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WAVE Life Sciences Ltd.
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 73.9%, EPS fell 9.68% and free cash flow fell 17.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 8.95 | 15.15 | 31.65 | 7.78 | 6.61 | 3.07 | 1.16 | 3.15 | 3.50 | 5.28 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 40.15 | 39.70 | 56.00 | 48.64 | 19.98 | 12.17 | 7.09 | 7.12 | 16.74 | 21.73 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 96 | 168 | 250 | 301 | 220 | 238 | 252 | 268 | 288 | 317 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.13 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 113 | 108 | 43 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| EBT | (55) | (101) | (147) | (194) | (151) | (122) | (161) | (58) | (97) | (204) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (5,052.93) | (2,597.95) | (1,016.96) | (1,211.52) | (750.86) | (298.92) | (4,416.06) | (51.36) | (89.57) | (478.33) | |||||
| Net income | (56) | (102) | (147) | (194) | (150) | (122) | (162) | (58) | (97) | (204) | |||||
| Depreciation | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 1.07 | 0.78 | 0.25 | ||||
| Earnings | (2.43) | (3.85) | (5.06) | (5.72) | (3.82) | (2.36) | (2.05) | (0.54) | (0.70) | (1.21) | |||||
| Cash flow | (1.40) | (3.16) | (0.79) | (5.56) | (2.96) | (1.72) | (1.62) | (0.18) | (1.09) | (1.11) | |||||
| Capex | (0.24) | (0.71) | (0.34) | (0.12) | (0.03) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.00 | |||||
| Free cash flow | (1.64) | (3.87) | (1.13) | (5.67) | (2.99) | (1.73) | (1.64) | (0.19) | (1.10) | (1.12) | |||||
| Book value | 6.26 | 5.56 | 2.53 | 1.88 | 2.11 | 0.63 | (0.57) | 0.37 | 1.52 | 3.07 | |||||
| Shares, m | 23 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 52 | 79 | 106 | 138 | 169 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 547.06 | 237.00 | 84.49 | 16.99 | 15.38 | 3.23 | 133.98 | 5.00 | 15.79 | 67.10 | |||||
| P/B | 4.43 | 6.61 | 16.60 | 4.26 | 3.73 | 5.01 | 0.00 | 14.30 | 8.16 | 5.53 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 409.44 | 200.40 | 72.37 | 7.79 | 6.19 | 0.24 | 109.74 | 3.23 | 13.00 | 53.01 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (11.93) | (7.61) | (31.80) | (0.65) | (1.06) | (0.14) | (3.10) | (17.82) | (9.27) | (12.03) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (32) | (84) | (23) | (188) | (116) | (89) | (128) | (19) | (151) | (187) | ||||
| Capex | (6) | (19) | (10) | (4) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (37) | (103) | (33) | (192) | (117) | (90) | (129) | (21) | (152) | (188) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 140 | 132 | 72 | 67 | 109 | 98 | 27 | 49 | 209 | 520 | ||||
| Total debt | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (150) | (143) | (175) | (147) | (184) | (151) | (88) | (200) | (302) | (602) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 143 | 147 | 73 | 64 | 83 | 32 | (45) | 40 | 210 | 518 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (33.71) | (58.84) | (61.39) | (66.75) | (53.21) | (50.28) | (91.58) | (27.30) | (30.94) | (41.26) | ||||
| ROIC | 0.00 | (1,284.77) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| ROE | (38.61) | (74.31) | (137.73) | (282.52) | (204.64) | (212.09) | 2,570.05 | 2,106.32 | (77.87) | (56.16) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. vs peers in Biotechnology (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSGN Design Therapeutics, Inc. | $655.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | — | n/m | −7.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| PRME Prime Medicine, Inc. | $654.8M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +3.50% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +4.40% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | (3,750.87%) | Compare |
| AVTX Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. | $644.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −70.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +75.70% (above 0%: growing) | 55.73% | 0.00% | Compare |
| WVE WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. | $628.6M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −73.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −17.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | (3,248.33%) | |
| CLYM Climb Bio, Inc. | $626.6M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | +3.73% (above 0%: growing) | — | 0.00% | Compare |
| NVCT Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. | $618.0M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −34.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | 0.00% | Compare |
| SLDB Solid Biosciences Inc. | $615.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −100.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −39.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| ZVRA Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. | $609.9M | 10.5× | 10.5× | +53.25% (above 0%: growing) | −88.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | +670.87% (above 0%: growing) | 96.16% | 42.30% | Compare |
| PHAT Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $606.8M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +88.02% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +96.86% (above 0%: growing) | 79.68% | (5.34%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $622.3M | — | — | +3.50% | — | +4.07% | 67.70% | 0.00% |
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. (WVE) key facts
- WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. (WVE) is a Biotechnology company in the Healthcare sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, WVE traded at $3.12, a market capitalization of $628.6 million.
- Return on equity was −56.2% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 11.34 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.