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Emergent BioSolutions Inc. had $743M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 28.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β14.0% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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0.0%Hi! I read Emergent BioSolutions Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β28.8%
No. Sales fell 28.8% last year.
Does it make a profit?
7.1%
A little. It keeps 7.1% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
21.1%
Yes. 21.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
2.0x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 2.0 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 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 Emergent BioSolutions Inc. did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
November 2, 2026
Monday Β· in 7 days
| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Q2 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Q1 '26 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Q4 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Q3 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Q2 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| May 7, 2025 | Q1 '25 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Q4 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Q3 '24 | After the market closes | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· Emergent BioSolutions Inc. had $743M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 28.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β14.0% a year on average. Its operating margin was 13.5%, up 23.9Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 13 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· Emergent BioSolutions Inc. made $52.6M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β2.1% a year.
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 $157M in fiscal 2025, 21.1% 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
KIRA Β· Emergent BioSolutions Inc. returned $24.9M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 16% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 7.0%.
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
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?
KIRA Β· Emergent BioSolutions Inc. owes $384M more than it holds in cash, about 2.0 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Emergent BioSolutions 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 | $576M | $643M | $112M | $99.5M | $205M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $850M | $1.4B | $868M | $700M | $590M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | β | β | 6,005.0x | 2.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 9.9x | β4.6x | β8.3x | β1.5x | 1.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 3.7x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 1.8x | 2.4x |
| Total assets | $3.0B | $3.2B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.2B | $907M | $796M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.6B | $1.4B | $649M | $483M | $523M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $274M | $771M | $757M | $601M | $384M |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 7.2%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 7 in a year.
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· Emergent BioSolutions Inc. passes 7 of 9 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 | 7 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.3% | β12.3% | 1.3% | β5.9% | β8.9% | β3.4% | β5.8% | β22.2% | β15.5% | β8.7% |
| Altman Z'' | 5.99 | 10.24 | 2.92 | 3.17 | 4.75 | 5.07 | 1.18 | β2.03 | 1.59 | 3.44 |
Every number, year by year.
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| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $489M | $561M | $782M | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $743M |
| Gross profit | $363M | $373M | $460M | $673M | $925M | $891M | $383M | $318M | $362M | $417M |
| Research and development | $107M | $97.4M | $143M | $226M | $238M | $235M | $188M | $111M | $70.7M | $53.2M |
| Operating income | $106M | $124M | $89.8M | $114M | $439M | $341M | β$170M | β$726M | β$109M | $100M |
| Interest expense | $7.6M | $6.6M | $9.9M | $38.4M | $31.3M | $34.5M | $37.3M | $87.9M | $71.0M | $59.3M |
| Pretax income | $99.2M | $119M | $81.5M | $77.4M | $412M | $303M | β$219M | β$731M | β$143M | $82.8M |
| Income tax | $36.7M | $36.0M | $18.8M | $22.9M | $106M | $83.7M | β$7.4M | $29.3M | $47.7M | $30.2M |
| Net income | $51.8M | $82.6M | $62.7M | $54.5M | $306M | $220M | β$212M | β$761M | β$191M | $52.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.13 | $1.71 | $1.22 | $1.04 | $5.68 | $4.06 | β$4.22 | β$14.85 | β$3.60 | $0.93 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $54.6M | $208M | $41.8M | $188M | $537M | $320M | β$34.1M | β$206M | $58.7M | $171M |
| Capital expenditure | $76.2M | $54.8M | $72.1M | $86.9M | $142M | $224M | $116M | $51.6M | $22.9M | $13.8M |
