Nektar Therapeutics NKTR
NASDAQ NKTR
$74.19 -2.18 (-2.85%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$44.3 million for Q1 2026, up 9.66% year-over-year from -$40.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 31.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$65.0 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nektar Therapeutics' Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$44.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 9.66% year-over-year to -$44.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$203.9 million (down 14.45% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$208.7 million, down 17.78% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$44.3 million, up from -$65.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was -$37.9 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$92.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$48.9 million (2025), against an average of -$54.9 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 63.02% in 2022, then tumbled 39.3% in 2025.
  • Nektar Therapeutics' Free Cash Flow stood at -$58.2 million in 2022, then climbed by 18.78% to -$47.3 million in 2023, then grew by 1.35% to -$46.6 million in 2024, then sank by 39.3% to -$65.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 31.8% to -$44.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NKTR's Free Cash Flow at -$44.3 million in Q1 2026, -$65.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$48.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 138.47 Bn 130.62 Bn 2.84 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 85.18 Bn 77.19 Bn 3.93 Bn 572.80 Mn
3 Argenx Se 63.38 Bn 58.19 Bn 1.37 Bn -
4 Moderna 58.09 Bn 52.95 Bn 52.00 Mn -563.00 Mn
5 Revolution Medicines 44.33 Bn 44.33 Bn - -389.61 Mn
6 BeOne Medicines 40.02 Bn 34.92 Bn 1.53 Bn 437.80 Mn
7 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 35.57 Bn 32.27 Bn 992.69 Mn 292.04 Mn
8 Royalty Pharma 28.45 Bn 27.61 Bn - 477.44 Mn
9 Insmed 27.48 Bn 26.32 Bn 358.27 Mn -95.09 Mn
10 Nektar Therapeutics 2.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 3.04 Mn -75.86 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -75.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -44.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -64.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -48.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -45.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -49.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -46.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -44.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -37.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -48.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -47.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -42.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -51.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -52.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -58.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -83.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -75.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -92.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -157.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -104.07 Mn