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EXICURE, INC.

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$0.95 0.00 (+0.03%) at close

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Analytical Summary

EXICURE, INC. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Return on Common Equity (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.

Market Cap $6.0M

Dividend Yield —

Revenue Growth N/M

Op. Margin None

ROIC -95.6% ↗

FCF / Share $-1.36 ↗

Trailing P/E —

Price / Book 1.5x

FCF Yield —

Debt / Equity —

info Valuation on last close. End-of-day price, Nov 5, 2026.

11-Year Financial Trajectory

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Revenue Total top-line sales

$0.00

↓ -100.0% —

Net Income Profit after all expenses

$-4.95M

↑ +49.0% —

Operating Margin Operating profit as % of sales

-6.4%

↑ +95.9% —

FCF / Share Free cash flow per share

$-1.36

↑ +4.6% —

Long-Term Debt Long-term obligations

$6.87M

↓ -58.6% —

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No bullish signals detected.

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Bearish Risks

Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the bottom quartile

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📈 Is growth accelerating? 6 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Revenue Growth YoY (%)	N/M	—	N/M	N/M	N/M	1181.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+14673%)	998.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+12379%)	-98.8% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-1335%)	838.1% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+10377%)	—	—
EPS Growth YoY (%)	83.4% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	55.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-276.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	97.4% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-157.1% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income Growth YoY (%)	49.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	42.6% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-555.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	96.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-159.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	6.2% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-17.4% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Year-over-year change in net income	-103.6% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	35.0% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in net income	—	—
FCF Growth YoY (%)	4.6% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Year-over-year change in free cash flow	78.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in free cash flow	83.3% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in free cash flow	36.3% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in free cash flow	17.0% Good Good Year-over-year change in free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—
Revenue CAGR 3Y (%)	—	—	—	181.2% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	19.6% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	7.7% Fair Fair Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—
Revenue CAGR 5Y (%)	—	-17.3% Weak Weak Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	—	24.3% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

💰 Are margins durable? 5 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Operating Margin (%) (%)	—	—	—	-6.4% Weak Weak Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-142%)	—	-153.1% Weak Weak Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-1121%)	—	—	-107.1% Weak Weak Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-814%)	—	—
Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)	11.4% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	-0.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	0.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	-8.8% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	0.0% Excellent → Excellent Stable Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	0.0% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	0.0% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	—	—	—	—
Profit Margin (%) (%)	—	—	—	-9.0% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-175%)	—	-148.5% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-1337%)	—	—	-113.3% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-1044%)	—	—
FCF Margin (%) (%)	—	—	—	-123.7% Weak → Weak Stable Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—	-255.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	18.1% Good Good Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—	-213.1% Weak Weak Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—	—
FCF / Net Income (x)	1.73x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.30x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.61x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	13.81x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.56x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.72x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-0.01x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.87x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.88x Excellent Excellent Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.32x Weak Weak Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	—

🎯 Is capital allocation efficient? 3 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Return on Invested Capital (%)	-95.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-180.8% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-494.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-13.4% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-345.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-32.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-33.0% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-66.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-33.1% Weak Weak Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-157.3% Weak Weak Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Capital (%) (%)	-30.1% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-81.2% Weak → Weak Stable Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-129.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-7.8% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-96.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-25.3% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-23.1% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-75.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-35.9% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	-78.5% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Common Equity (%) (%)	-126.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-940%)	-143.3% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-1055%)	—	-17.3% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-215%)	—	-40.1% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-367%)	-32.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-317%)	-107.0% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-813%)	-55.1% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-467%)	—	—

⚖️ Is the balance sheet risky? 4 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Debt to Equity (x)	—	—	—	—	0.61x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: At sector avg	0.27x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-55%)	0.00x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-100%)	0.24x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-61%)	0.24x Excellent Excellent Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-59%)	2.31x Weak Weak Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+286%)	—
Interest Coverage (x)	—	—	—	-3.08x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-36.99x Weak → Weak Stable Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-44.39x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-33.86x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-32.47x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-13.09x Weak Weak Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	-22.32x Weak Weak Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	—
Net Debt (USD)	—	—	$-816.00K	$-8.58M	$-27.77M	$-16.67M	$-48.46M	$-21.34M	$-20.91M	$-13.96M	$-18.73M
Debt / EBITDA (x)	—	—	—	—	-0.11x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	-0.65x Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	0.00x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	-0.23x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	-0.47x Excellent Excellent Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	-0.35x Excellent Excellent Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	—

📊 What does each share earn? 6 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Revenue per Share (USD)	$0.00	$0.24	$0.00	$31.20	$-0.82	$28.60	—	—	—	—	—
Basic EPS, GAAP (USD)	$-0.79	$-4.75	$-10.55	$-2.80	$-108.11	$-42.04	—	—	—	—	—
Free Cash Flow per Share (USD)	$-1.36	$-1.42	$-6.46	$-38.61	$-60.64	$-73.08	—	—	—	—	—
Book Value per Share (USD)	$0.62	$1.12	$1.75	$15.02	$15.50	$105.36	$140.87	$70.92	$76.32	$2.79K	—
Tangible Book Value per Share (USD)	$-0.67	$1.12	$1.75	$15.02	$15.50	$105.36	$140.87	$70.92	$76.32	$2.79K	—
Basic Weighted Avg Shares (shares)	6.30M	2.04M	1.60M	923,894	590,191	580,776	—	—	—	—	—

🏦 How resilient is the balance sheet? 3 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Working Capital (USD)	$736.00K	$10.60M	$-486.00K	$8.41M	$9.60M	$72.59M	$81.69M	$25.62M	$24.28M	$7.88M	—
LT Debt (USD)	—	—	—	—	$6.87M	$16.59M	$0.00	$4.92M	$4.86M	$5.67M	—
Total Equity (USD)	$3.93M	$6.77M	$3.03M	$14.92M	$11.23M	$61.51M	$80.75M	$20.95M	$19.98M	$2.45M	$18.23M

📋 What is driving earnings? 3 metrics

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 ↗	FY 2015 Dec 31, 2015 10-K ↗
Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD)	$0.00	$500.00K	$0.00	$28.83M	$-483.00K	$16.61M	$1.30M	$118.00K	$9.72M	$1.04M	—
Net Income, GAAP (USD)	$-4.95M	$-9.70M	$-16.91M	$-2.58M	$-64.10M	$-24.67M	$-26.30M	$-22.41M	$-11.01M	$-16.94M	—
Operating Cash Flow (USD)	$-8.55M	$-2.91M	$-10.36M	$-35.66M	$-34.82M	$-39.27M	$1.32M	$-19.49M	$-19.79M	$-5.05M	—

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