Moderna (MRNA)
Market Price (9/15/2025): $23.65 | Market Cap: $9.2 BilSector: Health Care | Industry: Biotechnology
Moderna (MRNA)
Market Price (9/15/2025): $23.65Market Cap: $9.2 BilSector: Health CareIndustry: Biotechnology
Investment Highlights
Cash is significant % of market capNet D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -48% | Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -126%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -148% | Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -3.3 Bil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -107% |
Valuation becoming less expensiveP/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -30% | Meaningful short interestShort Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 15% | Weak revenue growthRev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -39%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -48%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -38% |
Not cash flow generativeCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -88%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -115% | ||
Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -36% |
Cash is significant % of market capNet D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -48% |
Valuation becoming less expensiveP/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -30% |
Weak multi-year price returns2Y Excs Rtn is -126%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -148% |
Meaningful short interestShort Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 15% |
Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -3.3 Bil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -107% |
Weak revenue growthRev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -39%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -48%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -38% |
Not cash flow generativeCFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -88%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -115% |
Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -36% |
Market Valuation
9/15/25 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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Share Price CYE | $23.65 | $41.58 | $99.45 | $179.62 | $253.98 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 9.2 | 16.1 | 38.0 | 69.7 | 103.1 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 5.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 4.8 | 16.8 | 39.2 | 70.9 | 104.0 |
Valuation Ratios | |||||
P/S TTM | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
P/EBIT TTM | -3.1 | -4.5 | -9.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
P/E TTM | -3.2 | -4.5 | -8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Sector Ratios | |||||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -2.9 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
9/15/25 | 2024 | 2023 | |
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Share Price CYE | $23.65 | $41.58 | $99.45 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 9.2 | 16.1 | 38.0 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 5.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 4.8 | 16.8 | 39.2 |
Valuation Ratios | |||
P/S TTM | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
P/EBIT TTM | -3.1 | -4.5 | -9.7 |
P/E TTM | -3.2 | -4.5 | -8.1 |
Sector Ratios | |||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.4 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -1.9 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
Business Description
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops therapeutics and vaccines based on messenger RNA for the treatment of infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and auto-immune diseases in the United States and internationally. The company has 44 development programs, which includes 26 in clinical trials across seven modalities comprising prophylactic vaccines, systemic secreted and cell surface therapeutics, cancer vaccines, intratumoral immuno-oncology, localized regenerative therapeutics, systemic intracellular therapeutics, and inhaled pulmonary therapeutics. The company has strategic alliances with AstraZeneca PLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited; Carisma Therapeutics, Inc.; Metagenomi, Inc.; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; Institute for Life Changing Medicines; and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as a collaboration and license agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A.
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Price Returns Compared
Expand for Detailed View2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
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Returns | |||||||
MRNA Return | 434% | 143% | -29% | -45% | -58% | -43% | 20% |
Peers Return | 14% | 17% | 24% | -15% | 12% | 8% | 70% |
S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 12% | 104% |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: PFE, ALNY, SRPT, ABBV, AMGN. See MRNA Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)
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Financials
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Price | 121.11 |
Mkt Cap | 98.1 |
Rev LTM | 18,986 |
Op Inc LTM | 4,096 |
FCF LTM | 5,265 |
FCF 3Y Avg | 4,203 |
CFO LTM | 5,984 |
CFO 3Y Avg | 4,811 |
Growth & Margins
Median | |
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Name | |
Rev Chg LTM | 13.2% |
Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 5.3% |
Rev Chg Q | 9.9% |
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 2.3% |
Op Mgn LTM | 11.7% |
Op Mgn 3Y Avg | 2.1% |
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | 2.4% |
CFO/Rev LTM | 10.9% |
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 2.8% |
FCF/Rev LTM | 8.1% |
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | -1.4% |
Valuation
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Cap | 98.1 |
P/S | 3.6 |
P/EBIT | 3.5 |
P/E | 4.7 |
P/CFO | 2.8 |
Total Yield | 1.7% |
Dividend Yield | 1.5% |
FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 2.5% |
D/E | 0.3 |
Net D/E | 0.2 |
Returns
Median | |
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Name | |
1M Rtn | -5.9% |
3M Rtn | -3.3% |
6M Rtn | -7.1% |
12M Rtn | -13.4% |
3Y Rtn | -2.6% |
1M Excs Rtn | -6.2% |
3M Excs Rtn | -13.2% |
6M Excs Rtn | -26.0% |
12M Excs Rtn | -33.4% |
3Y Excs Rtn | -72.8% |
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Earnings Returns History
Expand for MoreForward Returns | |||
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Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
8/1/2025 | -6.6% | -10.0% | -18.5% |
5/1/2025 | -5.3% | -15.7% | -6.9% |
2/14/2025 | 3.4% | 11.3% | 8.7% |
11/7/2024 | -3.0% | -18.7% | -14.2% |
8/1/2024 | -21.0% | -31.6% | -34.9% |
5/2/2024 | 12.7% | 9.4% | 27.9% |
2/22/2024 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 18.8% |
11/2/2023 | -6.5% | -6.4% | 4.8% |
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SUMMARY STATS | |||
# Positive | 11 | 11 | 12 |
# Negative | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Median Positive | 8.7% | 8.9% | 18.9% |
Median Negative | -4.5% | -10.0% | -12.8% |
Max Positive | 22.7% | 33.2% | 93.2% |
Max Negative | -21.0% | -33.8% | -34.9% |
SEC Filings
Expand for MoreReport Date | Filing |
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6302025 | 10-Q 6/30/2025 |
3312025 | 10-Q 3/31/2025 |
12312024 | 10-K 12/31/2024 |
9302024 | 10-Q 9/30/2024 |
6302024 | 10-Q 6/30/2024 |
3312024 | 10-Q 3/31/2024 |
12312023 | 10-K 12/31/2023 |
9302023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
6302023 | 10-Q 6/30/2023 |
3312023 | 10-Q 3/31/2023 |
12312022 | 10-K 12/31/2022 |
9302022 | 10-Q 9/30/2022 |
6302022 | 10-Q 6/30/2022 |
3312022 | 10-Q 3/31/2022 |
12312021 | 10-K 12/31/2021 |
9302021 | 10-Q 9/30/2021 |
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