NextCure, Inc.
NXTC Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2018โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$4.98
5.5%What NextCure, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- NextCure, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 5, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001104659-26-024137
0001661059
Revenue and margins
NextCure, Inc. 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
NextCure, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 22.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably NextCure, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.3M | $26.6M | $13.1M | $27.7M | $26.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 34.5x | 18.0x | 16.4x | 7.5x | 4.1x |
| Quick ratio | 34.5x | 18.0x | 16.4x | 7.5x | 4.1x |
| Total assets | $242M | $184M | $128M | $80.9M | $50.2M |
| Total liabilities | $9.0M | $16.6M | $13.6M | $15.4M | $15.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $233M | $168M | $114M | $65.5M | $34.9M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$12.3M | โ$26.6M | โ | โ | โ |
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 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 7 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 | โ / 6 |
| Accruals ratio | โ20.9% | 0.7% | 2.5% | โ4.4% | โ9.8% | โ6.2% | โ14.2% | โ9.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.95 | 14.27 | 27.65 | 28.74 | 8.69 | 2.43 | โ10.77 | โ29.29 |
8 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | โ | $6.3M | $22.4M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Research and development | $19.8M | $34.2M | $46.6M | $50.2M | $54.2M | $47.9M | $41.5M | $44.9M |
| Operating income | โ$23.2M | โ$37.5M | โ$41.2M | โ$70.8M | โ$75.9M | โ$67.6M | โ$59.7M | โ$57.6M |
| Interest expense | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.2M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Income tax | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M |
| Net income | โ$22.8M | โ$33.7M | โ$36.6M | โ$69.4M | โ$74.7M | โ$62.7M | โ$55.7M | โ$55.8M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$16.64 | โ$2.15 | โ$1.33 | โ$2.51 | โ$2.69 | โ$2.25 | โ$23.88 | โ$19.65 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | $8.0M | โ$35.6M | โ$45.0M | โ$57.3M | โ$53.9M | โ$53.0M | โ$40.8M | โ$49.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $3.1M | $3.4M | $7.1M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $0.8M | $0.5M | โ |
| Free cash flow | $4.9M | โ$39.0M | โ$52.1M | โ$59.6M | โ$56.0M | โ$53.8M | โ$41.3M | โ |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.7M | $2.7M | $3.4M | $4.3M | $4.1M | $3.7M | $2.9M | $2.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.3M | $1.9M | $7.9M | $10.3M | $9.5M | $8.2M | $6.3M | $3.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $135M | $335M | $283M | $12.3M | $26.6M | $13.1M | $27.7M | $26.0M |
| Total debt | $0.5M | $5.0M | $3.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $136M | $340M | $288M | $228M | $164M | $113M | $71.8M | $43.7M |
| Current liabilities | $10.3M | $15.0M | $10.3M | $6.6M | $9.1M | $6.9M | $9.6M | $10.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | $11.4M | $12.1M | $15.8M | $14.0M | $11.9M | $9.0M | $5.5M | $3.3M |
| Total assets | $148M | $356M | $307M | $242M | $184M | $128M | $80.9M | $50.2M |
| Total liabilities | $32.3M | $34.7M | $12.9M | $9.0M | $16.6M | $13.6M | $15.4M | $15.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$46.9M | $321M | $294M | $233M | $168M | $114M | $65.5M | $34.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||
| Operating margin | โ | โ590.5% | โ184.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| EBITDA margin | โ | โ548.2% | โ169.0% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Net margin | โ | โ531.5% | โ163.6% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF margin | โ | โ614.4% | โ232.8% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ236.9% | โ25.3% | โ42.6% | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ16.9% | โ11.0% | โ13.9% | โ30.0% | โ43.4% | โ55.8% | โ83.8% | โ145.4% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ24.6% | โ11.9% | โ26.3% | โ37.3% | โ44.5% | โ61.9% | โ111.2% |
| Return on assets | โ15.4% | โ13.4% | โ11.0% | โ25.3% | โ35.0% | โ40.2% | โ53.3% | โ85.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ10.5% | โ12.5% | โ29.7% | โ44.6% | โ54.8% | โ85.0% | โ159.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ | 252.6% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ891.1% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 1,045.8% | 75.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | โ91.6% | 22.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ927.8x | โ179.3x | โ225.3x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 13.2x | 22.6x | 27.9x | 34.5x | 18.0x | 16.4x | 7.5x | 4.1x |
| Quick ratio | 13.2x | 22.6x | 27.9x | 34.5x | 18.0x | 16.4x | 7.5x | 4.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ | 53.1% | 31.9% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Stock comp / revenue | โ | 29.7% | 35.4% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | โ | โ | โ |
| Altman Z'' | 2.0 | 14.3 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | โ10.8 | โ29.3 |
| Accruals ratio | โ20.9% | 0.7% | 2.5% | โ4.4% | โ9.8% | โ6.2% | โ14.2% | โ9.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001661059). 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.
