Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
Caris Life Sciences provides molecular profiling services and pharma research and development solutions, generating revenue primarily through genomic testing and data analytics for oncology and precision medicine applications.
Business. Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (CAI) is a health care company operating in the diversified medical equipment and supplies industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided in the available data.
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13 analysts · consensus BuyAt a glance
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Pre-earnings brief
This is the first analysis for Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (CAI), meaning there is no prior basis for computing material changes in the company's profile. Consequently, no significant shifts in operational metrics or strategic direction can be established relative to a previous baseline. The primary activity observed involves a major severity holder change for investor ID 587. Data indicates a modification in share count associated with this investor, with records showing a fluctuation between 9.0 shares and 1,635.0 shares as of March 31, 2026. These changes were detected on June 20 and June 21, 2026, respectively. The financial impact of these specific holdings is negligible, with the value of the 1,635 shares recorded at $0.029 million and the 9 shares at $0.000161 million. The weight of these positions in the investor's portfolio is similarly minute, ranging from approximately 0.00000009% to 0.000017%. Caris Life Sciences currently has 29 top holders but no reported analyst coverage, officer count, or index membership. Without analyst estimates or index inclusion, the company's market visibility remains limited to its existing holder base, and the recent minor adjustments in a single investor's position do not signal a broader shift in institutional sentiment.
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Synthesis
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (CAI) is a health care company operating in the diversified medical equipment and supplies industry. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided in the available data.
Caris Life Sciences maintains a robust liquidity position with $819.9 million in cash and equivalents against $381.4 million in long-term debt, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 7.05. The company generated $32.9 million in operating cash flow and $22.5 million in free cash flow during Q1 2026, supporting its capital structure without immediate refinancing pressure. The balance sheet reflects total assets of $1.16 billion and total equity of $593.5 million, indicating a conservative leverage profile relative to its cash reserves.
Profitability remains constrained as the company reports a net loss of $0.5 million on $216.2 million in revenue, yielding a negative return on equity of -11.47% and a negative return on assets of -5.86%. Operating income of $5.3 million represents a narrow margin, driven by high general and administrative expenses of $59.7 million and research and development costs of $31.3 million. The company trades at an EV/EBITDA of 59.62 and an EV/Revenue of 4.97, reflecting market expectations for future growth rather than current earnings power.
This is the first analysis for Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (CAI), meaning there is no prior basis for computing material changes in the company's profile. Consequently, no significant shifts in operational metrics or strategic direction can be established relative to a previous baseline. The primary activity observed involves a major severity holder change for investor ID 587. Data indicates a modification in share count associated with this investor, with records showing a fluctuation between 9.0 shares and 1,635.0 shares as of March 31, 2026. These changes were detected on June 20 and June 21, 2026, respectively. The financial impact of these specific holdings is negligible, with the value of the 1,635 shares recorded at $0.029 million and the 9 shares at $0.000161 million. The weight of these positions in the investor's portfolio is similarly minute, ranging from approximately 0.00000009% to 0.000017%. Caris Life Sciences currently has 29 top holders but no reported analyst coverage, officer count, or index membership. Without analyst estimates or index inclusion, the company's market visibility remains limited to its existing holder base, and the recent minor adjustments in a single investor's position do not signal a broader shift in institutional sentiment.
- Q1 2026 revenue surged 78.8% YoY to $216.2 million, driven by molecular profiling services.
- Strong liquidity with $819.9 million in cash and a current ratio of 7.05 mitigates near-term solvency risks.
- Profitability remains negative with a net loss of $0.5 million and ROE of -11.47%, reflecting high operating expenses.
- Revenue concentration is extreme, with 97.5% derived from molecular profiling services.
- Medium dilution risk persists due to significant stock-based compensation and potential future equity issuances.
- Analyst sentiment is bullish with a mean price target of $27.42, implying substantial upside from the current $15.85 price.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedIn focus — financials by report
Revenue $216.2M; Operating income $5.3M.
- ▍Revenue $216.2M
- ▍Operating income $5.3M
- ▍Net margin -0.2%
Revenue $519.1M; Operating income -$43.3M.
