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VirBio

Develops immune-based medicines for chronic hepatitis delta, solid tumors, and HIV cure research.

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Profile

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.VIRHealth Care

Builds clinical-stage immunology medicines rather than an owned commercial product franchise. The pipeline centers on tobevibart plus elebsiran for chronic hepatitis delta, PRO-XTEN masked T-cell engagers for solid tumors, and preclinical HIV antibody candidates, with revenue still tied mainly to collaborations, licenses, and grants.

Operates as a clinical-stage immunology company with a single reportable segment focused on discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Current programs center on tobevibart plus elebsiran for chronic hepatitis delta, PRO-XTEN masked T-cell engagers for solid tumors, and HIV antibody candidates with the Gates Foundation.

The business is not built around owned product sales yet. Recent revenue came from license, collaboration, grant, and other sources, including the Norgine agreement covering commercial rights for the hepatitis delta combination in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Execution depends on clinical readouts, partner rights, and access to external technology: elebsiran is licensed from Alnylam, the PRO-XTEN platform came from Sanofi, and Astellas holds rights for VIR-5500 in prostate cancer.

Company facts

CEOMarianne De Backer
ListedOct 11, 2019
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States
Employees367
CIK0001706431
ISINUS92764N1028

Key statistics

Market cap$1.83B
EPS (ttm)−$1.86
P/E (ttm)−5.82
ROE-30.0%
P/B1.85
P/S6.02
Dividend yield
Beta1.77vs XLV 0.84

Year to date +82.3% · Average volume (30d) 1.6M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$22.50+107.8%Median of 12 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy10 of 12 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 6, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$27$25
Jun 11, 2026Morgan StanleyReiterateOverweight$23$27
May 8, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$24$23
Mar 4, 2026H.C. WainwrightTarget$15$20
Feb 26, 2026Leerink PartnersTarget$20

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.74
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$865.1K
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.33$0.47+41.3%$135.9M$238.9M+75.8%−3.73%
May 6, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.01−$0.85−8,400.0%$55.5M−$29.0K−100.1%−9.91%
Feb 23, 2026Q4 FY25−$0.42−$0.31+26.2%$19.9M$64.1M+221.9%+27.73%
Nov 5, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.70−$1.17−67.1%$19.9M$240.0K−98.8%−5.19%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$3.0M$1.2M$240.0K$64.1M−$29.0K$238.9M
Gross profit−$114.6M−$96.3M−$151.2M$430.6M−$2.8M$238.9M
Operating income−$139.5M−$118.4M−$173.4M−$36.6M−$133.2M$73.5M
Net income−$121.0M−$111.0M−$163.1M−$42.9M−$125.7M$80.1M
Diluted EPS−$0.88−$0.80−$1.17−$0.31−$0.85$0.47
Gross margin-3,779.1%-7,932.9%-63,005.0%672.1%100.0%
Operating margin-4,602.5%-9,754.3%-72,267.9%-57.1%30.7%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $1.09B · FY22 $1.62B · FY23 $86.2M · FY24 $74.2M · FY25 $68.6M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

License And Collaboration Revenue$238.9M · 100%
Grant$11.0K · 0%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

United States$239.3M · 100%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $528.6M · Total debt $93.3M · Total assets $1.21B · Shareholders' equity $982.5M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 88.45%149.18M sharesInsiders 1.77%2.98M sharesOther 9.78%16.49M shares

Shares outstanding 168.65M · Float 128.76M · 76.4% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.20.68M12.26%13FAug 7, 2026
SVF Endurance (Cayman) Ltd · 10 percent owner13.73M8.14%Form 4Dec 3, 2025
Robert Nelsen13.53M8.50%13DMar 3, 2026
Arch Venture Management, LLC12.69M7.53%13FAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC11.50M6.82%13FAug 13, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Jun 1, 2026Brent Sabatiniofficer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer−379$9.45
Jun 1, 2026Janet Napolitanodirector−3,200$9.45
May 1, 2026Vicki L. Satodirector−22,000$10.05
Apr 6, 2026Marianne de Backerdirector, officer: President and CEO−72,559$9.16
Apr 1, 2026Vicki L. Satodirector−22,000$9.07
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Peers

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