Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $4.3 million in Q1 2026, down 97.67% quarter-over-quarter from $183.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 92.23% on a YoY basis from $55.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nektar Therapeutics' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 92.23% year-over-year to $4.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $278.5 million (up 87.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $195.3 million, down 4.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $4.3 million for Q1 2026 at Nektar Therapeutics, down from $183.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $183.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $4.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $76.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $69.0 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Expenses jumped 1136.82% in 2025, then plunged 92.23% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $74.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 22.95% to $57.4 million in 2023, then slumped by 74.17% to $14.8 million in 2024, then surged by 1136.82% to $183.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 97.67% to $4.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.3 million (Q1 2026), $183.4 million (Q4 2025), and $43.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -3.82 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 15.76 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Nektar Therapeutics 1.51 Bn 939.55 Mn 3.16 Mn 4.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 183.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 47.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 73.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 69.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 71.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 156.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 74.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 77.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 174.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 141.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 137.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 138.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 138.54 Mn