Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
RNAC Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 9, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001453687-26-000064
0001453687
Revenue and margins
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. had $2.8M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 92.8% 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$79.4M in fiscal 2025, β2,838.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 49.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $128M | $135M | $76.9M | $213M | $125M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | β | β | β | β | $0.0M |
| Interest coverage | β1.6x | 4.8x | β30.5x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.0x | 5.9x | 1.3x | 9.4x | 8.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.0x | 5.9x | 1.3x | 9.4x | 8.7x |
| Total assets | $160M | $166M | $305M | $435M | $296M |
| Total liabilities | $137M | $72.1M | $445M | $442M | $423M |
| Shareholders' equity | $22.5M | $93.8M | β$440M | β$6.8M | β$126M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β$125M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.4% | β14.0% | β8.5% | β5.4% | β78.3% | 21.3% | 41.1% | β71.6% | β14.5% | β15.4% |
| Altman Z'' | β1.09 | β4.44 | β29.46 | β10.37 | β7.62 | β5.83 | β0.94 | β9.03 | β2.96 | β10.08 |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $8.1M | $0.2M | $0.9M | $6.7M | $16.6M | $85.1M | $111M | $26.0M | $38.9M | $2.8M |
| Research and development | $29.7M | $45.2M | $47.7M | $42.7M | $54.5M | $68.7M | $72.4M | $71.3M | $45.1M | $58.0M |
| Operating income | β$34.7M | β$63.8M | β$65.0M | β$52.5M | β$56.8M | β$4.6M | $14.5M | β$86.4M | β$43.9M | β$143M |
| Interest expense | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2.8M | $3.0M | $2.8M | $0.0M | β |
| Pretax income | β | β | β | β$55.4M | β$68.9M | β$9.7M | $34.8M | β$239M | β$77.1M | β$139M |
| Income tax | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $16.0M | β$0.6M | β$19.0M | $0.3M | β$9.2M |
| Net income | β$36.2M | β$65.3M | β$65.3M | β$55.4M | β$68.9M | β$25.7M | $35.4M | β$220M | β$77.4M | β$130M |
| Net income to common | β$40.8M | β$65.3M | β$65.3M | β$55.4M | β$68.9M | β$25.7M | $35.4M | β$257M | β$77.4M | β$130M |
| Diluted EPS | β$3.89 | β$3.20 | β$2.92 | β$1.22 | β$0.68 | β$0.22 | $0.10 | β$49.76 | β$4.49 | β$5.02 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.05B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.15B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$19.8M | β$52.0M | β$59.2M | β$51.4M | $34.9M | β$60.4M | β$31.6M | β$51.2M | β$23.7M | β$73.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.9M | $0.0M | $0.8M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.2M | $9.1M | $5.5M |
| Free cash flow | β$20.3M | β$52.8M | β$60.0M | β$51.5M | $34.1M | β$61.5M | β$32.8M | β$51.4M | β$32.8M | β$79.4M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.8M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.1M | $4.1M | $5.7M | $5.2M | $5.4M | $7.7M | $11.2M | $22.5M | $6.6M | $10.5M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $84.1M | $96.6M | $37.4M | $89.9M | $139M | $128M | $135M | $76.9M | $213M | $125M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $86.8M | $98.7M | $42.1M | $96.7M | $151M | $144M | $148M | $90.7M | $217M | $129M |
| Current liabilities | $13.7M | $11.0M | $35.1M | $34.9M | $81.5M | $72.3M | $25.1M | $68.2M | $23.0M | $14.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.2M | $1.4M | $2.1M | $2.8M | $2.1M | $9.9M | $12.2M |
| Goodwill | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $48.2M | $48.2M | $48.2M |
| Total assets | $89.3M | $101M | $44.5M | $99.6M | $165M | $160M | $166M | $305M | $435M | $296M |
| Total liabilities | $34.3M | $49.3M | $49.9M | $91.2M | $183M | $137M | $72.1M | $445M | $442M | $423M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $55.0M | $51.8M | β$5.4M | $8.4M | β$18.0M | $22.5M | $93.8M | β$440M | β$6.8M | β$126M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | β428.9% | β30,813.5% | β7,200.7% | β785.6% | β342.4% | β5.4% | 13.1% | β332.3% | β112.8% | β5,127.1% |
| EBITDA margin | β419.0% | β30,451.2% | β7,089.9% | β775.1% | β338.7% | β4.7% | 13.8% | β329.6% | β109.7% | β5,041.3% |
| Net margin | β448.0% | β31,556.0% | β7,235.4% | β829.0% | β415.0% | β30.2% | 31.9% | β844.9% | β199.0% | β4,658.6% |
| FCF margin | β251.7% | β25,487.4% | β6,649.5% | β771.0% | 205.3% | β72.2% | β29.6% | β197.5% | β84.2% | β2,838.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β45.9% | β70.8% | β696.3% | β81.2% | β67.7% | β5.2% | 10.3% | β36.5% | β10.7% | β50.9% |
| Return on equity | β65.9% | β122.4% | β281.6% | β3,716.0% | β | β1,137.9% | 60.8% | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | β40.5% | β68.6% | β89.8% | β76.8% | β52.0% | β15.8% | 21.7% | β93.3% | β20.9% | β35.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β74.2% | β126.1% | β | β659.2% | β | β114.1% | 37.7% | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β97.4% | 336.2% | 639.4% | 148.6% | 412.6% | 30.2% | β76.5% | 49.6% | β92.8% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β721.0% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β49,860.0% | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | β280.4% | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 94.6% | 9.6% | 103.4% | 122.2% | 13.0% | 27.6% | β96.5% | 235.7% | 49.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | β27.7x | β52.9x | β43.5x | β34.5x | β36.5x | β1.6x | 4.8x | β30.5x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 6.3x | 9.0x | 1.2x | 2.8x | 1.9x | 2.0x | 5.9x | 1.3x | 9.4x | 8.7x |
| Quick ratio | 6.3x | 9.0x | 1.2x | 2.8x | 1.9x | 2.0x | 5.9x | 1.3x | 9.4x | 8.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 7.2% | 354.1% | 97.9% | 0.7% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 23.4% | 195.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 25.4% | 1,971.5% | 632.8% | 77.3% | 32.7% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 86.6% | 16.9% | 376.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β1.1 | β4.4 | β29.5 | β10.4 | β7.6 | β5.8 | β0.9 | β9.0 | β3.0 | β10.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β18.4% | β14.0% | β8.5% | β5.4% | β78.3% | 21.3% | 41.1% | β71.6% | β14.5% | β15.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001453687). 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.