Exicure, Inc.
XCUR Nasdaq Pharmaceutical Preparations Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Exicure, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- EXICURE, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 25, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001698530-26-000028
0001698530
Revenue and margins
Exicure, Inc. had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 100.0% 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$8.6M in fiscal 2025, β of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Exicure, Inc. returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 208.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Exicure, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $39.1M | $8.6M | $0.8M | $12.5M | $3.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β37.0x | β3.1x | β | β679.6x | β4,233.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 6.1x | 0.8x | 4.5x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 6.1x | 0.8x | 4.5x | 1.2x |
| Total assets | $64.9M | $23.3M | $11.6M | $15.1M | $14.0M |
| Total liabilities | $53.6M | $8.4M | $8.5M | $8.3M | $10.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.2M | $14.9M | $3.0M | $6.8M | $3.9M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$32.3M | β$8.6M | β$0.8M | 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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β57.8% | 35.4% | β10.1% | β38.4% | 13.5% | β35.4% | 75.0% | β37.6% | β51.0% | 24.8% |
| Altman Z'' | β6.20 | 1.63 | β2.67 | 3.25 | 1.26 | β13.84 | β20.43 | β61.97 | β43.13 | β48.69 |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $1.0M | $9.7M | $0.1M | $1.3M | $16.6M | β$0.5M | $28.8M | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| Research and development | $13.7M | $13.1M | $14.1M | $19.3M | $32.1M | $49.0M | $19.8M | $1.4M | $0.0M | $3.3M |
| Operating income | β$16.2M | β$10.4M | β$21.8M | β$26.6M | β$25.4M | β$62.5M | β$1.8M | β$15.0M | β$12.2M | β$4.2M |
| Interest expense | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $1.7M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Pretax income | β$16.9M | β$12.0M | β | β$26.3M | β$24.7M | β$64.1M | β$2.4M | β$16.9M | β$9.7M | β$5.6M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β$0.6M |
| Net income | β$16.9M | β$11.0M | β$22.4M | β$26.3M | β$24.7M | β$64.1M | β$2.6M | β$16.9M | β$9.7M | β$4.9M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | β$24.7M | β$64.1M | β$2.6M | β$16.9M | β$9.7M | β$4.9M |
| Diluted EPS | β$149.37 | β$1.09 | β$0.54 | β$0.46 | β$0.28 | β$21.70 | β$0.56 | β$10.55 | β$4.75 | β$0.79 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.04B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$5.1M | β$19.8M | β$19.5M | $1.3M | β$39.3M | β$34.8M | β$35.7M | β$10.4M | β$2.9M | β$8.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.4M | $0.9M | $0.1M | $1.1M | $3.2M | $1.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | β$5.4M | β$20.7M | β$19.6M | $0.2M | β$42.4M | β$35.8M | β$35.7M | β$10.4M | β$2.9M | β$8.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.8M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.7M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $19.6M | $25.8M | $26.3M | $111M | $82.1M | $39.1M | $8.6M | $0.8M | $12.5M | $3.7M |
| Total debt | $5.7M | $4.9M | $4.9M | $5.0M | $16.6M | $6.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Current assets | $20.0M | $27.6M | $27.7M | $113M | $86.3M | $43.7M | $10.1M | $2.0M | $13.7M | $4.6M |
| Current liabilities | $12.2M | $3.4M | $2.0M | $31.1M | $13.7M | $34.1M | $1.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M | $3.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.1M | $4.1M | $3.9M | $2.5M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.3M |
| Goodwill | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $4.4M |
| Intangible assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $3.8M |
| Total assets | $20.6M | $29.0M | $28.8M | $115M | $100M | $64.9M | $23.3M | $11.6M | $15.1M | $14.0M |
| Total liabilities | $18.1M | $9.0M | $7.8M | $34.5M | $38.9M | $53.6M | $8.4M | $8.5M | $8.3M | $10.1M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.4M | $20.0M | $21.0M | $80.7M | $61.5M | $11.2M | $14.9M | $3.0M | $6.8M | $3.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | β1,560.0% | β107.1% | β18,490.7% | β2,053.8% | β153.1% | 12,950.1% | β6.4% | β | β2,446.4% | β |
| EBITDA margin | β1,542.7% | β104.7% | β18,187.3% | β2,023.5% | β148.5% | 12,717.6% | β2.3% | β | β2,440.8% | β |
| Net margin | β1,635.2% | β113.3% | β18,994.1% | β2,029.6% | β148.5% | 13,271.6% | β9.0% | β | β1,940.2% | β |
| FCF margin | β525.5% | β213.1% | β16,594.1% | 18.1% | β255.5% | 7,409.3% | β123.7% | β | β582.0% | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β | β | β22.8% | β534.8% | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β192.0% | β40.6% | β81.7% | β31.6% | β29.3% | β203.1% | β8.4% | β165.3% | β102.1% | β41.7% |
| Return on equity | β692.0% | β98.2% | β109.5% | β51.7% | β34.7% | β176.3% | β19.7% | β188.4% | β197.9% | β92.5% |
| Return on assets | β82.3% | β44.4% | β77.6% | β36.5% | β22.9% | β77.6% | β5.9% | β96.9% | β72.8% | β34.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β692.0% | β55.1% | β107.0% | β32.6% | β40.1% | β570.7% | β17.3% | β558.0% | β143.3% | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 838.1% | β98.8% | 998.3% | 1,181.9% | β102.9% | β | β100.0% | β | β100.0% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β18,160.0% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 8,823.8% | 307.0% | 40.0% | 51.2% | β96.6% | 56.4% | β65.3% | 27.5% | 208.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 2.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.3x | 0.6x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β22.3x | β13.1x | β32.5x | β33.9x | β44.4x | β37.0x | β3.1x | β | β679.6x | β4,233.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.6x | 8.2x | 13.5x | 3.6x | 6.3x | 1.3x | 6.1x | 0.8x | 4.5x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 1.6x | 8.2x | 13.5x | 3.6x | 6.3x | 1.3x | 6.1x | 0.8x | 4.5x | 1.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 38.0% | 9.5% | 79.7% | 83.5% | 19.1% | β200.4% | 0.0% | β | 0.0% | β |
| Stock comp / revenue | 65.8% | 15.0% | 1,533.1% | 142.0% | 13.1% | β608.5% | 4.7% | β | 4.4% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β6.2 | 1.6 | β2.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | β13.8 | β20.4 | β62.0 | β43.1 | β48.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β57.8% | 35.4% | β10.1% | β38.4% | 13.5% | β35.4% | 75.0% | β37.6% | β51.0% | 24.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001698530). 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.