Cogent Biosciences, Inc.
COGTAnalytical Summary
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Return on Common Equity (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
10-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
Health Breakdown
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) | — | — | — | — | — |
-65.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-913%)
|
131.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1539%)
|
16.4%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+105%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-11.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
18.8%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-27.8%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-28.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-33.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-37.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-94.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
3.4%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-135.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
7.8%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in net income |
-35.5%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-2.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-2.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
8.1%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-36.8%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) | — | — | — | — | — |
-2.0%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
-143.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1053%)
|
-369.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-2566%)
|
-312.8%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-2185%)
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
-141.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-1279%)
|
-354.8%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-3056%)
|
-304.9%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-2641%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) | — | — | — | — | — |
-455.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-184.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-339.4%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-319.9%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
0.81x
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.81x
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.81x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.89x
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.84x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.48x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.31x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.96x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.05x
Fair
Fair
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
-30.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-85.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-63.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-45.7%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-27.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-27.7%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-80.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-47.2%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
42.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-35.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-84.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-66.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-49.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-32.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-32.8%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-65.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-41.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-53.2%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
-51.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-445%)
|
-99.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-766%)
|
-74.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-598%)
|
-54.8%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-466%)
|
-33.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-325%)
|
-31.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-313%)
|
-100.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-768%)
|
-57.3%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-482%)
|
52.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+248%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.35x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-42%)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
-165.44x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt (USD) | $-89.12M | $-98.17M | $-53.23M | $-139.89M | $-219.68M | $-242.19M | $-37.42M | $-55.67M | $-28.27M | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
-0.67x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $846.40M | $240.76M | $232.60M | $238.12M | $205.56M | $231.82M | $27.34M | $56.06M | $31.19M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $222.90M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $636.37M | $256.29M | $257.80M | $255.74M | $214.18M | $234.67M | $31.76M | $60.23M | $-48.85M | $-24.70M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ | FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 10-K ↗ | FY 2017 Dec 31, 2017 10-K ↗ | FY 2016 Dec 31, 2016 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | — | — | — | — | — | $7.87M | $22.50M | $9.73M | $8.36M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $2.56M | $2.45M | $2.27M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-328.94M | $-255.86M | $-192.41M | $-140.24M | $-72.27M | $-74.81M | $-31.83M | $-34.53M | $-25.49M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $-264.44M | $-207.79M | $-153.62M | $-118.64M | $-58.76M | $-35.85M | $-41.51M | $-32.49M | $-25.84M | — |
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Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile
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