- ▍Revenue $519.1M
- ▍Operating income -$43.3M
- ▍Net margin -28.9%
Revenue $302.3M; Operating income -$75.9M.
- ▍Revenue $302.3M
- ▍Operating income -$75.9M
- ▍Net margin -57.7%
Revenue $812.0M; Operating income $45.1M.
- ▍Revenue $812.0M
- ▍Operating income $45.1M
- ▍Net margin -8.4%
Revenue $412.3M; Operating income -$257.1M.
- ▍Revenue $412.3M
- ▍Operating income -$257.1M
- ▍Net margin -68.4%
Revenue $306.1M; Operating income -$319.6M.
- ▍Revenue $306.1M
- ▍Operating income -$319.6M
- ▍Net margin -111.5%
Valuation FY
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
Supply chain
Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 0,13 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 1,0B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 64,6M USD |
Options
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Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director · Stock Option → Common StockDisposed 2 500 @ $18,60exercise · 2026-01-09
- See Remarks · Stock Option → Common StockDisposed 37 500 @ $2,44exercise · 2025-12-11
- See Remarks · Stock Option → Common StockDisposed 24 750 @ $2,44exercise · 2025-12-11
- Director · Stock Option → Common StockDisposed 100 000 @ $2,44exercise · 2025-09-11
Actions
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- Market data
- Regulatory filings
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Reference data
- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- Caris Life Sciences, Inc. company facts · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences, Inc. 10-Q 2026-05-08 · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences, Inc. 10-K 2026-03-03 · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences, Inc. 10-Q 2025-11-05 · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences, Inc. 10-Q 2025-08-12 · 2026-08-04
- allocator_boost (allocator) on CAI · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-08-04
- Caris Life Sciences Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-08-04
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,07 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$550M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$49M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$22M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$21M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$19M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$14M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- Director · Common StockOther 1 600 @ $15,62$25K · 2026-05-29
- Director · Common StockOther 1 600 @ $15,62$25K · 2026-05-29
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 6 047 @ $15,25$92K · 2026-05-15
- Director, See Remarks, 10% owner · Common StockOther 40 712 @ $15,25$621K · 2026-05-15
- Director, See Remarks · Common StockOther 13 987 @ $15,25$213K · 2026-05-15
- President · Common StockOther 13 856 @ $15,25$211K · 2026-05-15
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 9 771 @ $15,25$149K · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockBought 31 050 @ $16,15$501K · 2026-05-11
- Director, See Remarks, 10% owner · Common StockOther 320 112 · 2026-03-06
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 63 971 · 2026-03-06
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 63 971 · 2026-03-06
- President · Common StockOther 83 162 · 2026-03-06
- Director, See Remarks · Common StockOther 83 162 · 2026-03-06
- Director · Common StockOther 3 739 @ $20,06$75K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 2 492 @ $20,06$50K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 5 509 @ $20,06$111K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 2 492 @ $20,06$50K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 2 492 @ $20,06$50K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 2 492 @ $20,06$50K · 2026-02-26
- Director · Common StockOther 2 500 @ $18,60$46K · 2026-01-09
- Director, See Remarks · Common StockOther 650 · 2025-12-11
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 24 750 @ $2,44$60K · 2025-12-11
- See Remarks · Common StockOther 37 500 @ $2,44$92K · 2025-12-11
- See Remarks · Common StockSold 60 850 @ $26,56$1,6M · 2025-12-11
- See Remarks · Common StockSold 1 400 @ $27,16$38K · 2025-12-11
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 7.85xDerived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 227.5%Derived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 92.6%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 75.8%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -6.0%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 123.1%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1.4%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 69.8%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1,145.2%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 97.0%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 69.8%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.95xDerived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -11.7%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 133.9%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -11.8%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -10.8%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): -8.4%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 117.5%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (annual): USD 812.03MSEC XBRL filing
- Long-term debt (annual): USD 378.45MSEC XBRL filing
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 577.31MSEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD -68.09MSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 282.53MSEC XBRL filing
- R&D expense (annual): USD 101.58MSEC XBRL filing