Alector (ALEC) Cash & Current Investments (2017 - 2026)
Alector's Cash & Current Investments came in at $172.8 million for Q2 2026, down 43.8% from $307.28 million a year earlier and down 16.3% from the prior quarter.
Alector (ALEC) Cash & Current Investments (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alector's Cash & Current Investments was $256.02 million, down 38.1% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $413.4 million in FY2024 (-24.7%), $548.86 million in FY2023 (-23.0%), $712.85 million in FY2022 (-3.0%) and $735.25 million in FY2021 (+77.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments has declined for 16 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 35.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 153.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 43.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ALEC's Cash & Current Investments at $206.52 million (Q1 2026), $256.02 million (Q4 2025) and $291.11 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 4.89 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.23 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 10.77 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 9.65 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | 505.00 Mn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 8.17 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 6.44 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 14.27 Bn |
| 10 | Alector | 284.06 Mn | -489.98 Mn | - | 138.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 138.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 172.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 206.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 256.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 291.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 307.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 354.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 413.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 457.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 503.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 562.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 548.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 588.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 630.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 669.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 712.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 758.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 808.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 868.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 735.25 Mn |
Alector Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ALEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "ALEC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ALEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();