Company Overview
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops novel therapeutics for infectious disease in the United States. Its chronic Hepatitis B virus product pipeline comprises Imdusiran, conjugated GalNAc, subcutaneously-delivered RNAi therapeutic product candidate which is in phase 2a clinical trials that suppresses all HBV antigens, including HBsAg expression; and AB-101, an oral PD-L1 inhibitor, which is in phase 1a/1b clinical trial that has the potential to reawaken patients' HBV-specific immune response by inhibiting PD-L1. The company has licensing agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commercialize products with LNP delivery technology. The company was formerly known as Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation and changed its name to Arbutus Biopharma Corporation in July 2015. Arbutus Biopharma Corporation was incorporated in 2005 is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 94.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Net profit has compounded at 17.3% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 5.5, below the sector median of 25.9.
Maintains a net profit margin of 84.0%.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $14.08M (+128.2% YoY); net profit $-33.50M.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -28.8%, profit CAGR 17.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -28.80% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 17.26% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +40.74% |
| 6 Months: | +1.33% |
| 3 Months: | +4.83% |
| 1 Month: | +7.04% |
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- RSI (14)46.32 · Neutral
P/E of 5.49 is below the sector median of 25.88 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 94.7%.
- Excellent profit margin of 84.0%.
- Profit CAGR of 17.3% over 5 years.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -28.8% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
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Profitability & Returns
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Healthcare).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUS Arbutus Biopharma Corporation R2K | 4.56 | 5.49 | $900.77M | 0.00% | -37.70% | 94.73% | -28.80% | 17.26% |
| 2 | LLY Eli Lilly and Company SPX | 1,156.63 | 41.13 | $1.03T | 0.60% | - | 107.46% | 7.20% | 11.41% |
| 3 | JNJ Johnson & Johnson SPX | 247.02 | 28.66 | $594.63B | 2.23% | 14.88% | 26.42% | 2.43% | 4.76% |
| 4 | ABBV AbbVie Inc. SPX | 244.11 | 119.08 | $431.29B | 3.04% | 10.47% | -129.24% | 1.75% | -29.06% |
| 5 | UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated SPX | 418.52 | 31.54 | $380.08B | 2.18% | 9.74% | 12.18% | 10.40% | 5.43% |
| 6 | MRK Merck & Co., Inc. SPX | 123.61 | 34.82 | $305.29B | 2.82% | - | 18.94% | 5.64% | 10.01% |
| 7 | AZN AstraZeneca PLC NDX | 168.37 | 26.10 | $261.12B | 1.87% | 15.97% | 23.48% | 9.82% | 45.96% |
| 8 | TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. SPX | 535.29 | 29.40 | $198.93B | 0.35% | 8.14% | 13.52% | 8.81% | 12.95% |
| 9 | AMGN Amgen Inc. NDXSPX | 358.32 | 24.92 | $193.39B | 2.80% | 18.02% | 101.32% | 11.77% | 5.58% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.68M | 3.44M | 4.07M | 12.69M | 603.00K | 309.00K | 774.00K | -195.00K | 235.00K | 1.04M | 6.89M | 2.53M | 1.44M | 1.24M | 1.59M | 1.68M | 679.00K | 653.00K | 3.06M | 1.62M | 1.49M | 1.51M | 1.52M | 2.11M | 2.33M | 3.34M | 12.58M | 14.24M | 5.95M | 6.69M | 4.65M | 4.66M | 1.53M | 1.73M | - | 1.76M | 10.74M | 529.00K | 1.05M | 179.13M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.79M | 8.83M | 8.82M | 8.70M | 10.01M |
| Operating Income | -18.01M | -14.42M | -58.14M | -11.76M | -19.98M | -195.25M | -18.98M | -257.44M | -18.30M | -19.48M | -12.90M | -60.25M | -18.41M | -22.05M | -32.43M | -16.90M | -19.20M | -20.64M | -91.03M | -13.09M | -13.15M | -13.14M | -15.22M | -15.68M | -18.64M | -18.41M | -10.97M | -14.11M | -17.81M | -17.41M | -18.39M | -21.56M | -19.36M | -21.58M | - | -13.03M | 1.91M | -8.29M | -7.64M | 169.12M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -24.17M | 2.56M | -7.71M | -3.73M | 169.72M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.00K | 28.00K | 23.00K | 18.00K | 17.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -24.53M | 2.52M | -7.74M | -3.76M | 169.69M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Income | -11.99M | -14.89M | -28.98M | -5.26M | -15.87M | -130.00M | -19.59M | -218.69M | -18.63M | -18.25M | -11.60M | -35.93M | -17.43M | 3.09M | -24.47M | -18.25M | -23.25M | -23.32M | -82.50M | -24.65M | -13.86M | -14.09M | -18.75M | -16.38M | -19.39M | -19.16M | -15.77M | -14.19M | -17.57M | -16.34M | -17.09M | -20.10M | -17.88M | -19.80M | - | -24.53M | 2.52M | -7.74M | -3.76M | 169.69M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.33 | - | - | -0.36 | 0.01 | -0.49 | -0.38 | - | -0.46 | - | - | -0.25 | -0.25 | -0.27 | -0.21 | -0.23 | -0.24 | -0.11 | -0.10 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.10 | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.10 | -0.13 | 0.01 | -0.04 | - | 0.87 |
