Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp had return on equity of -28.2%, an operating margin of -20.6%, debt equal to 60.0% of equity and a current ratio of 3.34. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 59.2% | 64.7% | 73.8% | 77.1% | 68.1% | 68.7% | 55.6% | 59.7% | 74.2% | 75.6% |
| Operating margin | −115.7% | −89.4% | −92.1% | −155.3% | −135.4% | −108.0% | −133.3% | −90.8% | −20.6% | −12.2% |
| Net margin | −111.4% | −83.4% | −80.6% | −148.6% | −134.3% | −108.0% | −132.3% | −89.1% | −21.5% | −20.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −97.0% | −69.3% | 228.3% | −171.3% | −164.9% | −108.1% | −98.1% | −55.3% | −17.7% | −7.8% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −43.8% | −22.3% | −30.8% | −37.5% | −58.3% | −62.4% | −28.2% | −35.3% |
| Return on assets | — | −14.0% | −11.0% | −14.4% | −20.3% | −22.5% | −29.7% | −26.6% | −11.3% | −11.1% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.53 |
| Current ratio | — | 7.93 | 7.82 | 6.91 | 3.54 | 5.12 | 4.66 | 2.89 | 3.34 | 4.79 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.0% | 42.4% | 65.7% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 83.2% | 70.3% | 83.1% | 118.0% | 92.2% | 76.5% | 71.7% | 57.5% | 33.9% | 28.6% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 6.3% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 19.1% | 40.0% | 8.8% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 64.1% | 62.0% | 67.6% | 69.4% | 80.7% | 74.6% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| Operating margin | −70.3% | −71.3% | −56.4% | −42.5% | 10.9% | −17.8% | −27.1% | −22.0% |
| Net margin | −69.1% | −71.0% | −56.9% | −43.5% | 10.2% | −18.9% | −28.3% | −55.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −59.0% | −26.5% | −56.7% | −22.2% | −8.0% | 2.0% | −14.6% | −10.6% |
| Current ratio | 3.52 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 2.84 | 3.38 | 3.34 | 3.35 | 4.79 |
| Debt to equity | 59.3% | 65.7% | 70.1% | 74.3% | 64.5% | 60.0% | 60.3% | 0.0% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 52.0% | 48.9% | 46.2% | 41.0% | 25.2% | 30.4% | 33.3% | 26.8% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $421m of assets due within a year against $88m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $421m short-term assets against $402m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $170m of cash against $0 of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 0% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt No debt to cover.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$37m against $12m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Adaptive Biotechnologies's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 8 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -9.5% of total assets over 7 years.
- Pricing power 15 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 67.6%, moving by 6.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -111.7%; its worst year was -146.2%.
- Cash conversion 1 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 1 of 8 years, at a median -85.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 2 / 20
The diluted share count rose 12.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 25.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (29 before it).
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