Viking Therapeutics VKTX
NASDAQ VKTX
$26.38 -0.33 (-1.24%)
At close: Oct 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2018)

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Viking Therapeutics' Debt Ratio was 0.05 in Q1 2018, down 69.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017, Debt Ratio at Viking Therapeutics came in at 0.16, down 30.6% from FY2016.

  • In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.22 in FY2016 and 0.10 in FY2014.
  • The Q1 2018 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2014.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in four of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 46.8%.
  • Per Business Quant data, VKTX's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q1 2018 was 0.16 (Q4 2017), 0.27 (Q3 2017) and 0.21 (Q2 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,136.97 Bn 1,105.55 Bn 19.71 Bn 0.39
2 Johnson & Johnson 619.72 Bn 538.25 Bn 17.26 Bn 0.24
3 AbbVie 503.40 Bn 476.52 Bn 12.70 Bn 0.52
4 Merck 370.15 Bn 324.53 Bn 12.21 Bn 0.42
5 Novartis Ag 298.64 Bn 262.63 Bn 11.24 Bn 0.08
6 Astrazeneca 261.07 Bn 234.76 Bn 12.86 Bn 0.28
7 Amgen 237.00 Bn 192.40 Bn 7.24 Bn 0.60
8 Gilead Sciences 191.24 Bn 165.43 Bn 6.22 Bn 0.53
9 Pfizer 170.31 Bn 116.96 Bn 10.94 Bn 0.31
10 Viking Therapeutics 3.07 Bn 545.20 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 0.05
Dec 31, 2017 0.16
Sep 30, 2017 0.27
Jun 30, 2017 0.21
Dec 31, 2016 0.22
Sep 30, 2016 0.17
Jun 30, 2016 0.13
Mar 31, 2016 0.20
Dec 31, 2015 0.16
Sep 30, 2015 0.10
Jun 30, 2015 0.08
Mar 31, 2015 0.11
Dec 31, 2014 0.10
API Access

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