LENZ Nasdaq Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) Financials FY2020βFY2025
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. had $19.1M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
$3.16
2.8%Hi! I read LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Does it make a profit?
β430.3%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β366.7%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
2 / 7
Weak. It passes 2 of 7 health tests.
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
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 LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
October 29, 2026
Thursday Β· in 3 days
| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Q2 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| May 11, 2026 | Q1 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Q4 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Q3 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Q2 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Q1 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Q4 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Q3 '24 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. had $19.1M of revenue in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was β477.5%: of every 100 in sales, about β477 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· LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. lost $82.1M 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$70.0M in fiscal 2025, β366.7% 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
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.7M and sold $0.3M of shares on the open market.
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
$0.7M
4 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.3M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.3M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Daniel R. ChevallardChief Financial Officer | Bought | 7,500 | $8.57 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Evert B. SchimmelpenninkPresident, CEO and Secretary, Director | Bought | 28,089 | $8.95 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Jeffrey P. GeorgeDirector | Bought | 5,592 | $8.92 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Shawn OlssonChief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | 10,000 | $26.10 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Daniel R. ChevallardChief Financial Officer | Bought | 2,198 | $22.76 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | James W McCollumDirector | Bought | 10,500 | $22.79 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. 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 | $377M | $268M | $65.8M | $20.2M | $25.2M |
| Current ratio | 31.4x | 21.1x | 3.6x | 20.4x | 14.2x |
| Quick ratio | 31.4x | 21.1x | 3.6x | 20.4x | 14.1x |
| Total assets | $402M | $322M | $70.4M | $215M | $306M |
| Total liabilities | $17.9M | $25.6M | $19.7M | $11.2M | $21.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $384M | β$24.2M | β$92.7M | $204M | $284M |
| 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· LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. 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 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | β / 6 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | β264.4% | β8.4% | β3.6% | β4.9% | 6.7% | β5.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β19.52 | 26.36 | β0.31 | β11.73 | 21.21 | 15.45 |
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 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $19.1M |
| Gross profit | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $18.7M |
| Research and development | $9.1M | $37.9M | $72.8M | $59.5M | $29.8M | $18.7M |
| Operating income | β$13.5M | β$60.4M | β$106M | β$72.4M | β$58.6M | β$91.1M |
| Pretax income | β | β | β | β$70.1M | β$49.8M | β$81.6M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β$0.2M | $0.0M | $0.5M |
| Net income | β$68.4M | β$70.8M | β$101M | β$70.0M | β$49.8M | β$82.1M |
| Diluted EPS | β$29.93 | β$2.45 | β$1.84 | β$35.71 | β$2.34 | β$2.85 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.03B | 0.05B | 0.00B | 0.02B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | β$8.7M | β$52.9M | β$88.0M | β$60.4M | β$59.4M | β$69.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.5M | $5.7M | $6.6M | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.8M |
| Free cash flow | β$10.3M | β$58.6M | β$94.6M | β$60.4M | β$59.9M | β$70.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.1M | $0.7M | $2.4M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.2M | $7.9M | $13.5M | $1.3M | $6.4M | $12.5M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $19.8M | $377M | $268M | $65.8M | $20.2M | $25.2M |
| Current assets | $21.1M | $382M | $275M | $67.2M | $212M | $301M |
| Current liabilities | $32.0M | $12.1M | $13.0M | $18.5M | $10.4M | $21.2M |
| Inventory | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $2.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.5M | $6.5M | $22.6M | $0.1M | $0.7M | $1.2M |
| Total assets | $22.6M | $402M | $322M | $70.4M | $215M | $306M |
| Total liabilities | $32.4M | $17.9M | $25.6M | $19.7M | $11.2M | $21.5M |
| Preferred stock | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$65.4M | $384M | β$24.2M | β$92.7M | $204M | $284M |
| Margins | ||||||
| Gross margin | β | β | β | β | β | 97.8% |
| Operating margin | β | β | β | β | β | β477.5% |
| EBITDA margin | β | β | β | β | β | β476.0% |
| Net margin | β | β | β | β | β | β430.3% |
| FCF margin | β | β | β | β | β | β366.7% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital employed | 142.3% | β15.5% | β34.2% | β139.7% | β28.6% | β32.0% |
| Return on equity | β | β44.4% | β56.2% | β | β89.4% | β33.6% |
| Return on assets | β303.0% | β33.3% | β27.9% | β35.7% | β34.8% | β31.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β18.4% | β | β | β24.4% | β28.9% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Share count change | β | 1,166.1% | 89.7% | β96.4% | 986.3% | 35.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.7x | 31.4x | 21.1x | 3.6x | 20.4x | 14.2x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 31.4x | 21.1x | 3.6x | 20.4x | 14.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | β | β | β | β | β | 4.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | β | β | β | β | 65.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | β | β | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β19.5 | 26.4 | β0.3 | β11.7 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β264.4% | β8.4% | β3.6% | β4.9% | 6.7% | β5.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001815776). 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.
