NextCure NXTC
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As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 11:34 AM EDT

NextCure (NXTC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Updated

NextCure (NXTC) posted Operating Expenses of $15.09 million for Q2 2026, down 44.7% from $27.29 million a year earlier but up 49.4% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

NextCure (NXTC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at NextCure was $43.9 million, down 31.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $57.62 million, down 3.6% from FY2024.

  • Annual Operating Expenses has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, NextCure's Operating Expenses was $59.75 million in FY2024 (-11.7%), $67.64 million in FY2023 (-10.9%), $75.91 million in FY2022 (+7.3%) and $70.77 million in FY2021 (+11.3%).
  • Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $8.95 million in Q3 2025 to a high of $27.29 million in Q2 2025 over five years.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 15.0% over the last eight quarters.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2025, with growth of 65.5%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 44.7%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $10.11 million (Q1 2026), $9.76 million (Q4 2025) and $8.95 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,130.38 Bn 1,098.96 Bn 19.71 Bn 7.95 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 613.84 Bn 532.37 Bn 17.26 Bn 10.12 Bn
3 AbbVie 502.13 Bn 475.24 Bn 12.70 Bn 10.56 Bn
4 Merck 367.76 Bn 322.14 Bn 12.21 Bn 12.80 Bn
5 Novartis Ag 298.08 Bn 262.07 Bn 11.24 Bn 6.09 Bn
6 Astrazeneca 262.03 Bn 235.71 Bn 12.86 Bn 9.70 Bn
7 Amgen 235.81 Bn 191.21 Bn 7.24 Bn 6.54 Bn
8 Gilead Sciences 190.97 Bn 165.17 Bn 6.22 Bn 18.20 Bn
9 Pfizer 169.66 Bn 116.31 Bn 10.94 Bn 6.68 Bn
10 NextCure 29.75 Mn -91.01 Mn - 15.09 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 15.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 12.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 17.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 17.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 19.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 20.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.51 Mn
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