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Novavax

Builds protein vaccines and Matrix-M partnerships around Nuvaxovid and R21/Matrix-M.

$9.27
After-hours close+0.01 (+0.11%)
At close$9.26(+2.32%)
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Novavax, Inc.NVAXHealth Care

Develops recombinant protein vaccines and the Matrix-M adjuvant platform, with Nuvaxovid commercialized mainly through Sanofi and R21/Matrix-M supplied through partners. Revenue depends on partner commercialization, licensing, royalties, product supply, regulatory transfers, and a pipeline built for future collaboration.

Develops vaccines from recombinant protein nanoparticles and the Matrix-M adjuvant, a platform used in Nuvaxovid and the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine. Work is centered in Gaithersburg, with commercialization and supply spread through Sanofi, Takeda, Serum Institute, and other partners.

The business now runs through Nuvaxovid product supply and Sanofi-led commercialization, Matrix-M licensing and royalties, and early-stage vaccine assets intended for partnership. Named programs include flu-COVID combinations led by Sanofi and early work in pandemic influenza, C. difficile, shingles, RSV combinations, and oncology collaborations.

Execution depends on partner launches, regulatory transfers, technology transfer, supply commitments, and access to collaboration or financing capital. Operations are being reset around a leaner footprint rather than a broad owned manufacturing network.

Company facts

CEOJohn C. Jacobs
ListedDec 5, 1995
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersGaithersburg, MD
CountryUnited States
Employees749
CIK0001000694
ISINUS6700024010

Key statistics

Market cap$1.52B
EPS (ttm)−$1.52
P/E (ttm)−6.09
ROE159.9%
P/B−7.99
P/S3.68
Dividend yield
Beta1.88vs XLV 0.70

Year to date +29.9% · Average volume (30d) 3.9M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$18.00+94.4%Median of 23 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy17 of 23 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Oct 24, 2025Cantor FitzgeraldTarget$174$18
Oct 23, 2025H.C. WainwrightTarget$19$11
Aug 20, 2025B of A SecuritiesDowngradeNeutralUnderperform

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.22
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$72.7M
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 6, 2026Q2 FY26−$0.38−$0.32+15.8%$52.5M$56.7M+8.0%+0.52%
May 6, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.25−$0.06+76.0%$79.8M$139.5M+74.8%−1.39%
Feb 26, 2026Q4 FY25−$0.66$0.11+116.7%$89.8M$147.1M+63.8%−9.38%
Nov 6, 2025Q3 FY25−$1.08−$0.62+42.6%$90.3M$70.4M−22.0%−1.98%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$666.7M$239.2M$70.4M$147.1M$139.5M$56.7M
Gross profit$652.5M$225.0M$48.9M$121.9M$108.8M$42.5M
Operating income$515.5M$105.7M−$178.0M$21.0M−$15.4M−$54.9M
Net income$518.6M$106.5M−$202.4M$17.5M−$9.5M−$53.4M
Diluted EPS$2.93$0.60−$1.25$0.11−$0.06−$0.32
Gross margin97.9%94.1%69.5%82.9%78.0%74.9%
Operating margin77.3%44.2%-252.7%14.3%-11.1%-96.8%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $197.6M · FY22 $1.81B · FY23 $731.4M · FY24 $682.2M · FY25 $1.12B

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Licensing, Royalties, And Other$37.8M · 98%
Royalties And Other$676.0K · 2%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

United States$38.4M · 68%
Rest Of The World$17.1M · 30%
Europe$1.1M · 2%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $719.3M · Total debt $295.6M · Total assets $955.6M · Shareholders' equity −$190.7M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 73.02%120.08M sharesInsiders 0.65%1.06M sharesOther 26.33%43.30M shares

Shares outstanding 164.44M · Float 141.47M · 86.0% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Himanshu H. Shah14.84M9.03%13DMay 15, 2026
Shah Capital Management14.17M8.61%13FAug 14, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.13.95M8.48%13FAug 7, 2026
State Street Corporation11.74M7.10%13GAug 7, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.61M4.63%13FAug 13, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

No open-market trades in the last 12 months.

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Peers

  • Moderna

    mRNA respiratory vaccines across COVID, RSV, and flu-COVID

  • Pfizer

    COVID and RSV vaccine scale plus Matrix-M partner overlap

  • Sanofi (ADR)

    Partner and competitor across COVID, flu, and combinations

  • GSK (ADR)

    RSV, flu, shingles, and adjuvanted vaccine overlap

  • AstraZeneca (ADR)

    RSV immunization and nasal flu overlap

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Novavax$9.27+0.11%$1.52B3.7−76.3%
Moderna$136.53−1.06%$54.75B24.6+2.1%
Pfizer$27.95−0.04%$159.36B36.910.02.5+2.6%
Sanofi (ADR)$44.83+0.02%$107.62B78.91.9+11.2%
GSK (ADR)$50.57−0.51%$101.82B15.89.22.2+2.7%
AstraZeneca (ADR)$161.79−0.55%$252.33B24.415.24.1+6.4%
Median30.710.02.5+2.7%