Geron Corp
GERN Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$1.12
0.9%What Geron Corp does
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- Legal name
- GERON CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 2, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0000886744-26-000008
0000886744
Revenue and margins
Geron Corp had โ 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 in fiscal 2025, โ of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Geron Corp returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 3.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Geron Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $184M | $173M | $334M | $407M | $77.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $49.8M | $72.1M | $129M | $118M | $120M |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | โ30.5x | โ20.1x | โ23.3x | โ9.4x | โ2.1x |
| Current ratio | 4.1x | 2.4x | 3.2x | 5.6x | 4.7x |
| Quick ratio | 4.1x | 2.4x | 3.2x | 5.1x | 3.6x |
| Total assets | $226M | $191M | $394M | $594M | $571M |
| Total liabilities | $99.6M | $111M | $146M | $313M | $345M |
| Shareholders' equity | $126M | $80.0M | $248M | $280M | $226M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$134M | โ$101M | โ$205M | โ$288M | $42.0M |
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 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ8.6% | โ6.1% | โ4.1% | โ14.1% | โ4.1% | โ8.3% | โ7.0% | โ5.6% | 8.9% | 4.7% |
| Altman Z'' | โ3.78 | โ8.87 | 11.40 | โ15.05 | โ8.03 | โ16.29 | โ24.74 | โ10.86 | โ6.31 | โ6.02 |
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 | $6.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $1.4M | $0.6M | $0.2M | โ | โ |
| Research and development | $18.0M | $11.0M | $13.4M | $52.1M | $51.5M | $85.7M | $95.5M | $125M | $104M | $71.4M |
| Operating income | โ$30.6M | โ$29.3M | โ$31.1M | โ$72.5M | โ$76.9M | โ$114M | โ$139M | โ$194M | โ$174M | โ$68.6M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.8M | $3.7M | $6.9M | $8.3M | $18.5M | $32.7M |
| Pretax income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$142M | โ$182M | โ$175M | โ$83.4M |
| Income tax | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$29.5M | โ$27.9M | โ$27.0M | โ$68.5M | โ$75.6M | โ$116M | โ$142M | โ$184M | โ$175M | โ$83.5M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.19 | โ$0.18 | โ$0.15 | โ$0.36 | โ$0.28 | โ$0.35 | โ$0.37 | โ$0.32 | โ$0.27 | โ$0.13 |
| Diluted shares | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.18B | 0.19B | 0.27B | 0.33B | 0.38B | 0.57B | 0.65B | 0.67B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$18.4M | โ$20.6M | โ$21.0M | โ$43.8M | โ$66.7M | โ$95.6M | โ$127M | โ$168M | โ$219M | โ$111M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.1M | โ | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.8M | $0.7M | โ |
| Free cash flow | โ$18.4M | โ | โ$21.0M | โ$44.2M | โ$67.1M | โ$95.8M | โ$128M | โ$169M | โ$219M | โ |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $8.2M | $8.1M | $6.4M | $6.1M | $6.9M | $8.1M | $8.0M | $18.5M | $31.2M | $26.7M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.8M | $94.7M | $163M | $139M | $196M | $184M | $173M | $334M | $407M | $77.6M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | $24.0M | $49.8M | $72.1M | $129M | $118M | $120M |
| Current assets | $116M | $96.0M | $166M | $142M | $200M | $187M | $180M | $341M | $491M | $520M |
| Current liabilities | $7.9M | $6.5M | $7.6M | $28.2M | $30.9M | $45.5M | $76.7M | $108M | $88.3M | $112M |
| Inventory | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $38.7M | $117M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $0.9M |
| Total assets | $130M | $110M | $185M | $166M | $271M | $226M | $191M | $394M | $594M | $571M |
| Total liabilities | $7.9M | $6.5M | $7.6M | $30.4M | $59.8M | $99.6M | $111M | $146M | $313M | $345M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $122M | $104M | $178M | $135M | $211M | $126M | $80.0M | $248M | $280M | $226M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | โ497.3% | โ2,746.9% | โ2,914.9% | โ15,762.0% | โ30,400.4% | โ8,183.7% | โ23,246.6% | โ81,832.9% | โ | โ |
| EBITDA margin | โ496.0% | โ2,739.8% | โ2,909.4% | โ15,748.0% | โ30,337.9% | โ8,168.3% | โ23,198.3% | โ81,646.4% | โ | โ |
| Net margin | โ479.3% | โ2,621.2% | โ2,534.4% | โ14,901.7% | โ29,888.1% | โ8,335.4% | โ23,808.9% | โ77,690.7% | โ | โ |
| FCF margin | โ299.0% | โ | โ1,972.3% | โ9,617.8% | โ26,503.2% | โ6,874.6% | โ21,444.6% | โ71,127.8% | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ156.9% | โ | โ | โ355.6% | โ | โ20.2% |
| Return on capital employed | โ25.0% | โ28.2% | โ17.5% | โ52.8% | โ32.1% | โ63.2% | โ121.7% | โ67.8% | โ34.4% | โ14.9% |
| Return on equity | โ24.1% | โ24.7% | โ19.2% | โ43.8% | โ43.7% | โ68.8% | โ137.5% | โ112.3% | โ66.1% | โ33.0% |
| Return on assets | โ22.7% | โ23.2% | โ18.3% | โ39.1% | โ34.7% | โ46.7% | โ68.1% | โ63.0% | โ35.3% | โ14.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ24.1% | โ26.9% | โ15.2% | โ50.7% | โ35.8% | โ91.8% | โ177.4% | โ74.3% | โ62.3% | โ37.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ82.7% | 0.1% | โ56.8% | โ45.0% | 450.6% | โ57.2% | โ60.2% | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 0.1% | 10.9% | 7.7% | 42.8% | 20.7% | 16.2% | 49.9% | 13.2% | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.1x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ101.2x | โ30.5x | โ20.1x | โ23.3x | โ9.4x | โ2.1x |
| Current ratio | 14.8x | 14.7x | 22.0x | 5.0x | 6.5x | 4.1x | 2.4x | 3.2x | 5.6x | 4.7x |
| Quick ratio | 14.8x | 14.7x | 22.0x | 5.0x | 6.5x | 4.1x | 2.4x | 3.2x | 5.1x | 3.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | โ | 1.5% | 89.8% | 158.5% | 14.9% | 72.3% | 350.2% | โ | โ |
| Stock comp / revenue | 133.8% | 764.7% | 597.4% | 1,321.5% | 2,725.3% | 580.0% | 1,342.4% | 7,816.9% | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ3.8 | โ8.9 | 11.4 | โ15.0 | โ8.0 | โ16.3 | โ24.7 | โ10.9 | โ6.3 | โ6.0 |
| Accruals ratio | โ8.6% | โ6.1% | โ4.1% | โ14.1% | โ4.1% | โ8.3% | โ7.0% | โ5.6% | 8.9% | 4.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000886744). 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.
