Healthcare · Biotechnology
Price
$9.42
Market Cap
$276.8M
Employees
75
Beta
0.78
Avg Volume
273,448
CEO
Carsten Brunn
Business Description
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, provides mRNA cell therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The company’s lead product candidate is Descartes-08, an autologous mRNA chimeric antigen receptor T-cell cell therapy (CAR-T) directed against the B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), which is in Phase 2b clinical trials for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, generalized myasthenia gravis, and systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as rare pediatric disease designation for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis. It is also developing Descartes-15, which is in phase 1 trials, an autologous autologous B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) directed mRNA CAR-T to treat patients with multiple myeloma. The company is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
Business History
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-1.88
Stock Price: $9.42
EPS (Diluted): -5.02
EPS (Diluted): -5.02
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
-1.48
Stock Price: $9.42
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Shares: 25,973,329
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Shares: 25,973,329
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
-1.07
Market Cap: $276.77M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
EBITDA: -$136.54M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
EBITDA: -$136.54M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$74.8M
Market Cap: $276.77M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
66.95
Stock Price: $9.42
Revenue: $2.80M
Shares: 25,973,329
Revenue: $2.80M
Shares: 25,973,329
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API26.74
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
100.0%
Gross Profit: $2.80M
Revenue: $2.80M
Revenue: $2.80M
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
-3,099.9%
Operating Income: -$86.71M
Revenue: $2.80M
Revenue: $2.80M
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-4,658.6%
Net Income: -$130.30M
Revenue: $2.80M
Revenue: $2.80M
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
194.1%
Net Income: -$130.30M
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Total Equity: -$126.24M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
-31.1%
Operating Income: -$86.71M
Tax Rate: 6.6%
Equity: -$126.24M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
Tax Rate: 6.6%
Equity: -$126.24M
Total Debt: $4.15M
Cash: $125.14M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
8.65
Current Assets: $129.28M
Current Liabilities: $14.94M
Current Liabilities: $14.94M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
-0.03
Short-Term Debt: $4.15M
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $4.15M
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $4.15M
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$0.11
Revenue: $2.80M
Shares: 25,973,329
Shares: 25,973,329
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$-4.86
Total Equity: -$126.24M
Shares: 25,973,329
Shares: 25,973,329
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-3.06
Operating CF: -$73.94M
CapEx: -$5.45M
Shares: 25,973,329
CapEx: -$5.45M
Shares: 25,973,329
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $9.42
Stock Price: $9.42
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$130.30M
Net Income: -$130.30M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
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4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 10:22pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $85.1M | $110.8M | $26.0M | $38.9M | $2.8M |
| Cost of Revenue | $0 | $2.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross Profit | $85.1M | $108.7M | $26.0M | $38.9M | $2.8M |
| Operating Expenses | $89.7M | $94.2M | $112.4M | $82.8M | $89.5M |
| Operating Income | -$4.6M | $14.5M | -$86.4M | -$43.9M | -$86.7M |
| Net Income | -$25.7M | $35.4M | -$219.7M | -$77.4M | -$130.3M |
| EBITDA | -$5.2M | $39.8M | -$235.0M | -$76.0M | -$136.5M |
| EPS | $-6.74 | $7.33 | $-49.76 | $-2.99 | $-5.02 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 10:22pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $114.1M | $106.4M | $76.9M | $212.6M | $125.1M |
| Total Current Assets | $144.4M | $148.1M | $90.7M | $216.6M | $129.3M |
| Total Assets | $159.9M | $165.9M | $305.1M | $435.0M | $296.4M |
| Current Liabilities | $72.3M | $25.1M | $68.2M | $23.0M | $14.9M |
| Long-Term Debt | $19.7M | $17.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $137.4M | $72.1M | $745.2M | $441.8M | $422.7M |
| Total Equity | $22.5M | $93.8M | -$440.2M | -$6.8M | -$126.2M |
| Retained Earnings | -$430.3M | -$394.9M | -$614.6M | -$692.1M | -$822.4M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 10:22pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$60.4M | -$31.6M | -$51.2M | -$23.7M | -$73.9M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$1.1M | -$1.2M | $-206,000 | -$9.1M | -$5.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$61.5M | -$32.8M | -$51.4M | -$32.8M | -$79.4M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | $0 | $6.6M | $351,000 | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | $0 | -$6.2M | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -$24.6M | -$7.4M | -$29.8M | $136.0M | -$87.4M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:14am (8h ago)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$458,857 $215,523 – $695,237
|
$23.8M $6.9M – $54.7M
|
$90.2M $26.0M – $207.4M
|
$225.3M $65.0M – $518.1M
|
| EBITDA |
$-247,874 $-375,567 – $-116,425
|
-$12.9M -$29.6M – -$3.7M
|
-$48.7M -$112.0M – -$14.1M
|
-$121.7M -$279.9M – -$35.1M
|
| Net Income |
-$103.8M -$127.2M – -$80.5M
|
-$96.2M -$126.2M – -$66.2M
|
-$73.8M -$198.5M – -$5.5M
|
-$27.6M -$74.3M – -$2.1M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026 10:22pm (3d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +30.2% | -76.5% | +49.6% | -92.8% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +27.8% | -76.1% | +49.6% | -92.8% |
| Operating Income Growth | +416.2% | -694.4% | +49.2% | -97.5% |
| Net Income Growth | +237.7% | -721.0% | +64.8% | -68.3% |
| EBITDA Growth | +872.4% | -690.0% | +67.7% | -79.7% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:34am (23m ago)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Hoge Elizabeth | M-Exempt | 758,001.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Hoge Elizabeth | M-Exempt | 22,740.03 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Kalayoglu Murat | M-Exempt | 758,001.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-02 | Kalayoglu Murat | M-Exempt | 22,740.03 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-13 | Singer Michael | G-Gift | 6,555.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-06 | Brunn Carsten | S-Sale | 23,766.00 | $6.82 | $162,077 |
| 2026-01-06 | Miljkovic Milos | S-Sale | 3,573.00 | $6.82 | $24,367 |
| 2026-01-06 | Davis Blaine | S-Sale | 10,591.00 | $6.82 | $72,227 |
| 2026-01-02 | DeSilva Nishan M | A-Award | 2,600.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-02 | DeSilva Nishan M | A-Award | 7,800.00 | $6.76 | $52,728 |
| 2026-01-02 | Brunn Carsten | A-Award | 415,700.00 | $6.76 | $2.8M |
| 2026-01-02 | Brunn Carsten | A-Award | 143,200.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-02 | Malik Kemal | A-Award | 2,600.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-02 | Malik Kemal | A-Award | 7,800.00 | $6.76 | $52,728 |
| 2026-01-02 | Miljkovic Milos | A-Award | 77,000.00 | $6.76 | $520,520 |
| 2026-01-02 | Miljkovic Milos | A-Award | 27,000.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-02 | ZENNER PATRICK J | A-Award | 2,600.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-01-02 | ZENNER PATRICK J | A-Award | 7,800.00 | $6.76 | $52,728 |
| 2026-01-02 | Seymour June Ann | A-Award | 19,000.00 | $6.76 | $128,440 |
| 2026-01-02 | Seymour June Ann | A-Award | 6,500.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
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