NovoCure Ltd
NVCR Nasdaq Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus Financials FY2016βFY2025
What NovoCure Ltd does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- NovoCure Ltd
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 26, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001645113-26-000017
0001645113
Revenue and margins
NovoCure Ltd had $655M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.3% 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 β$75.7M in fiscal 2025, β11.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
NovoCure Ltd returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 3.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably NovoCure Ltd can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $209M | $115M | $241M | $164M | $93.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $562M | $566M | $569M | $97.3M | $195M |
| Debt / equity | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x | 0.3x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | β5.0x | β11.0x | β47.5x | β14.6x | β6.9x |
| Current ratio | 7.5x | 7.0x | 5.8x | 1.5x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | 7.4x | 6.8x | 5.6x | 1.4x | 2.7x |
| Total assets | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $804M |
| Total liabilities | $729M | $750M | $784M | $881M | $464M |
| Shareholders' equity | $410M | $441M | $362M | $360M | $340M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $353M | $450M | $328M | β$66.5M | $101M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.6% | β10.4% | β20.4% | β8.3% | β10.4% | β12.9% | β10.6% | β11.4% | β11.9% | β8.5% |
| Altman Z'' | β2.45 | β2.55 | β1.37 | 1.27 | 4.63 | 3.73 | 3.23 | 1.21 | β1.67 | β2.29 |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $82.9M | $177M | $248M | $351M | $494M | $535M | $538M | $509M | $605M | $655M |
| Net interest income | β | β | β | β | β | β | $7.7M | β | β | β |
| Gross profit | $36.6M | $121M | $168M | $263M | $388M | $420M | $423M | $381M | $468M | $488M |
| Research and development | $41.5M | $38.1M | $50.6M | $79.0M | $132M | $201M | $206M | $223M | $210M | $225M |
| Operating income | β$115M | β$39.3M | β$33.7M | β$0.9M | $30.4M | β$44.3M | β$89.5M | β$233M | β$170M | β$154M |
| Interest expense | $7.3M | $11.7M | $16.9M | $14.6M | $18.1M | $8.8M | $8.1M | $4.9M | $11.7M | $22.2M |
| Pretax income | β$121M | β$48.5M | β$45.9M | β$8.8M | $18.1M | β$52.1M | β$81.8M | β$192M | β$131M | β$136M |
| Income tax | $10.4M | $13.2M | $17.6M | β$1.6M | β$1.7M | $6.3M | $10.7M | $15.3M | $37.5M | β$0.0M |
| Net income | β$132M | β$61.7M | β$63.6M | β$7.2M | $19.8M | β$58.4M | β$92.5M | β$207M | β$169M | β$136M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β$63.6M | β$7.2M | $19.8M | β$58.4M | β$92.5M | β$207M | β$169M | β$136M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.54 | β$0.70 | β$0.69 | β$0.07 | $0.18 | β$0.56 | β$0.88 | β$1.95 | β$1.56 | β$1.22 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$108M | β$33.1M | β$1.9M | $26.6M | $99.1M | $82.8M | $30.8M | β$73.3M | β$26.4M | β$49.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.7M | $7.4M | $6.7M | $10.5M | $15.0M | $24.2M | $21.4M | $27.1M | $42.9M | $26.6M |
| Free cash flow | β$113M | β$40.5M | β$8.6M | $16.1M | $84.2M | $58.6M | $9.4M | β$100M | β$69.2M | β$75.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $5.7M | $7.7M | $9.0M | $8.5M | $9.2M | $10.3M | $10.6M | $11.0M | $11.2M | $14.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $22.1M | $27.1M | $39.8M | $52.4M | $75.7M | $94.9M | $107M | $116M | $160M | $105M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $99.8M | $78.6M | $141M | $177M | $235M | $209M | $115M | $241M | $164M | $93.5M |
| Total debt | $96.3M | $97.4M | $149M | $149M | $430M | $562M | $566M | $569M | $97.3M | $195M |
| Current assets | $262M | $245M | $321M | $440M | $999M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $647M |
| Current liabilities | $36.9M | $50.2M | $64.6M | $86.3M | $114M | $143M | $159M | $179M | $756M | $223M |
| Inventory | $25.5M | $22.0M | $22.6M | $23.7M | $27.4M | $24.4M | $29.4M | $38.2M | $35.1M | $41.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $9.8M | $9.0M | $8.4M | $9.3M | $11.4M | $22.7M | $32.7M | $51.5M | $77.7M | $77.6M |
| Total assets | $282M | $265M | $340M | $479M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $804M |
| Total liabilities | $140M | $152M | $228M | $262M | $575M | $729M | $750M | $784M | $881M | $464M |
| Shareholders' equity | $142M | $114M | $112M | $218M | $477M | $410M | $441M | $362M | $360M | $340M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 44.2% | 68.6% | 67.7% | 74.8% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.6% | 74.8% | 77.3% | 74.5% |
| Operating margin | β139.1% | β22.2% | β13.6% | β0.3% | 6.1% | β8.3% | β16.6% | β45.7% | β28.2% | β23.5% |
| EBITDA margin | β132.3% | β17.9% | β9.9% | 2.1% | 8.0% | β6.4% | β14.7% | β43.6% | β26.3% | β21.2% |
| Net margin | β159.1% | β34.8% | β25.6% | β2.1% | 4.0% | β10.9% | β17.2% | β40.6% | β27.9% | β20.8% |
| FCF margin | β136.6% | β22.9% | β3.5% | 4.6% | 17.0% | 11.0% | 1.8% | β19.7% | β11.4% | β11.5% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.4% | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β65.6% | β23.5% | β22.0% | β0.4% | 4.5% | β4.6% | β7.9% | β26.6% | β45.9% | β27.5% |
| Return on capital employed | β47.0% | β18.3% | β12.2% | β0.2% | 3.2% | β4.4% | β8.7% | β24.1% | β35.2% | β26.5% |
| Return on equity | β92.6% | β48.2% | β56.3% | β4.4% | 5.7% | β13.2% | β21.7% | β51.5% | β46.7% | β38.9% |
| Return on assets | β46.7% | β22.5% | β21.0% | β1.8% | 2.6% | β5.3% | β7.9% | β17.7% | β14.1% | β13.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | β92.6% | β54.3% | β56.6% | β3.3% | 4.2% | β14.2% | β21.0% | β57.1% | β46.8% | β40.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 113.6% | 40.1% | 41.6% | 40.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | β5.3% | 18.8% | 8.3% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β394.6% | β | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β411.1% | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | 421.7% | β30.4% | β83.9% | β1,165.0% | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 12.0% | β5.0% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β3.7x | 4.9x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.6x | 0.3x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | β15.8x | β3.4x | β2.0x | β0.1x | 1.7x | β5.0x | β11.0x | β47.5x | β14.6x | β6.9x |
| Current ratio | 7.1x | 4.9x | 5.0x | 5.1x | 8.8x | 7.5x | 7.0x | 5.8x | 1.5x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | 6.4x | 4.4x | 4.6x | 4.8x | 8.6x | 7.4x | 6.8x | 5.6x | 1.4x | 2.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 6.8% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 26.7% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 17.7% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 26.4% | 16.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β2.5 | β2.5 | β1.4 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | β1.7 | β2.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.6% | β10.4% | β20.4% | β8.3% | β10.4% | β12.9% | β10.6% | β11.4% | β11.9% | β8.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001645113). 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.