| Free cash flow | β$21.6M | $153M | β$30.3M | $101M | $395M | $96.1M | β$150M | β$258M | $35.8M | $157M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $28.0M | $32.2M | $36.3M | $49.5M | $50.1M | $124M | $143M | $125M | $109M | $95.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $18.5M | $15.2M | $23.2M | $26.7M | $51.8M | $42.4M | $45.1M | $23.1M | $18.0M | $16.2M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $118M | $828M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $33.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $106M | $82.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $24.9M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $33.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $106M | $82.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $24.9M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $272M | $178M | $112M | $168M | $621M | $576M | $643M | $112M | $99.5M | $205M |
| Total debt | $248M | $13.6M | $809M | $823M | $886M | $850M | $1.4B | $868M | $700M | $590M |
| Current assets | $510M | $485M | $621M | $686M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $680M | $599M | $663M |
| Current liabilities | $106M | $100M | $200M | $216M | $385M | $374M | $1.2B | $651M | $162M | $132M |
| Inventory | $74.0M | $143M | $206M | $223M | $307M | $345M | $351M | $329M | $312M | $343M |
| Property and equipment, net | $376M | $407M | $510M | $542M | $644M | $800M | $818M | $383M | $271M | $205M |
| Goodwill | $41.0M | $49.1M | $260M | $267M | $267M | $225M | $218M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Intangible assets | $33.9M | $120M | $762M | $713M | $663M | $605M | $729M | $567M | $502M | $437M |
| Total assets | $970M | $1.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Total liabilities | $374M | $158M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.2B | $907M | $796M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $596M | $912M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $649M | $483M | $523M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 74.2% | 66.5% | 58.8% | 60.8% | 58.7% | 50.3% | 34.3% | 30.3% | 34.7% | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 22.2% | 11.5% | 10.3% | 27.8% | 19.2% | β15.2% | β69.2% | β10.4% | 13.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 27.3% | 27.9% | 16.1% | 14.8% | 31.0% | 26.2% | β2.4% | β57.3% | 0.0% | 26.4% |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 14.7% | 8.0% | 4.9% | 19.4% | 12.4% | β18.9% | β72.5% | β18.3% | 7.1% |
| FCF margin | β4.4% | 27.3% | β3.9% | 9.1% | 25.0% | 5.4% | β13.4% | β24.6% | 3.4% | 21.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 12.0% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 19.0% | 13.1% | β6.2% | β40.8% | β7.9% | 7.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 12.8% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 17.5% | 13.2% | β8.8% | β62.0% | β8.9% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 11.0% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 24.1% | 14.3% | β14.1% | β74.7% | β33.7% | 10.5% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 8.1% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 11.7% | 7.5% | β6.9% | β30.5% | β11.9% | 3.9% |
| Return on tangible equity | 9.9% | 11.1% | β | 48.7% | 58.7% | 28.1% | β48.0% | β919.6% | β | 61.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 14.8% | 39.5% | 41.4% | 42.6% | 12.4% | β37.0% | β6.1% | β0.5% | β28.8% |
| Net income growth | β | 59.5% | β24.1% | β13.1% | 461.1% | β28.2% | β196.4% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 51.3% | β28.7% | β14.8% | 446.2% | β28.5% | β203.9% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β119.8% | β | 290.7% | β75.7% | β256.0% | β | β | 338.0% |
| Share count change | β | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.6% | β7.4% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 7.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.2x | β1.1x | 5.5x | 4.0x | 0.5x | 0.6x | β | β | 6,005.0x | 2.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.0x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 1.0x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 13.9x | 18.8x | 9.1x | 3.0x | 14.0x | 9.9x | β4.6x | β8.3x | β1.5x | 1.7x |
| Current ratio | 4.8x | 4.8x | 3.1x | 3.2x | 3.1x | 3.4x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 3.7x | 5.0x |
| Quick ratio | 4.1x | 3.4x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.3x | 2.5x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 1.8x | 2.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 15.6% | 9.8% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 12.6% | 10.4% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | 21.6% | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 110.3% | β | β | 0.0% | 15.9% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.0 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | β2.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β0.3% | β12.3% | 1.3% | β5.9% | β8.9% | β3.4% | β5.8% | β22.2% | β15.5% | β8.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001367644). 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.
