capital spending $0.6M
Q2 '24
Cash from operations $6.2M
Capital spending $1.1M
Q3 '24
Cash from operations $13.2M
Capital spending $1.0M
Q4 '24
Cash from operations $2.0M
Capital spending $0.9M
Q1 '25
Cash from operations −$0.1M
Capital spending $0.8M
Q2 '25
Cash from operations $0.1M
Capital spending $1.6M
Q3 '25
Cash from operations −$3.9M
Capital spending $0.7M
Q4 '25
Cash from operations −$0.8M
Capital spending $1.0M
Q1 '26
Cash from operations −$2.7M
Capital spending $2.2M
Q2 '26
Cash from operations $1.4M
Capital spending $2.2M
Cash from operations
Capital spending
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. returned $15.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 2.2%.
FY20
Dividends —
Buybacks —
FY21
Dividends —
Buybacks $0.0M
FY22
Dividends —
Buybacks $0.0M
FY23
Dividends —
Buybacks $44.2M
FY24
Dividends —
Buybacks $21.6M
FY25
Dividends —
Buybacks $15.1M
Dividends
Buybacks
Q3 '23
Dividends —
Buybacks —
Q4 '23
Dividends —
Buybacks $34.6M
Q1 '24
Dividends —
Buybacks $0.0M
Q2 '24
Dividends —
Buybacks $2.7M
Q3 '24
Dividends —
Buybacks $11.9M
Q4 '24
Dividends —
Buybacks $7.0M
Q1 '25
Dividends —
Buybacks $10.6M
Q2 '25
Dividends —
Buybacks $4.5M
Q3 '25
Dividends —
Buybacks −$0.0M
Q4 '25
Dividends —
Buybacks −$0.0M
Q1 '26
Dividends —
Buybacks $0.0M
Q2 '26
Dividends —
Buybacks $0.0M
Dividends
Buybacks
FY20
Diluted shares 0.03B
FY21
Diluted shares 0.08B
FY22
Diluted shares 0.14B
FY23
Diluted shares 0.14B
FY24
Diluted shares 0.13B
FY25
Diluted shares 0.13B
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cytek Biosciences, Inc. can carry it.
FY20
Cash $165M
Debt —
FY21
Cash $365M
Debt —
FY22
Cash $297M
Debt —
FY23
Cash $167M
Debt —
FY24
Cash $98.7M
Debt —
FY25
Cash $90.9M
Debt —
Cash
Debt
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $365M | $297M | $167M | $98.7M | $90.9M |
| Interest coverage | 5.3x | −0.7x | −13.4x | — | −85.2x |
| Current ratio | 13.0x | 9.3x | 7.0x | 5.9x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 12.0x | 8.3x | 5.9x | 5.2x | 4.4x |
| Total assets | $463M | $519M | $494M | $500M | $462M |
| Total liabilities | $57.9M | $93.9M | $101M | $104M | $120M |
| Shareholders' equity | $405M | $426M | $393M | $396M | $342M |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Return on assets rose | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| F-score | — / 3 | 5 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | 1.9% | −0.5% | 3.0% | −3.4% | −6.3% | −12.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 5.11 | 12.99 | 9.74 | 7.96 | 7.82 | 6.15 |
6 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | $0.7M | $2.2M | $3.0M | $193M | $200M | $201M |
| Gross profit | $51.7M | $79.1M | $101M | $109M | $111M | $104M |
| Research and development | $13.7M | $24.4M | $34.9M | $44.2M | $39.4M | $36.5M |
| Operating income | $13.7M | $9.2M | −$1.8M | −$27.8M | −$20.5M | −$40.4M |
| Interest expense | $0.3M | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.1M | −$5.2M | $0.5M |
| Pretax income | $14.4M | $5.9M | $1.3M | −$15.7M | −$5.7M | −$29.8M |
| Income tax | −$5.0M | $2.9M | −$1.2M | −$3.6M | $0.3M | $36.7M |
| Net income | $19.4M | $3.0M | $2.5M | −$12.1M | −$6.0M | −$66.5M |
| Net income to common | $3.2M | $0.0M | $2.6M | −$12.1M | −$6.0M | −$66.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.02 | −$0.09 | — | — |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.08B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.13B | 0.13B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | $15.2M | $4.6M | −$12.2M | $5.3M | $25.4M | −$4.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.5M | $4.4M | $9.7M | $4.6M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Free cash flow | $13.6M | $0.3M | −$22.0M | $0.6M | $21.9M | −$8.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.6M | $1.2M | $2.5M | $6.0M | $7.2M | $7.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.6M | $6.6M | $16.6M | $22.0M | $26.8M | $24.6M |
| Share buybacks | — | $0.0M | $0.0M | $44.2M | $21.6M | $15.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | — | $0.0M | $0.0M | $44.2M | $21.6M | $15.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $165M | $365M | $297M | $167M | $98.7M | $90.9M |
| Current assets | $209M | $432M | $454M | $392M | $396M | $392M |
| Current liabilities | $26.5M | $33.2M | $49.0M | $56.2M | $67.7M | $77.8M |
| Inventory | $23.0M | $32.2M | $48.2M | $60.9M | $43.9M | $48.4M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.1M | $5.9M | $13.7M | $18.4M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| Goodwill | $0.5M | $10.1M | $10.1M | $16.2M | $16.7M | $16.7M |
| Intangible assets | $0.3M | $4.7M | $4.3M | $23.1M | $20.1M | $16.8M |
| Total assets | $220M | $463M | $519M | $494M | $500M | $462M |
| Total liabilities | $41.7M | $57.9M | $93.9M | $101M | $104M | $120M |
| Shareholders' equity | −$16.0M | $405M | $426M | $393M | $396M | $342M |
| Margins | ||||||
| Gross margin | 7,283.1% | 3,628.8% | 3,407.8% | 56.7% | 55.4% | 51.8% |
| Operating margin | 1,923.8% | 419.9% | −60.9% | −14.4% | −10.2% | −20.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 2,008.7% | 476.8% | 23.2% | −11.3% | −6.6% | −16.3% |
| Net margin | 2,733.9% | 138.8% | 83.8% | −6.3% | −3.0% | −33.0% |
| FCF margin | 1,916.8% | 12.2% | −741.8% | 0.3% | 10.9% | −4.4% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | 2.1% | −0.4% | −6.4% | −4.8% | −10.5% |
| Return on equity | — | 1.6% | 0.6% | −3.0% | −1.5% | −18.0% |
| Return on assets | 8.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | −2.4% | −1.2% | −13.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | — | 0.0% | 0.6% | −3.4% | −1.7% | −21.6% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 207.2% | 35.9% | 6,414.2% | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| Net income growth | — | −84.4% | −17.9% | −589.0% | — | — |
| EPS growth | — | −100.0% | — | −550.0% | — | — |
| FCF growth | — | −98.0% | −8,362.8% | — | 3,352.4% | −140.1% |
| Share count change | — | 150.1% | 69.9% | −2.4% | −3.5% | −2.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Interest coverage | 41.0x | 5.3x | −0.7x | −13.4x | — | −85.2x |
| Current ratio | 7.9x | 13.0x | 9.3x | 7.0x | 5.9x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 7.0x | 12.0x | 8.3x | 5.9x | 5.2x | 4.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | 217.9% | 200.1% | 329.0% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 86.1% | 302.0% | 560.1% | 11.4% | 13.4% | 12.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | — | 0.0% | — | 6,974.9% | 98.9% | — |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.1 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| Accruals ratio | 1.9% | −0.5% | 3.0% | −3.4% | −6.3% | −12.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001831915). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.