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Axsome Therapeutics vs Corcept Therapeutics

Corcept Therapeutics is the larger business, with $761m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $638m for Axsome Therapeutics (1.2 times as much). Axsome Therapeutics grew faster (65.5% against 12.8%). Corcept Therapeutics kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 13.1% against -28.7%. Corcept Therapeutics carries less debt relative to equity (0.0% against 212.6%).

Latest fiscal yearAxsome TherapeuticsAXSM, 2025Corcept TherapeuticsCORT, 2025
Revenue $638m $761m
Revenue growth 65.5% 12.8%
Net income −$183m $99.7m
Operating margin -26.1% 5.9%
Net margin -28.7% 13.1%
Return on equity — 15.0%
Free cash flow −$93.9m $142m
Cash $323m $120m
Total debt $188m $0
Debt to equity 212.6% 0.0%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks — $173m
Employees — 730
Market value $7.38bn $8.82bn
Price vs our value range — Above our value range
Moat score — 75 (Strong)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 33 sales 2 buys, 111 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.