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Arbutus Biopharma CorporationABUSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major
Momentum weak 24
Mkt cap
$724M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
79%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$10.3M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
+59.6 pp
WACC 9.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
5 days
11 Nov 2026
Close · USD$3.65
1D-0.4%
1W-13.2%
1M-12.6%
3M-20.4%
6M-15.8%
YTD-24.0%
1Y-20.7%
ATR %4.9%
Beta1.24
52w lowhigh32.9% off high

What Arbutus Biopharma does

Employees: 19

Arbutus Biopharma at a glance

Size Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) is a United States Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $724M, the 2455th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $3.65 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 15.8%, against -8.9% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1,078.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.9%); the operating margin is 81.1% (peer median 11.5%).

Valuation It trades at 3.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 3.0× (7th most expensive of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 59.6 points above its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).

Short interest Short interest is 12.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 91ABUS 83
Six months, rebased to 100: Arbutus Biopharma against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Arbutus Biopharma financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$182M$14.1M$6.17M$18.1M$39.0M
Revenue growth—+128%-66%-54%—
Gross profit$182M$13.7M$4.79M$16.7M$37.6M
EBITDA$147M-$26.7M-$68.6M-$76.6M-$61.8M
Net income$153M-$33.5M-$69.9M-$72.8M-$69.5M
Free cash flown/a-$39.6M-$65.0M-$86.9M-$35.9M
Capital expenditure$0$0$182,000$1.01M$512,000
Total debt$3.62M$4.19M$6.12M$8.72M$12.6M

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Arbutus Biopharma competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+50%-20%0%ARDXIRWDCGEM301096600351000566RIGL688488603567BLISSGVS600829PHILSGMT300016ACHVZVRA000915688356NVCTABUS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Arbutus Biopharma is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+500%+1,000%0×10×20×ARDXIRWD301096600351000566688488603567BLISSGVS600829PHILABUSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Arbutus Biopharma is the large dot.

Arbutus Biopharma competitors and peer comparison

How Arbutus Biopharma compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Arbutus Biopharma against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureABUSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-12.6%-6.5%7th lowest of 21
6-month return-15.8%-8.9%10th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-32.9%-29.4%10th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+1,078.8%+10.9%highest of 17
Operating margin81.1%11.5%highest of 16
EV / Sales3.5×3.0×7th most expensive of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital+59.6 pp-0.0 pp3rd highest of 15
EV / EBITDA4.3×7.0×2nd cheapest of 7
Net debt / EBITDA-0.6×-1.1×2nd most indebted of 7

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Arbutus Biopharma ABUSUnited States$724M-16%+1,079%81%3.5×n/an/a
Ardelyx ARDXUnited States$724M-58%+18%-8%1.5×n/an/a
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals IRWDUnited States$725M+4%+26%61%2.7×n/an/a
Cullinan Therapeutics CGEMUnited States$728M-22%n/an/an/an/an/a
Hangzhou Bio-Sincerity Pharma-Tech 301096.SZChina$716M-24%+5%-30%8.7×n/an/a
Yabao Pharmaceutical 600351.SSChina$711M-3%-3%16%1.7×-7.5%-2.8%
Hainan Haiyao 000566.SZChina$710M-19%-18%-50%11.2×n/an/a
Rigel Pharmaceuticals RIGLUnited States$741M+52%+3%31%2.5×-1.1%+22.1%
Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical 688488.SSChina$743M-32%+7%8%7.3×33.8%+19.8%
HeiLongJiang ZBD Pharmaceutical 603567.SSChina$705M-29%-82%n/a27.3×10.5%-25.1%
Bliss GVS Pharma BLISSGVS.NSIndia$698M+126%+21%15%6.6×37.0%+10.1%
HPGC Renmintongtai Pharmaceutical 600829.SSChina$753M-11%+4%2%0.6×4.9%+5.3%
Philogen PHIL.MIItaly$694M-7%+295%79%0.9×n/an/a
Sagimet Biosciences SGMTUnited States$693M+28%n/an/an/an/an/a
Beijing Beilu Pharmaceutical 300016.SZChina$692M-16%+23%11%3.2×10.3%+7.9%
Achieve Life Sciences ACHVUnited States$692M+29%n/an/an/an/an/a
Zevra Therapeutics ZVRAUnited States$690M+4%+75%31%3.4×0.0%+51.6%
Shandong Wit Dyne Health 000915.SZChina$687M-33%-36%36%2.5×n/an/a
Jenkem Technology 688356.SSChina$686M-23%+52%11%10.9×41.4%+11.2%
Mochida Pharmaceutical 4534.TJapan$683M-6%+15%9%0.7×n/an/a
Nuvectis Pharma NVCTUnited States$683M+79%n/an/an/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Arbutus Biopharma's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Ardelyx (ARDX), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Cullinan Therapeutics (CGEM), Hangzhou Bio-Sincerity Pharma-Tech (301096.SZ), Yabao Pharmaceutical (600351.SS), Hainan Haiyao (000566.SZ), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical (688488.SS).
Is Arbutus Biopharma expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 3.5× against a peer median of 3.0×, 7th most expensive of 17 in its peer set.
How has Arbutus Biopharma stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -15.8% against -8.9% for the median peer; over one year -20.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.