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Liquidia vs Pacira BioSciences

Liquidia LQDA · Pacira BioSciences PCRX · Pharmaceuticals

Pacira BioSciences reported revenue of $726 million in fiscal 2025, 4.6 times Liquidia's $158 million in fiscal 2025. Liquidia's revenue grew 1031.2% in its latest year, and Pacira BioSciences' grew 3.6%. Liquidia had an operating margin of -32.5%, against 2.6% at Pacira BioSciences. Free cash flow was −$40 million at Liquidia and $137 million at Pacira BioSciences.

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LiquidiaPacira BioSciences
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$158M$726M
Revenue growth1,031.2%3.6%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years195.7%11.1%
Gross margin—79.4%
Operating margin−32.5%2.6%
Net margin−43.5%1.0%
Free cash flow−$40M$137M
Free cash flow margin−25.3%18.8%
Return on capital—1.1%
Net debt to EBITDA—1.2x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$148M
Change in diluted share count9.3%−2.6%
Last close$44.40$36.43
P/E at the last close31.9×39.2×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $317,894, sold $219.4 millionsold $2.5 million
Piotroski F-score—9 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
LiquidiaPacira BioSciences
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
LiquidiaPacira BioSciences
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
LiquidiaPacira BioSciences

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Liquidia and Pacira BioSciences pages.