NKTX Nkarta, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Biotechnology · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$2.76
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 12, 2026

NKTX Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$2.76
Market Cap
$131M
P/E (TTM)
-1.3
EPS (TTM)
$-1.41
Revenue (TTM)
$0
Div Yield
ROE
-31.1%
Debt/Equity
52W Range
$2 – $4

NKTX Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $0
4-point trend, -100.0%
2019-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS $-1.41
5-point trend, +46.2%
2021-12-31 2025-12-31
Free Cash Flow $-90M
6-point trend, -76.2%
2020-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, +77.6%
-1.3
P/B
5-point trend, -79.1%
0.4
2.2
Price / FCF
5-point trend, +78.9%
-1.5

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median
ROA
5-point trend, +18.3%
-23.0%
-58.1%
ROE
5-point trend, +6.0%
-31.1%
-170.7%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -33.2%
12.7
4.7
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -32.5%
12.4

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, +46.2%
$-1.41

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
NKTX
Peer Median

NKTX Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 11 analysts
  • Strong Buy 4 36.4%
  • Buy 6 54.5%
  • Hold 1 9.1%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

5 analysts · 2026-05-16
Median target $11.00 +298.6%
Mean target $14.40 +421.7%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.02%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $-0.37 $-0.38 0.01%
Dec. 31, 2025 $-0.37 $-0.32 -0.05%
Sept. 30, 2025 $-0.29 $-0.32 0.03%
June 30, 2025 $-0.31 $-0.36 0.05%
March 31, 2025 $-0.43 $-0.45 0.02%
Dec. 31, 2024 $-0.35 $-0.42 0.07%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
NKTX $131M -1.3 -31.1%
BDTX $139M 6.2 31.9% 18.3%
VYGR $232M -1.9 -49.5% -296.5% -54.4%
UNCY $128M -3.5 -29.0% -113.9%
HUMA
ANIK $133M -12.6 -5.9% -9.6% -7.5% 56.6%
CRBU $151M -1.0 11.7% -1327.4% -102.8%
TLSI
ARCT $174M -2.6 -46.1% -80.2% -29.6%
NBP
IMDX $215M -4.5 115.6% -1238.5% 330.8% 56.7%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 13
Annual Income Statement data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Revenue 4-point trend, -100.0% $0 $0 · · $0 · $115.0K
R&D Expense 7-point trend, +425.2% $90M $97M $97M $91M $63M $36M $17M
SG&A Expense 7-point trend, +501.6% $32M $31M $35M $28M $23M $15M $5M
Operating Expenses 7-point trend, +443.1% $122M $128M $132M $119M $86M $52M $22M
Operating Income 7-point trend, -445.9% $-122M $-128M $-132M $-119M $-86M $-52M $-22M
Other Non-op 7-point trend, +13338.9% $2M $87.0K $42.0K $-470.0K $-16.0K $-3.0K $18.0K
Income Tax Flat — no change across 7 periods $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Income 7-point trend, -393.9% $-104M $-109M $-118M $-114M $-86M $-91M $-21M
EPS (Basic) 5-point trend, +46.2% $-1.41 $-1.60 $-2.40 $-2.61 $-2.62 · ·
EPS (Diluted) 5-point trend, +46.2% $-1.41 $-1.60 $-2.40 $-2.61 $-2.62 · ·
Shares (Basic) 5-point trend, +125.2% 73,991,197 67,865,323 49,014,300 43,631,722 32,856,883 · ·
Shares (Diluted) 5-point trend, +125.2% 73,991,197 67,865,323 49,014,300 43,631,722 32,856,883 · ·
EBITDA 6-point trend, -122.4% $-113M $-119M $-126M $-116M $-85M $-51M ·
Balance Sheet 22
Annual Balance Sheet data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Cash & Equivalents 7-point trend, +92.3% $40M $28M $31M $37M $61M $97M $21M
Short-term Investments 7-point trend, +1344.4% $237M $239M $217M $315M $177M $218M $16M
Prepaid Expense 7-point trend, +1215.0% $6M $6M $5M $9M $8M $4M $474.0K
Other Current Assets 7-point trend, +3503.0% $2M $3M $2M $3M $3M $1M $67.0K
Current Assets 7-point trend, +654.1% $283M $273M $253M $361M $246M $319M $37M
PP&E (Net) 7-point trend, +2066.3% $67M $75M $79M $62M $13M $9M $3M
PP&E (Gross) 7-point trend, +2468.4% $96M $96M $91M $68M $16M $11M $4M
Accum. Depreciation 7-point trend, +4388.5% $29M $21M $12M $6M $3M $1M $645.0K
Other Non-current Assets 7-point trend, +273.0% $2M $4M $4M $2M $1M $547.0K $455.0K
Total Assets 7-point trend, +734.9% $404M $501M $379M $473M $274M $338M $48M
