Nkarta, Inc.
NKTX Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2019βFY2025
What Nkarta, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Nkarta, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 25, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001787400-26-000006
0001787400
Revenue and margins
Nkarta, Inc. had $0.0M 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 β$89.9M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Nkarta, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 9.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Nkarta, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $238M | $352M | $248M | $267M | $276M |
| Current ratio | 19.0x | 16.4x | 10.8x | 14.4x | 12.7x |
| Quick ratio | 19.0x | 16.4x | 10.8x | 14.4x | 12.7x |
| Total assets | $274M | $473M | $379M | $501M | $404M |
| Total liabilities | $22.9M | $101M | $106M | $93.2M | $91.9M |
| Shareholders' equity | $251M | $372M | $273M | $408M | $312M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
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
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.6% | β24.8% | β5.9% | β15.2% | β7.4% | β2.1% | β3.4% |
| Altman Z'' | β2.83 | 24.39 | 12.52 | 4.70 | 0.61 | 2.67 | 0.54 |
7 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $0.1M | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Research and development | $17.2M | $36.2M | $63.4M | $90.9M | $96.8M | $96.7M | $90.4M |
| Operating income | β$22.3M | β$51.5M | β$86.4M | β$119M | β$132M | β$128M | β$122M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$21.1M | β$91.4M | β$86.1M | β$114M | β$118M | β$109M | β$104M |
| Diluted EPS | β$14.41 | β$5.44 | β$2.62 | β$2.61 | β$2.40 | β$1.60 | β$1.41 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.07B | 0.07B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$18.4M | β$43.5M | β$67.9M | β$57.0M | β$86.2M | β$99.7M | β$88.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.9M | $7.5M | $5.0M | $47.1M | $28.1M | $4.4M | $1.2M |
| Free cash flow | β$20.3M | β$51.0M | β$73.0M | β$104M | β$114M | β$104M | β$89.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.4M | $0.8M | $1.8M | $2.6M | $5.9M | $9.2M | $9.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.9M | $6.7M | $14.5M | $16.9M | $17.2M | $16.7M | $8.6M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $37.0M | $315M | $238M | $352M | $248M | $267M | $276M |
| Current assets | $37.5M | $319M | $246M | $361M | $253M | $273M | $283M |
| Current liabilities | $8.2M | $8.8M | $12.9M | $22.0M | $23.3M | $18.9M | $22.3M |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.1M | $9.4M | $12.9M | $61.9M | $79.3M | $74.7M | $66.7M |
| Total assets | $48.4M | $338M | $274M | $473M | $379M | $501M | $404M |
| Total liabilities | $14.1M | $16.4M | $22.9M | $101M | $106M | $93.2M | $91.9M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$25.5M | $321M | $251M | $372M | $273M | $408M | $312M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Operating margin | β19,433.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | β19,086.1% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Net margin | β18,327.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| FCF margin | β17,647.8% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital employed | β55.5% | β15.7% | β33.1% | β26.4% | β37.0% | β26.6% | β31.9% |
| Return on equity | β | β61.8% | β30.1% | β36.5% | β36.4% | β31.9% | β28.9% |
| Return on assets | β43.5% | β47.3% | β28.1% | β30.5% | β27.6% | β24.7% | β23.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β28.4% | β34.3% | β30.6% | β43.0% | β26.7% | β33.3% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Share count change | β | 1,049.1% | 95.5% | 32.8% | 12.3% | 38.5% | 9.0% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Current ratio | 4.6x | 36.1x | 19.0x | 16.4x | 10.8x | 14.4x | 12.7x |
| Quick ratio | 4.6x | 36.1x | 19.0x | 16.4x | 10.8x | 14.4x | 12.7x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1,676.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | 823.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β2.8 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.6% | β24.8% | β5.9% | β15.2% | β7.4% | β2.1% | β3.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001787400). Data updated October 24, 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.