NKTRNektar Therapeutics

$73.85

Is the business good?

How good a business is NKTR?

Nektar Therapeutics keeps −242% of every revenue dollar as operating profit, against −72% for the median Biotechnology name.

−242%

Operating margin · Biotechnology median −72% · 12 months to Q1 2026

Share count, year on year
+76%

Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago

R&D as % of revenue
220%

R&D as % of revenue

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY2020−278%
FY2021−438%
FY2022−409%
FY2023−293%
FY2024−107%
FY2025−254%
Details
Operating margin12 months to Q1 2026
−242%
Net margin12 months to Q1 2026
−284%
Free cash flow margin
−367%
R&D as % of revenue
220%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$56M
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
−$204M
Net income, trailing twelve months
−$158M

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.