Crispr Therapeutics AG key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Crispr Therapeutics AG had return on equity of -30.2%, an operating margin of -18933.6%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 13.32. 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 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | <−999% | <−999% | −157.7% | <−999% | 16.1% | <−999% | 40.8% | <−999% | −60.0% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | <−999% | −448.8% | −166.7% | <−999% | 23.1% | <−999% | 41.3% | <−999% | −41.4% | −981.5% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | >999% | <−999% | −190.0% | <−999% | 17.3% | <−999% | 50.0% | <−999% | −72.7% | −387.7% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Return on equity | — | −22.8% | −32.5% | −56.9% | 10.0% | −26.8% | 18.6% | −30.4% | −8.2% | −19.2% | −30.2% | −25.6% |
| Return on assets | −16.0% | −9.2% | −22.2% | −43.4% | 8.6% | −24.1% | 16.5% | −26.0% | −6.9% | −16.4% | −25.8% | −18.9% |
| Asset turnover | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 15.44 | 14.56 | 17.12 | 16.81 | 17.29 | 18.21 | 20.17 | 15.30 | 17.54 | 22.07 | 13.32 | 16.21 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.4% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | — | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | >999% | 817.9% | 170.3% | >999% | 61.9% | >999% | 37.2% | >999% | 104.3% | 831.4% | >999% | >999% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 467.2% | 58.4% | 19.1% | 88.8% | 2.3% | >999% | 8.9% | >999% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 26.0% | 8.3% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | 74.8% | — | 121.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −181.0% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Net margin | −104.5% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −895.3% | −879.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −140.9% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −826.5% | −711.2% |
| Current ratio | 22.07 | 15.64 | 16.61 | 16.22 | 13.32 | 17.96 | 17.85 | 16.21 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 32.3% | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 201.0% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | 659.6% | 567.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $2.3bn of assets due within a year against $141m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $2.3bn short-term assets against $767m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $192m of cash against $587m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 36% 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 −$375m of operating cash flow against $587m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Crispr Therapeutics AG'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 -17.4% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -311.9%; its worst year was -4877.7%.
- Cash conversion 2 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 10 years, at a median -227.7% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 27.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 82.1% 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 (15 before it).
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