nektar therapeutics - NKTR

NKTR

Close Chg Chg %
65.25 6.70 10.27%

Closed Market

71.95

+6.70 (10.27%)

Volume: 1.68M

Last Updated:

Mar 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: nektar therapeutics - NKTR

NKTR Key Data

Open

$66.00

Day Range

64.30 - 72.80

52 Week Range

6.50 - 77.97

Market Cap

$1.87B

Shares Outstanding

28.69M

Public Float

27.56M

Beta

1.18

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$10.22

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

917.36K

 

NKTR Performance

1 Week
 
4.79%
 
1 Month
 
4.31%
 
3 Months
 
70.18%
 
1 Year
 
769.12%
 
5 Years
 
-76.49%
 

NKTR Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 10
Full Ratings ➔

About nektar therapeutics - NKTR

Nektar Therapeutics is a biotechnology company, which engages in the discovery and development of novel therapies which selectively modulate the immune system to treat autoimmune disorders. It also focuses on immunology and unparalleled expertise in polymer chemistry to create one-of-a-kind, highly-selective medicines with optimal therapeutic benefit. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

NKTR At a Glance

Nektar Therapeutics
455 Mission Bay Boulevard South
San Francisco, California 94158
Phone 1-415-482-5300 Revenue 55.23M
Industry Pharmaceuticals: Major Net Income -164,076,000.00
Sector Health Technology Employees 63
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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NKTR Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 12.915
Price to Book Ratio 9.591
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -4.62
Enterprise Value to Sales 11.161
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.242

NKTR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 876,698.413
Income Per Employee -2,604,380.952
Receivables Turnover 31.047
Total Asset Turnover 0.189

NKTR Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.974
Quick Ratio 4.974
Cash Ratio 4.59

NKTR Profitability

Gross Margin 98.142
Operating Margin -243.466
Pretax Margin -281.516
Net Margin -297.067
Return on Assets -56.166
Return on Equity -217.941
Return on Total Capital -68.726
Return on Invested Capital -72.367

NKTR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 165.763
Total Debt to Total Capital 62.372
Total Debt to Total Assets 53.104
Long-Term Debt to Equity 142.948
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 53.788
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Annual Financials for Nektar Therapeutics - NKTR

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
92.06M 90.12M 98.43M 55.23M
Sales Growth
-9.67% -2.10% +9.22% -43.89%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
29.14M 36.64M 31.95M 1.03M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
12.20M 7.82M 4.39M 1.03M
Depreciation
12.20M 7.82M 4.39M 1.03M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-16.07% +25.76% -12.80% -96.79%
Gross Income
62.92M 53.48M 66.47M 54.21M
Gross Income Growth
-6.36% -15.00% +24.30% -18.45%
Gross Profit Margin
+68.35% +59.34% +67.54% +98.14%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
303.15M 190.90M 199.59M 188.68M
Research & Development
210.82M 111.29M 119.64M 117.07M
Other SG&A
92.33M 79.62M 79.95M 71.61M
SGA Growth
-40.94% -37.03% +4.55% -5.47%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
102.50M 128.46M 15.67M 9.33M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(342.74M) (265.88M) (148.79M) (143.80M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
6.67M 14.96M 57.70M 14.50M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 19.01M 14.50M 10.44M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
28.91M 25.33M 28.11M 26.18M
Interest Expense Growth
-38.89% -12.37% +10.97% -6.86%
Gross Interest Expense
28.91M 25.33M 28.11M 26.18M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(364.98M) (276.26M) (119.20M) (155.49M)
Pretax Income Growth
+30.25% +24.31% +56.85% -30.44%
Pretax Margin
-396.48% -306.54% -121.10% -281.52%
Income Tax
3.21M (200.00K) (239.00K) (138.00K)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(608.00K) (43.00K) (277.00K) 8.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.11M (17.00K) 48.00K (210.00K)
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
2.71M (140.00K) (10.00K) 64.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(368.20M) (276.06M) (118.96M) (164.08M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(368.20M) (276.06M) (118.96M) (164.08M)
Net Income Growth
+29.71% +25.03% +56.91% -37.92%
Net Margin Growth
-399.98% -306.31% -120.86% -297.07%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(368.20M) (276.06M) (118.96M) (164.08M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(368.20M) (276.06M) (118.96M) (164.08M)
EPS (Basic)
-29.5128 -21.7938 -8.6765 -9.7254
EPS (Basic) Growth
+31.15% +26.15% +60.19% -12.09%
Basic Shares Outstanding
12.48M 12.67M 13.71M 16.87M
EPS (Diluted)
-29.5128 -21.7938 -8.6765 -9.7254
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+31.15% +26.15% +60.19% -12.09%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
12.48M 12.67M 13.71M 16.87M
EBITDA
(228.04M) (129.61M) (128.73M) (133.44M)
EBITDA Growth
+47.35% +43.16% +0.68% -3.67%
EBITDA Margin
-247.72% -143.82% -130.78% -241.61%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 136.429
Number of Ratings 10 Current Quarters Estimate -2.023
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -10.026
Last Quarter’s Earnings -1.66 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -9.73 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -12.227
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 8 10 10
Mean Estimate -2.02 -2.59 -10.03 -12.23
High Estimates -1.22 -1.98 -7.40 -8.75
Low Estimate -3.26 -3.75 -13.53 -15.55
Coefficient of Variance -29.62 -19.69 -17.74 -15.05

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 9 8 8
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 0 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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