Nkarta (NKTX) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026)
Nkarta's Short-term Investments was $157.81 million in Q2 2026, down 33.2% from $236.27 million a year earlier and down 22.3% from the prior quarter.
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Nkarta (NKTX) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Nkarta came in at $236.65 million, down 1.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $239.48 million in FY2024 (+10.3%), $217.15 million in FY2023 (-31.0%), $314.65 million in FY2022 (+77.5%) and $177.27 million in FY2021 (-18.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 118.4%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 33.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, NKTX's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $203.07 million (Q1 2026), $236.65 million (Q4 2025) and $222.22 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,131.34 Bn | 1,099.92 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 634.44 Bn | 554.30 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 506.53 Bn | 479.65 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 357.58 Bn | 311.96 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 291.71 Bn | 255.70 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 265.06 Bn | 238.74 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 238.11 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 195.32 Bn | 169.52 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.12 Bn | 117.76 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Nkarta | 131.11 Mn | -1.55 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 157.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 203.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 236.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 222.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 236.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 212.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 239.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 226.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 204.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 187.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 217.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 237.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 251.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 269.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 314.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 352.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 281.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 175.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 177.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 161.48 Mn |
API Access
Nkarta 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=NKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "NKTX", "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=NKTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();