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Vaxcyte, Inc.

PCVX

NASDAQHealthcareBiotechnology

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$62.62

+$1.28 · +2.09%

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$62.62

$0.00 · 0.00%

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

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Valuation

34

Expensive

Momentum

53

Neutral

Sentiment

49

Mixed

Risk resilience

60

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Vaxcyte, Inc. is a biotechnology firm in the clinical development stage, dedicated to creating innovative protein-based vaccines. Its primary objective is to either prevent or manage bacterial infectious diseases. The company's leading vaccine candidate is VAX-24, an experimental 24-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine currently undergoing Phase 1/2 clinical trials, intended to address invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia. Beyond its flagship candidate, Vaxcyte is also advancing several other vaccine programs: VAX-XP, designed to offer protection against emergent bacterial strains and counter antimicrobial resistance; VAX-A1, a conjugate vaccine formulation aimed at Group A Streptococcus; and VAX-PG, a novel protein vaccine specifically developed to target the key pathogen responsible for periodontitis. The organization, which was initially established as SutroVax, Inc., officially rebranded as Vaxcyte, Inc. in May 2020. Founded in 2013, its corporate headquarters are situated in San Carlos, California.

Industry
Biotechnology
Sector
Healthcare
Headquarters
US
CEO
Grant E. Pickering
Listed since
Jun 12, 2020
Employees
507

Market position

Day range

Current $62.62

52-week range

Current $62.62

Open
$61.85
Previous close
$61.34
Volume
1.14M
0.81× average
Average volume
1.41M
Average daily volume
Market cap
9.04B USD
Beta
1.21
Market reference 1
50-day average
$56.1242
+11.57% above average
200-day average
$53.2198
+17.66% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
6.33B USD
P/E (TTM)
-8.2×
P/B (TTM)
3.28×
P/S (TTM)
EV / EBITDA
-8.54×
Earnings yield
-12.21%
Free cash flow yield
-10.66%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
0.00%
Operating margin
0.00%
Net margin
0.00%
Return on equity
-28.55%
Return on assets
-25.17%
Return on invested capital
-32.45%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.04×
Current ratio
7.91×
Altman Z-score
12.4
Piotroski F-score
0 of 9

Earnings

EPS beat rate
36%
4 beats, 7 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-11.82%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
-1.97
Estimate -2.06 · Beat by 4.37%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates-0.92-1.41-1.91-2.4Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 25, 2025: actual -1.02, estimate -1.16, surprise +12.07%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 7, 2025: actual -1.04, estimate -1.02, surprise -1.96%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual -1.22, estimate -1.12, surprise -8.93%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 4, 2025: actual -1.56, estimate -1.27, surprise -22.83%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 24, 2026: actual -1.8, estimate -1.53, surprise -17.67%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual -2.3, estimate -1.78, surprise -29.40%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual -1.97, estimate -2.06, surprise +4.37%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate -2.12, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates19.5M16.92M14.33M11.75MQ1 '24No estimateQ1 '26EstimateQ2 '26EstimateQ3 '26EstimateQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2024, reported Feb 27, 2024: actual 14.45M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 24, 2026: actual —, estimate 18.75M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual —, estimate 12.5M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 12.5M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2026, reported Nov 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 12.5M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$89.00

42.13% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $89.00Average $89.00Low $89.00

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