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Candel Therapeutics, Inc.Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances).
Grades vs. industry
Profitability
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Gross margin Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported. | Not reported | 74.3% | — |
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue. | Not reported | -19.1% | — |
Net margin Net income as a share of revenue. | Not reported | -17.7% | — |
Free cash flow margin Free cash flow as a share of revenue. | Not reported | -22.3% | — |
Return on equity Net income divided by shareholder equity. | -73.5% | -16.5% | — |
Return on assets Net income divided by total assets. | -30.5% | -8.0% | — |
Return on invested capital After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash. | Not reported | -13.0% | — |
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Nothing here is ranked: this company reported an operating loss several times its revenue, so it is left out of its industry’s comparisons and does not count toward the medians shown. Its own figures are exactly as filed.
Financial health
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Debt to equity Total debt divided by shareholder equity. | 0.00x | 0.29x | — |
Current ratio Current assets over current liabilities. | 13.49x | 3.75x | — |
Quick ratio Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities. | 13.49x | 3.34x | — |
Interest coverage Operating income divided by interest expense. | -22.78x | 0.52x | — |
Net debt to EBITDA Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed. | Not reported | -1.02x | — |
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Nothing here is ranked: this company reported an operating loss several times its revenue, so it is left out of its industry’s comparisons and does not count toward the medians shown. Its own figures are exactly as filed.
Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.
Insider activity
Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 9 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Manning Paul B Director | Grant or award(derivative) | 2,189 | $8.68 | $19.0K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | PAPA JOSEPH C Director | Grant or award(derivative) | 1,325 | $8.68 | $11.5K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Loggia Nicoletta Director | Grant or award(derivative) | 380 | $8.68 | $3.3K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Tak Paul Peter Chief Executive Officer | Open-market sale | 59,379 | $10.46 | $620.9K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Tak Paul Peter Chief Executive Officer | Open-market sale | 220,866 | $11.50 | $2.54M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Tak Paul Peter Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 125,000 | $1.55 | $193.8K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Tak Paul Peter Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise(derivative) | 125,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Zimmermann Martine Director | Grant or award(derivative) | 64,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Tyagarajan Seshu Chief Technology Officer | Open-market sale | 7,000 | $12.00 | $84.0K |
A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.
Annual financials
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | — | — | $125.0K | $125.0K | $125.0K |
| Operating income | -$48.27M | -$33.37M | -$38.39M | -$34.72M | -$25.73M | -$13.81M |
| Net income | -$38.18M | -$55.18M | -$37.94M | -$18.79M | -$36.12M | -$17.68M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.72 | n/c | n/c | n/c | n/c | n/c |
| Operating cash flow | -$38.31M | -$27.02M | -$34.24M | -$31.42M | -$22.22M | -$9.07M |
| Capital expenditure | $587.0K | $16.0K | $457.0K | $1.30M | $1.83M | $1.48M |
| Free cash flow | -$38.90M | -$27.04M | -$34.70M | -$32.72M | -$24.05M | -$10.55M |
| Total assets | $125.19M | $106.87M | $41.20M | $77.69M | $89.20M | $38.28M |
| Shareholder equity | $51.92M | $66.33M | $12.74M | $47.71M | $64.14M | -$23.56M |
| Total debt | $0.00 | $11.63M | $20.52M | — | $560.0K | $483.0K |
| Cash | $119.73M | $102.65M | $35.41M | $70.06M | $82.64M | $35.05M |
A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.
n/c marks per-share figures that are not comparable. Companies report each year as their filings stated it, and an annual report restates only its two prior years — so after a stock split, older years remain on the pre-split share count. Totals above are unaffected.
Source
Figures come from Candel Therapeutics, Inc.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Mar 12, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.