CLLS Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2016βFY2025
Cellectis S.A. had $72.9M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 75.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +7.4% a year on average.
Hi! I read Cellectis S.A.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
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Are sales growing?
+75.8%
Yes. Sales grew 75.8% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β92.7%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β57.2%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
2 / 7
Weak. It passes 2 of 7 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Cellectis S.A. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
November 6, 2026
Friday Β· in 12 days
| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Period ended Dec 31, 2025 | Time not announced | 20-F β |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Period ended Dec 31, 2024 | Time not announced | 20-F β |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Q4 '23 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Period ended Dec 31, 2022 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Period ended Dec 31, 2021 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Period ended Dec 31, 2020 | After the market closes | 20-F β |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Period ended Dec 31, 2019 | Time not announced | 20-F β |
| Mar 12, 2019 | Period ended Dec 31, 2018 | Time not announced | 20-F β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· Cellectis S.A. had $72.9M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 75.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +7.4% a year on average. Its operating margin was β45.3%, up 98.1Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β45 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Cellectis S.A. lost $67.6M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$41.8M in fiscal 2025, β57.2% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
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.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cellectis S.A. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $186M | $93.2M | $137M | $143M | $61.5M |
| Interest coverage | β281.2x | β241.7x | β2.4x | β2.8x | β0.6x |
| Current ratio | 4.6x | 2.5x | β | β | β |
| Quick ratio | 4.6x | 2.5x | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $382M | $261M | $334M | $384M | $325M |
| Total liabilities | $161M | $143M | $250M | $253M | $249M |
| Shareholders' equity | $221M | $118M | $84.7M | $131M | $75.9M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Cellectis S.A. passes 2 of 7 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is 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 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.4% | β14.2% | β2.5% | β6.8% | β0.2% | β2.3% | β5.8% | β25.6% | β16.6% | β8.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 6.53 | 5.21 | 6.93 | 2.18 | 1.17 | β | β | β | β | β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $44.8M | $25.2M | $12.7M | $15.2M | $51.1M | $30.3M | $19.2M | $0.8M | $41.5M | $72.9M |
| Gross profit | β | $22.6M | $10.0M | $3.8M | $49.1M | $28.5M | $17.4M | $0.0M | $41.5M | $72.9M |
| Research and development | $78.5M | $79.2M | $76.6M | $92.0M | $77.0M | $118M | $97.5M | $87.6M | $90.5M | $93.5M |
| Operating income | β$67.3M | β$92.7M | β$105M | β$124M | β$42.3M | β$103M | β$89.7M | β$97.3M | β$59.6M | β$33.1M |
| Interest expense | $7.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $40.6M | $21.6M | $51.1M |
| Pretax income | β$67.3M | β$104M | β$88.3M | β$115M | β$53.6M | β$96.7M | β$98.6M | β$116M | β$36.8M | β$68.0M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.0M | β$0.4M |
| Net income | β$67.3M | β$99.4M | β$78.7M | β$102M | β$81.1M | β$114M | β$106M | β$101M | β$36.8M | β$67.6M |
| Net income to common | β$67.3M | β$99.4M | β$78.7M | β$102M | β$81.1M | β$114M | β$106M | β$101M | β$36.8M | β$67.6M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.91 | β$2.78 | β$1.93 | β$2.41 | β$1.91 | β$2.55 | β$2.33 | β$1.77 | β$0.41 | β$0.67 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.09B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$32.7M | β$52.3M | β$68.1M | β$69.1M | β$80.3M | β$105M | β$87.4M | β$24.7M | $23.0M | β$39.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $13.7M | $2.4M | $4.7M | $12.9M | $44.1M | $18.5M | $2.4M | $1.1M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Free cash flow | β$46.4M | β$54.7M | β$72.9M | β$82.1M | β$124M | β$123M | β$89.9M | β$25.8M | $20.4M | β$41.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.2M | $3.4M | $2.4M | $6.9M | $9.8M | $7.6M | $18.4M | $18.5M | $19.8M | $20.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $58.6M | $50.4M | $37.2M | $26.9M | $10.0M | $11.5M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $3.2M | $6.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $255M | $256M | $452M | $341M | $241M | $186M | $93.2M | $137M | $143M | $61.5M |
| Current assets | $312M | $323M | $488M | $392M | $315M | $225M | $122M | β | β | β |
| Current liabilities | $56.2M | $45.5M | $46.9M | $62.6M | $52.0M | $49.3M | $48.1M | $155M | $166M | $146M |
| Inventory | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $2.9M | $1.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $16.9M | $7.2M | $8.7M | $23.7M | $71.7M | $78.8M | $63.6M | $54.7M | $45.9M | $38.8M |
| Intangible assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $1.1M | $0.5M |
| Total assets | $331M | $333M | $501M | $467M | $469M | $382M | $261M | $334M | $384M | $325M |
| Total liabilities | $58.6M | $68.0M | $91.5M | $152M | $186M | $161M | $143M | $250M | $253M | $249M |
| Shareholders' equity | $273M | $265M | $409M | $315M | $284M | $221M | $118M | $84.7M | $131M | $75.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | β | 89.6% | 78.5% | 25.0% | 96.2% | 93.9% | 90.8% | 2.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating margin | β150.2% | β367.8% | β825.5% | β813.4% | β82.9% | β341.0% | β467.7% | β12,887.7% | β143.5% | β45.3% |
| EBITDA margin | β145.3% | β354.5% | β806.8% | β768.1% | β63.6% | β316.0% | β371.6% | β10,434.3% | β95.7% | β17.8% |
| Net margin | β150.1% | β394.5% | β618.1% | β672.1% | β158.8% | β376.3% | β553.6% | β13,385.3% | β88.6% | β92.7% |
| FCF margin | β103.6% | β217.2% | β572.2% | β540.2% | β243.5% | β405.7% | β468.8% | β3,419.7% | 49.2% | β57.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β24.5% | β32.2% | β23.1% | β30.5% | β10.1% | β31.1% | β42.1% | β54.3% | β27.4% | β18.5% |
| Return on equity | β24.7% | β37.0% | β23.3% | β28.2% | β27.1% | β45.2% | β62.6% | β99.7% | β34.1% | β65.3% |
| Return on assets | β20.3% | β29.9% | β18.9% | β21.1% | β17.3% | β26.8% | β33.0% | β33.9% | β10.2% | β19.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | β24.7% | β37.5% | β19.2% | β32.4% | β28.6% | β51.6% | β90.0% | β119.3% | β28.3% | β89.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β43.8% | β49.5% | 19.3% | 236.1% | β40.6% | β36.8% | β96.1% | 5,397.4% | 75.8% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β304.7% |
| Share count change | β | 1.2% | 14.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 25.2% | 58.9% | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | β9.5x | β | β2,694.6x | β41,184.0x | β579.6x | β281.2x | β241.7x | β2.4x | β2.8x | β0.6x |
| Current ratio | 5.6x | 7.1x | 10.4x | 6.3x | 6.1x | 4.6x | 2.5x | β | β | β |
| Quick ratio | 5.6x | 7.1x | 10.4x | 6.2x | 6.0x | 4.6x | 2.5x | β | β | β |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 30.6% | 9.5% | 37.0% | 85.0% | 86.3% | 61.1% | 12.7% | 142.1% | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 130.8% | 200.2% | 292.3% | 177.0% | 19.6% | 37.9% | 31.5% | 693.1% | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | β | β | β | β | β |
| Accruals ratio | β10.4% | β14.2% | β2.5% | β6.8% | β0.2% | β2.3% | β5.8% | β25.6% | β16.6% | β8.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001627281). 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.
