EXICURE INC (XCUR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:XCUR • US30205M3097

4.26 USD
+0.18 (+4.41%)
At close: Feb 5, 2026
4.27 USD
+0.01 (+0.23%)
After Hours: 2/5/2026, 6:04:36 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, XCUR scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. XCUR was compared to 524 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. The financial health of XCUR is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. XCUR has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • XCUR had negative earnings in the past year.
  • XCUR had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • XCUR had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • XCUR had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
XCUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFXCUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20M -40M -60M

1.2 Ratios

  • XCUR has a Return On Assets (-60.45%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • XCUR's Return On Equity of -133.23% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. XCUR is outperformed by 62.21% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -60.45%
ROE -133.23%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-73.86%
ROA(5y)-68.98%
ROE(3y)-239.53%
ROE(5y)-266.21%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
XCUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICXCUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -200 -400 -600

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for XCUR so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
XCUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsXCUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10K -10K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • XCUR does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, XCUR has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for XCUR has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • There is no outstanding debt for XCUR. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
XCUR Yearly Shares OutstandingXCUR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M
XCUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsXCUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

2.2 Solvency

  • XCUR has an Altman-Z score of -18.39. This is a bad value and indicates that XCUR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -18.39, XCUR is not doing good in the industry: 81.30% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • There is no outstanding debt for XCUR. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -18.39
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.93%
XCUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFXCUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M -20M 40M -40M 60M 80M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.96 indicates that XCUR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • XCUR has a worse Current ratio (1.96) than 75.76% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.96 indicates that XCUR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • XCUR has a worse Quick ratio (1.96) than 74.43% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 1.96
XCUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesXCUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for XCUR have decreased strongly by -35.80% in the last year.
  • XCUR shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -100.00%.
  • The Revenue for XCUR have been decreasing by -17.40% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)-35.8%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%32.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-100%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5Y-17.4%
Sales Q2Q%N/A

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
XCUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesXCUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 0 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
XCUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesXCUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for XCUR. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
XCUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsXCUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
XCUR Per share dataXCUR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1 -2 -3

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for XCUR!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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EXICURE INC

NASDAQ:XCUR (2/5/2026, 6:04:36 PM)

After market: 4.27 +0.01 (+0.23%)

4.26

+0.18 (+4.41%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Earnings (Last)11-07
Earnings (Next)03-16
Inst Owners6.15%
Inst Owner Change-4.52%
Ins Owners0%
Ins Owner Change-9.71%
Market Cap27.14M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-9.23M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %3.7%
Short Ratio0.1
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.92
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-3.07
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.33
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.3
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS1.09
TBVpS-0.03
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -60.45%
ROE -133.23%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-73.86%
ROA(5y)-68.98%
ROE(3y)-239.53%
ROE(5y)-266.21%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 1.96
Altman-Z -18.39
F-Score3
WACC8.93%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-35.8%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%32.89%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-100%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5Y-17.4%
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-85.99%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y49.66%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y50.94%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

EXICURE INC / XCUR FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for EXICURE INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to XCUR.


What is the valuation status of EXICURE INC (XCUR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to EXICURE INC (XCUR). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is EXICURE INC (XCUR) stock?

EXICURE INC (XCUR) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


How financially healthy is EXICURE INC?

The financial health rating of EXICURE INC (XCUR) is 5 / 10.