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Cue Biopharma, Inc.
NasdaqPharmaceutical PreparationsLatest fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025

Cue Biopharma, Inc. reported revenue of $27.47M in its most recent fiscal year, up 195.7% on the year before. It kept -96.9% of that as net income, and generated -$21.86M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Pharmaceutical Preparations.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
A89/100
Ranked against 137 peers using 3 metrics.
Profitability
F18/100
Ranked against 144 peers using 5 metrics.
Financial health
D35/100
Ranked against 96 peers using 3 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
195.7%12.8%16 / 159
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
180.5%12.2%8 / 151
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
54.2%12.5%24 / 137
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
Not reported-1.4%—
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported0.6%—
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
Not reported0.0%—
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
Not reported-4.1%—
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported1.4%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
Not reported70.7%—
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
-96.7%-15.3%119 / 152
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
-96.9%-13.0%132 / 163
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
-79.6%-2.0%115 / 144
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
-100.6%-14.2%141 / 164
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
-63.0%-9.5%166 / 188
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
Not reported-6.1%—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
Not reported0.43x—
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
2.74x2.96x103 / 189
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
2.74x2.58x91 / 189
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
-265.52x-0.74x91 / 96
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
Not reported-1.25x—

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 23 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale10,000$27.50$275.0K
Oct 12, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Open-market sale1,844$28.05$51.7K
Oct 12, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Open-market sale1,144$28.05$32.1K
Oct 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale1,087$28.05$30.5K
Aug 13, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale10,460$29.48$308.4K
Aug 13, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Open-market sale6,442$30.35$195.5K
Aug 13, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale5,423$27.19$147.5K
Aug 13, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Open-market sale4,106$30.35$124.6K
Aug 13, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Open-market sale2,383$29.37$70.0K
Aug 13, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale2,375$28.11$66.8K
Aug 13, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Open-market sale1,519$29.37$44.6K
Aug 13, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Open-market sale4$31.13$124.52
Aug 13, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Open-market sale3$31.13$93.39
Aug 13, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Option exercise(derivative)18,196$0.00$0.00
Aug 13, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Option exercise13,647$0.00$0.00
Aug 13, 2026
Meluzio Michael Vincent
VP, Prin. Accounting Officer
Option exercise(derivative)13,647$0.00$0.00
Aug 13, 2026
Ray Sumita
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
Option exercise18,196$0.00$0.00
Aug 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale34,225$26.99$923.7K
Aug 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Open-market sale5,775$27.75$160.3K
Aug 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Option exercise109,179$0.00$0.00
Aug 12, 2026
Lin Shao-Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Option exercise(derivative)109,179$0.00$0.00
Jul 30, 2026
Ahlers James M
Chief Financial Officer
Grant or award25,500$0.00$0.00
Jul 30, 2026
Ahlers James M
Chief Financial Officer
Grant or award(derivative)51,000$0.00$0.00

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 year202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue$27.47M$9.29M$5.49M$1.25M$14.94M$3.15M$3.46M$1.14M—
Operating income-$26.55M-$41.50M-$52.15M-$53.23M-$43.71M-$45.04M-$36.77M-$38.70M-$23.23M
Net income-$26.60M-$40.67M-$50.73M-$53.01M-$44.16M-$44.78M-$36.70M-$38.98M-$23.23M
EPS (diluted)-$0.28n/cn/cn/cn/cn/cn/cn/cn/c
Operating cash flow-$21.69M-$36.33M-$39.96M-$41.81M-$38.84M-$32.49M-$30.80M-$26.41M-$12.14M
Capital expenditure$177.0K$66.0K$0.00$171.0K$913.0K$595.3K$46.4K$1.85M$1.03M
Free cash flow-$21.86M-$36.40M-$39.96M-$41.98M-$39.75M-$33.09M-$30.84M-$28.27M-$13.17M
Total assets$42.21M$32.19M$61.53M$91.28M$83.40M$99.53M$71.61M$45.36M$66.95M
Shareholder equity$26.43M$17.50M$37.09M$65.68M$65.49M$78.91M$54.58M$33.97M$61.61M
Total debt—$37.0K$8.20M$10.04M$0.00————
Cash$27.14M$22.46M$48.51M$51.61M$64.37M$74.87M$44.29M$20.80M$63.53M

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 Cue Biopharma, Inc.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Mar 16, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.