Lyel.O
Lyell Immunopharma Inc operates as a biotechnology company within the Health Care sector, though specific revenue-generating activities are not detailed in the available data.
Business. Lyell Immunopharma Inc operates as a biotechnology company within the Health Care sector, though specific revenue-generating activities are not detailed in the available data.
Analyst recommendations
7 analysts · consensus BuyAt a glance
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
Signals & dispatch
Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Lyell Immunopharma Inc operates as a biotechnology company within the Health Care sector, though specific revenue-generating activities are not detailed in the available data.
Lyell Immunopharma maintains a conservative capital structure with zero debt, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company holds $60.2 million in cash and equivalents against total liabilities of $91.9 million, yielding a current ratio that suggests adequate short-term liquidity despite negative operating cash flow of $150.0 million. The market capitalization stands at $275.6 million, trading at a price-to-book ratio of 1.11, which indicates the market values the company close to its tangible book value of $248.2 million in total equity.
Profitability metrics reflect the pre-commercial or early-stage nature of the business, with a net loss of $274.4 million and an operating loss of $269.4 million. Return on equity is -99.3% and return on assets is -72.5%, significantly deviating from typical profitable cohort medians. The company generated only $36,000 in revenue, resulting in an extreme EV/Revenue multiple of 6,949.97 and a negative EV/EBITDA of -0.84, highlighting that current valuation is driven by future potential rather than current earnings.
- The company is debt-free with a price-to-book ratio of 1.11, trading near its tangible book value.
- Significant net loss of $274.4 million and negative operating cash flow of $150.0 million highlight pre-commercial stage economics.
- Analyst sentiment is positive with a mean price target of $38.14, implying substantial upside from the current $12.97 price.
- Revenue is negligible at $36,000, resulting in an extreme EV/Revenue multiple of 6,949.97.
- Low dilution and liquidity risk flags are present, but cash burn exceeds current cash reserves.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipelineIn focus — financials by report
Revenue $2.0k, −71,4% YoY; Operating income +22,9% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $2.0k, −71,4% YoY
- ▍Operating income +22,9% YoY
- ▍Net income +53,7% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +55,3% YoY
- ▍Net margin -1207650.0%
Revenue $6.0k, −45,5% YoY; Operating income +36,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $6.0k, −45,5% YoY
- ▍Operating income +36,5% YoY
- ▍Net income +26,7% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +17,6% YoY
- ▍Net margin -2345383.3%
Revenue $15.0k, −55,9% YoY; Operating income +26,2% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $15.0k, −55,9% YoY
- ▍Operating income +26,2% YoY
- ▍Net income +12,9% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +9,1% YoY
- ▍Net margin -258973.3%
Revenue $8.0k, −38,5% YoY; Operating income +10,6% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $8.0k, −38,5% YoY
- ▍Operating income +10,6% YoY
- ▍Net income +6,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +3,7% YoY
- ▍Net margin -533550.0%
Revenue $7.0k; Operating income -$57.4M.
- ▍Revenue $7.0k
- ▍Operating income -$57.4M
- ▍Net margin -745642.9%
Revenue $11.0k; Operating income -$201.1M.
- ▍Revenue $11.0k
- ▍Operating income -$201.1M
- ▍Net margin -1744863.6%
Revenue $34.0k; Operating income -$50.5M.
- ▍Revenue $34.0k
- ▍Operating income -$50.5M
- ▍Net margin -131126.5%
Revenue $13.0k; Operating income -$51.5M.