| R&D Expense | 10.56M | 9.69M | 16.35M | - | 13.14M | 15.21M | 15.74M | - | 13.87M | 15.45M | 15.54M | - | 13.95M | 16.36M | 16.57M | - | 14.71M | 12.74M | 17.73M | - | 10.42M | 10.46M | 12.06M | 13.78M | 15.80M | 16.71M | 18.46M | 22.94M | 20.05M | 18.27M | 17.69M | 20.17M | 15.40M | 15.55M | 14.27M | 8.96M | 5.50M | 5.78M | - | 4.12M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 16.81M | 14.11M | 15.46M | 14.95M | 23.28M | 1.49M | 10.70M | 5.95M | 6.01M | 6.91M | - | 39.02M | 18.14M | 6.17M | 14.08M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.24M | 96.17M | 76.14M | 41.13M |
| Operating Income | -10.69M | -12.95M | -12.15M | -33.43M | -103.92M | -491.64M | -110.93M | -89.78M | -143.90M | -57.81M | - | -63.22M | -78.03M | -69.97M | -27.05M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -61.86M | -70.99M | -68.40M | -33.04M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.73M | 459.00K | 137.00K | 97.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -65.01M | -72.85M | -69.92M | -33.50M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4.44M | 0 | 0 | - |
| Net Income | -10.08M | 29.61M | -14.06M | -38.84M | -62.72M | -384.16M | -84.41M | -57.06M | -153.72M | -63.74M | - | -69.46M | -72.85M | -69.92M | -33.50M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.89 | 2.07 | -0.92 | -1.80 | -1.38 | -7.24 | -1.56 | -1.21 | - | -1.00 | - | -0.46 | -0.44 | -0.38 | -0.17 |
| R&D Expense | 20.13M | 18.04M | 21.46M | 38.71M | 51.51M | 61.25M | 62.68M | 57.93M | 57.60M | 49.34M | 65.50M | 84.41M | 73.70M | 54.04M | 25.24M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | - | 71.72M | 118.18M | 712.29M | 275.92M | 237.16M | 227.91M | 105.53M | 137.08M | - | 195.42M | 144.40M | 131.71M | 94.62M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151.14M | 132.03M | 127.32M | 94.46M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 12.41M | 9.03M | 47.02M | 68.72M | 72.19M | 166.78M | 23.41M | 54.29M | 36.94M | 31.80M | 52.25M | - | 30.78M | 26.29M | 36.33M | 18.01M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.35M | 1.78M | 2.41M | 1.45M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | 12.52M | 30.14M | 164.61M | 72.91M | 54.69M | 27.67M | 32.79M | 35.11M | - | 58.57M | 38.38M | 34.34M | 18.04M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | - | 12.52M | 20.21M | 10.58M | 10.59M | 14.63M | 11.24M | 7.83M | 9.54M | - | 32.86M | 22.49M | 15.62M | 6.01M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.19M | 1.77M | 1.29M | 746.00K |
| Total Equity | 10.79M | 5.23M | 40.92M | 59.19M | 88.03M | 547.68M | 203.00M | 182.47M | 200.23M | 72.74M | 101.97M | - | 136.85M | 106.02M | 97.37M | 76.58M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 157.46M | 169.87M | 189.96M | 192.53M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -7.83M | 32.91M | -6.74M | -12.42M | -56.38M | -57.88M | -48.64M | -67.87M | -71.01M | -51.44M | - | -35.36M | -85.94M | -64.85M | -39.64M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -60.38K | -12.00K | -725.00K | -42.96M | 7.68M | -99.12M | 27.82M | -4.13M | 28.34M | -14.91M | - | -74.94M | 50.77M | 22.95M | 15.58M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.61M | 4.55M | 32.72M | 60.68M | 143.87M | 12.64M | 49.32M | 55.65M | 37.46M | 86.75M | - | 31.81M | 30.65M | 52.00M | 5.72M |
| Capital Expenditure | -60.38K | -15.00K | -725.00K | -1.06M | -2.29M | -4.00M | -7.26M | -1.14M | -589.00K | -229.00K | -809.00K | -512.00K | -1.01M | -182.00K | - |
| Free Cash Flow | -7.89M | 32.89M | -7.46M | -13.48M | -58.67M | -61.88M | -55.90M | -69.00M | -71.59M | -51.67M | - | -35.87M | -86.94M | -65.03M | -39.64M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -78.48M | -4.52M | 10.09M | -18.34M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | -63.6% | -91.8% | -78.6% | -223.6% | -446.5% | -32,973.8% | -1,036.7% | -1,510.2% | -2,394.0% | -836.1% | - | -162.0% | -430.2% | -1,133.9% | -192.1% |
| Net Margin % | -60.0% | 209.9% | -90.9% | -259.7% | -269.5% | -25,765.5% | -788.9% | -959.8% | -2,557.4% | -922.0% | - | -178.0% | -401.6% | -1,133.0% | -237.9% |
| ROE % | -192.9% | 72.4% | -23.8% | -44.1% | -11.5% | -189.2% | -46.3% | -28.5% | -211.3% | -62.5% | - | -50.8% | -68.7% | -71.8% | -43.7% |
| ROCE % | - | - | -20.5% | -34.1% | -14.8% | -185.3% | -49.8% | -41.4% | -147.3% | -45.3% | - | -38.9% | -64.0% | -60.3% | -30.5% |
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ABUS — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS) trades at $4.56 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $3.13 to $5.22.
What is the market capitalisation of ABUS?
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (ABUS) has a market capitalisation of $900.77M on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of ABUS?
ABUS trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.49. The industry average P/E is 25.88. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.22.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ABUS?
ABUS has a return on equity (ROE) of 94.73%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -37.70%.
Is ABUS a good stock to buy?
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