BioNTech
BioNTech's revenue rose 4.3% to €2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −49.0%, down from −47.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was €281 million. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2020 to 2023, earnings per share grew 299.7% a year and net income 294.1% a year, as the share count fell by 2%. BioNTech then lost money in fiscal 2024 and 2025.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,693 | 13,875 | 11,664 | 9,762 | 7,675 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 302 | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −1,391 | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.1x | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 50.1x | 668.9x | 92.0x | −77.8x | −98.9x |
| Current ratio | 4.3x | 7.4x | 9.4x | 7.5x | 7.5x |
| Quick ratio | 4.2x | 7.3x | 9.3x | 7.3x | 7.5x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −19.2% | −3.8% | −7.2% |
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| BioNTech | FY25 | 4.3% | −49.0% | 9.8% | — | — | — | |
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| Fortrea | FY25 | 1.0% | −32.0% | 3.2% | −36.2% | — | — | Compare |
| United Therapeutics | FY25 | 10.6% | 46.9% | 32.7% | — | — | — | Compare |
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9 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | 62 | 128 | 109 | 482 | 18,977 | 17,311 | 3,819 | 2,751 | 2,870 |
| Revenue growth | — | 107.1% | −14.9% | 344.1% | 3,834.6% | −8.8% | −77.9% | −28.0% | 4.3% |
| Gross profit | 52 | 114 | 91 | 423 | 16,065 | 14,316 | 3,219 | 2,210 | 2,228 |
| Research and development | 86 | 143 | 226 | 645 | 949 | 1,537 | 1,783 | 2,254 | 2,105 |
| Operating income | −61 | −54 | −182 | −82 | 15,284 | 12,643 | 690 | −1,314 | −1,405 |
| Net income | −86 | −48 | −179 | 15 | 10,292 | 9,434 | 930 | −665 | −1,136 |
| Diluted EPS (EUR) | −0.51 | −0.25 | −0.85 | 0.06 | 39.63 | 37.77 | 3.83 | −2.77 | −4.70 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 167 | 191 | 212 | 248 | 260 | 250 | 243 | 240 | 242 |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | −53 | −59 | −198 | −14 | 890 | 13,577 | 5,371 | 208 | 456 |
| Capital expenditure | 24 | 30 | 39 | 66 | 128 | 329 | 249 | 286 | 175 |
| Free cash flow | −77 | −89 | −237 | −80 | 762 | 13,248 | 5,122 | −79 | 281 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 337 | 0 | 186 |
| Stock-based compensation | 6 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 94 | 109 | 51 | 101 | 106 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 172 | 412 | 519 | 1,210 | 1,693 | 13,875 | 11,664 | 9,762 | 7,675 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | 74 | 240 | 302 | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | 653 | 798 | 2,319 | 15,831 | 23,279 | 23,006 | 22,530 | 21,989 |
| Total liabilities | — | 386 | 304 | 947 | 3,937 | 3,224 | 2,760 | 3,119 | 2,764 |
| Shareholders' equity | −48 | 266 | 494 | 1,372 | 11,894 | 20,056 | 20,246 | 19,411 | 19,224 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||||||
| Gross margin | 84.9% | 89.3% | 84.0% | 87.7% | 84.7% | 82.7% | 84.3% | 80.3% | 77.6% |
| Operating margin | −99.5% | −42.2% | −167.1% | −17.1% | 80.5% | 73.0% | 18.1% | −47.8% | −49.0% |
| Net margin | −139.1% | −37.6% | −164.9% | 3.1% | 54.2% | 54.5% | 24.4% | −24.2% | −39.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | −124.8% | −69.6% | −218.3% | −16.5% | 4.0% | 76.5% | 134.1% | −2.9% | 9.8% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | −28.9% | 191.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — | −47.1% | 1.6% | 155.2% | 59.1% | 4.6% | −3.4% | −5.9% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −24.7% | 1.0% | 113.4% | 48.2% | 4.0% | −2.9% | −5.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | −0.1x | — | — | — | — |