Accounts Payable 7-point trend, +11.0% $2M $638.0K $4M $2M $1M $1M $2M
Accrued Liabilities 7-point trend, +304.0% $13M $12M $14M $16M $9M $6M $3M
Current Liabilities 7-point trend, +172.7% $22M $19M $23M $22M $13M $9M $8M
Capital Leases 7-point trend, +1103.0% $70M $74M $82M $79M $10M $8M $6M
Other Non-current Liabilities 5-point trend, -35.1% $87.0K $87.0K · · $18.0K $82.0K $134.0K
Total Liabilities 7-point trend, +552.6% $92M $93M $106M $101M $23M $16M $14M
Common Stock 7-point trend, +600.0% $7.0K $7.0K $5.0K $5.0K $3.0K $3.0K $1.0K
Retained Earnings 7-point trend, -2331.8% $-648M $-544M $-435M $-318M $-204M $-118M $-27M
AOCI 7-point trend, +20450.0% $407.0K $674.0K $8.0K $-679.0K $-150.0K $3.0K $-2.0K
Stockholders' Equity 7-point trend, +1325.7% $312M $408M $273M $372M $251M $321M $-25M
Liabilities + Equity 7-point trend, +734.9% $404M $501M $379M $473M $274M $338M $48M
Shares Outstanding 7-point trend, +4340.7% 71,078,531 70,645,139 49,181,295 48,877,806 32,971,107 32,627,963 1,600,601
Cash Flow 10
Annual Cash Flow data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
D&A 7-point trend, +2200.0% $9M $9M $6M $3M $2M $800.0K $400.0K
Stock-based Comp 7-point trend, +803.8% $9M $17M $17M $17M $14M $7M $947.0K
Restructuring $5M · · · · · ·
Other Non-cash 6-point trend, -105.9% $-2M $-17M $8M $37M $2M $40M ·
Operating Cash Flow 7-point trend, -382.9% $-89M $-100M $-86M $-57M $-68M $-44M $-18M
CapEx 7-point trend, -37.3% $1M $4M $28M $47M $5M $8M $2M
Investing Cash Flow 7-point trend, +648.3% $100M $-130M $79M $-185M $33M $-210M $-18M
Financing Cash Flow 7-point trend, -99.7% $141.0K $226M $691.0K $219M $1M $330M $50M
Net Change in Cash 7-point trend, -9.0% $12M $-3M $-6M $-23M $-34M $76M $13M
Free Cash Flow 6-point trend, -76.2% $-90M $-104M $-114M $-104M $-73M $-51M ·
Profitability 2
Annual Profitability data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
ROA 6-point trend, +51.4% -23.0% -24.7% -27.6% -30.5% -28.1% -47.3% ·
ROE 6-point trend, -11.6% -31.1% -25.9% -41.2% -29.5% -33.0% -27.9% ·
Liquidity & Solvency 2
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Current Ratio 6-point trend, -64.9% 12.7 14.4 10.8 16.4 19.0 36.1 ·
Quick Ratio 6-point trend, -65.2% 12.4 14.1 10.6 16.0 18.4 35.7 ·
Efficiency 1
Annual Efficiency data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Asset Turnover Flat — no change across 3 periods 0.0 0.0 · · 0.0 · ·
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Book Value / Share 6-point trend, -55.4% $4.39 $5.78 $5.56 $7.62 $7.61 $9.84 ·
Revenue / Share Flat — no change across 2 periods $0.00 $0.00 · · · · ·
Cash Flow / Share 4-point trend, +8.2% $-1.20 $-1.47 $-1.76 $-1.31 · · ·
Cash / Share 6-point trend, -81.2% $0.56 $0.39 $0.63 $0.77 $1.84 $2.96 ·
Dividend / Share Flat — no change across 3 periods $0 $0 $0 · · · ·
EPS (TTM) 5-point trend, +46.2% $-1.41 $-1.60 $-2.40 $-2.61 $-2.62 · ·
Valuation (TTM) 9
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for NKTX
Metric Trend 2025202420232022202120202019
Revenue TTM Flat — no change across 3 periods $0 $0 · · $0 · ·
Net Income TTM 6-point trend, -13.9% $-104M $-109M $-118M $-114M $-86M $-91M ·
Market Cap 6-point trend, -93.4% $131M $176M $325M $293M $506M $2.01B ·
P/E 5-point trend, +77.6% -1.3 -1.6 -2.8 -2.3 -5.9 · ·
P/B 6-point trend, -93.3% 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.0 6.2 ·
P / Tangible Book 6-point trend, -93.3% 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.0 6.2 ·
P / Cash Flow 6-point trend, +96.8% -1.5 -1.8 -3.8 -5.1 -7.5 -46.1 ·
P / FCF 6-point trend, +96.3% -1.5 -1.7 -2.8 -2.8 -6.9 -39.3 ·
Earnings Yield 5-point trend, -346.5% -76.2% -64.3% -36.4% -43.6% -17.1% · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Revenue $0$0$0
Net Income $-104M$-109M$-118M$-114M$-86M
Diluted EPS $-1.41$-1.60$-2.40$-2.61$-2.62
Balance Sheet
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Current Ratio 12.714.410.816.419.0
Quick Ratio 12.414.110.616.018.4
Cash Flow
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Free Cash Flow $-90M$-104M$-114M$-104M$-73M

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