Alector (ALEC) Short-term Investments (2018 - 2026)
Alector (ALEC) recorded Short-term Investments of $112.88 million in Q2 2026, down 57.0% from $262.51 million a year earlier and down 12.9% from the prior quarter.
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Alector (ALEC) Short-term Investments (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alector reported Short-term Investments of $190.22 million, down 50.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $380.38 million in FY2024 (-19.8%), $474.31 million in FY2023 (-15.1%), $558.53 million in FY2022 (+37.5%) and $406.1 million in FY2021 (+11.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 40.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 228.4% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 59.1% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $129.55 million (Q1 2026), $190.22 million (Q4 2025) and $214.61 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Alector | 284.06 Mn | -489.98 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 63.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 112.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 190.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 214.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 262.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 316.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 380.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 420.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 455.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 489.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 474.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 486.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 498.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 473.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 558.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 574.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 636.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 413.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 406.10 Mn |
API Access
Alector Short-term 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=short-term-investments&ticker=ALEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-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=short-term-investments&ticker=ALEC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();