Cibus, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Cibus, Inc. had an operating margin of -2680.1%, debt equal to 2.6% of equity and a current ratio of 0.72. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.0% | 49.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | −27.2% | −47.3% | −9.9% | 100.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | −457.1% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −543.8% | −183.8% | −112.9% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | −463.0% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −542.9% | −188.0% | −112.4% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −578.3% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −478.6% | −190.6% | −74.3% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Return on equity | −24.3% | −64.7% | −73.6% | −37.0% | −50.8% | −90.2% | −114.5% | −158.1% | −178.0% | −130.4% | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | −72.7% | −58.5% | −29.2% | −38.3% | −59.2% | −58.1% | −56.7% | −94.4% | −56.2% | −38.8% | −31.8% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.91 | 13.51 | 13.64 | 8.83 | 5.70 | 3.13 | 2.49 | 1.65 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 1.62 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 5.8% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 217.5% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 167.4% | 46.5% | 43.6% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 860.2% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 280.6% | >999% | >999% | >999% | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | 722.6% | 739.4% | 480.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 52.3% | >999% | 153.3% | 782.6% | 40.7% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 968.2% | 237.8% | 19.0% | 15.9% | 6.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −721.0% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −832.3% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −690.1% | −942.3% |
| Current ratio | 1.44 | 0.85 | 1.23 | 1.78 | 1.28 | 0.72 | 2.37 | 1.62 |
| Debt to equity | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 5.8% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 779.2% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 888.1% | 518.6% | 855.7% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 460.8% | 561.3% | 953.2% | 712.9% | 856.7% | 485.2% | 302.4% | 544.6% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $23m of assets due within a year against $14m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $23m short-term assets against $284m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $20m of cash against $865,000 of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 6% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 0% to 6% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$46m of operating cash flow against $865,000 of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Cibus's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -59.3% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 0 / 20
Gross margin has been a median -0.9%, moving by 62.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -4442.2%; its worst year was -11315.2%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 10 years, at a median -1682.1% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 475771.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 232.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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