- ▍Revenue $13.0k
- ▍Operating income -$51.5M
- ▍Net margin -352376.9%
Revenue $36.0k, −41,0% YoY; Operating income +27,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $36.0k, −41,0% YoY
- ▍Operating income +27,5% YoY
- ▍Net income +20,0% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +14,2% YoY
- ▍Net margin -762355.6%
Revenue $61.0k, −53,1% YoY; Operating income −43,0% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $61.0k, −53,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income −43,0% YoY
- ▍Net income −46,2% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −63,6% YoY
- ▍Net margin -562285.2%
Revenue $130.0k, −99,8% YoY; Operating income −35,3% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $130.0k, −99,8% YoY
- ▍Operating income −35,3% YoY
- ▍Net income −28,1% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −14,6% YoY
- ▍Net margin -180486.2%
Revenue $84.7M, +695,1% YoY; Operating income +23,6% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $84.7M, +695,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income +23,6% YoY
- ▍Net income +26,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +37,3% YoY
- ▍Net margin -216.2%
Valuation TTM
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Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -7,64 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 9,750 USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | -202,3M USD |
Options
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Themes
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Risk factors
- No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Director · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 9 250 @ $13,22grant · 2026-06-10
- Chief Fin. and Bus. Officer · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 140 000 @ $25,50grant · 2026-03-09
- Chief Operating Officer · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 65 000 @ $23,71grant · 2026-02-10
- Chief Scientific Officer · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 50 000 @ $23,71grant · 2026-02-10
- Director, President and CEO · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 155 000 @ $23,71grant · 2026-02-10
- General Counsel · Option (right to buy) → Common StockAcquired 50 000 @ $23,71grant · 2026-02-10
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- 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
- Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. Market data — financials · 2026-07-30
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on LYEL.O · 2026-07-30
- Lyell Immunopharma Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-30
- Lyell Immunopharma Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-07-30
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$20M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$25M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · 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 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$0M
- 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 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Lynn SeelyPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Insider activity
- 10% owner · Common StockOther 38 500 · 2026-07-27
- 10% owner · Common StockOther 44 000 · 2026-07-27
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 10 @ $13,70$137 · 2026-07-17
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 10 @ $13,73$137 · 2026-07-16
- 10% owner · Common StockOther 76 000 · 2026-06-29
- 10% owner · Common StockOther 66 500 · 2026-06-15
- Chief Medical Officer · Common StockSold 1 977 @ $12,64$25K · 2026-06-10
- Chief Operating Officer · Common StockSold 89 @ $18,92$2K · 2026-05-11
- VP, Corporate Controller · Common StockSold 217 @ $18,91$4K · 2026-05-11
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 388 @ $18,91$7K · 2026-05-11
- Chief Scientific Officer · Common StockSold 130 @ $18,92$2K · 2026-05-11
- 10% owner · Common StockBought 488 090 @ $25,61$12,5M · 2026-03-06
- 10% owner · Common StockBought 488 090 @ $25,61$12,5M · 2026-03-06
- Chief Operating Officer · Common StockSold 1 236 @ $23,39$29K · 2026-02-11
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 7 455 @ $23,39$174K · 2026-02-11
- Chief Scientific Officer · Common StockSold 1 671 @ $23,39$39K · 2026-02-11
- Chief Scientific Officer · Common StockSold 147 @ $23,12$3K · 2026-02-10
- Chief Operating Officer · Common StockSold 109 @ $23,12$3K · 2026-02-10
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockSold 438 @ $23,12$10K · 2026-02-10
- Chief Operating Officer · Common StockOther 4 000 · 2026-02-09
- Director, President and CEO · Common StockOther 20 000 · 2026-02-09
- Chief Scientific Officer · Common StockOther 4 000 · 2026-02-09
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Total assets (annual): USD 340.05MUnknown
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 91.85MUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 60.18MUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD -274.45MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 36KUnknown
- Operating income (annual): USD -269.4MUnknown
- Capex (annual): USD 780KUnknown
- Current assets (annual): USD 260.94MUnknown
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -16Unknown
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 248.2MUnknown
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 49.41MUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 21.25MUnknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 269.44MUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD -150.02MUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -16Unknown
- Total assets (annual): USD 490.86MUnknown
- Operating cash flow (annual): USD -162.39MUnknown
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -26Unknown
- Total operating expenses (annual): USD 358.82MUnknown
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 105.6MUnknown
- Shares outstanding (annual): 14.74MUnknown
- Revenue (annual): USD 61KUnknown
- Net income (annual): USD -342.99MUnknown
- Capex (annual): USD 464KUnknown