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Alector, Inc.ALECCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Biotechnology
Momentum leader 90
Mkt cap
$340M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
73%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.09M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 7.7%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
116 days
2 Mar 2027
Close · USD$2.29
1D+9.6%
1W+3.6%
1M+13.4%
3M+35.5%
6M+9.1%
YTD+46.8%
1Y+82.5%
ATR %8.7%
Beta1.67
52w lowhigh17.0% off high

What Alector does

Employees: 103

Alector at a glance

Size Alector (ALEC) is a United States Health Care company (Biotechnology) with a market value of $340M, the 3010th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $2.29 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 9.1%, against -28.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 18 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 82.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.0%); the operating margin is -856.9% (peer median -279.2%).

Valuation It trades at 14.4× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 10.7× (8th most expensive of 17).

Short interest Short interest is 6.9% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 2 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026ALEC 112Peer median 71
Six months, rebased to 100: Alector against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Alector financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$13.9M$21.0M$101M$97.1M$134M
Revenue growth—-79%+4%-27%—
Gross profit$5.14M$11.4M$91.7M$88.2M$125M
EBITDA-$110M-$136M-$134M-$143M-$129M
Net income-$118M-$143M-$119M-$130M-$133M
Free cash flow-$158M-$184M-$231M-$187M-$24.4M
Capital expenditure$160,000$41,000$1.25M$2.38M$4.12M
Total debt$32.8M$36.2M$42.5M$38.9M$43.3M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Alector competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%+100%0%+50%4894FENCPROKBNTC6945210518732617AGEN3880GALTLYELSRZNXFOR456160086900ALEC6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Alector is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+200%+400%0×2,500×5,000×7,500×4894FENCPROK18737630AGENALLO3952LYELXFOR456160ALECRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Alector is the large dot.

Alector competitors and peer comparison

How Alector 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.

Alector against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureALECPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+13.4%-13.7%3rd highest of 20
6-month return+9.1%-28.2%4th highest of 18
Distance from 52-week high-17.0%-54.6%highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)-82.9%+7.0%3rd lowest of 16
Operating margin-856.9%-279.2%6th lowest of 17
EV / Sales14.4×10.7×8th most expensive of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Alector ALECUnited States$340M+9%-83%-857%14.4×n/an/a
Cuorips 4894.TJapan$341M-9%-51%-947%392.1×n/an/a
Fennec Pharmaceuticals FENCUnited States$344M+42%+78%-3%5.1×n/an/a
ProKidney PROKUnited States$345M-39%+55%-21,665%1,556.3×n/an/a
Benitec Biopharma BNTCUnited States$333M-22%n/an/an/an/an/a
AP Biosciences 6945.TWOTaiwan$330M-32%-100%n/an/an/an/a
Laekna 2105.HKHong Kong$328M-57%n/a-57%4.8×n/an/a
Viva Biotech 1873.HKHong Kong$354M-14%+7%10%1.2×5.6%+19.1%
IMPACT Therapeutics 7630.HKHong Kong$325Mn/a+395%-173%9.9×n/an/a
TransThera Sciences (Nanjing) 2617.HKHong Kong$323M-83%n/a-751%36.4×n/an/a
Agenus AGENUnited States$323M+87%+30%27%4.4×n/an/a
Medtide 3880.HKHong Kong$358M-9%+14%36%2.7×n/an/a
Allogene Therapeutics ALLOUnited States$359M-54%-100%-3,886%22.8×n/an/a
Aspen Neuroscience ASPEUnited States$362Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Zhejiang Laifual Drive 3952.HKHong Kong$363Mn/a+142%-11%7.1×n/an/a
Galectin Therapeutics GALTUnited States$317M+50%n/an/an/an/an/a
Lyell Immunopharma LYELUnited States$364M-23%-55%-729,281%7,653.4×n/an/a
Surrozen SRZNUnited States$364M-35%-9%-385%23.3×n/an/a
X4 Pharmaceuticals XFORUnited States$315M-28%-52%-555%11.6×n/an/a
G2GBIO 456160.KSSouth Korea$370M-65%-45%-2,884%775.0×n/an/a
Medy-Tox 086900.KSSouth Korea$310M-39%+7%7%2.0×6.0%+11.9%

Questions

Which companies are Alector's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Cuorips (4894.T), Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FENC), ProKidney (PROK), Benitec Biopharma (BNTC), AP Biosciences (6945.TWO), Laekna (2105.HK), Viva Biotech (1873.HK), IMPACT Therapeutics (7630.HK).
Is Alector expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 14.4× against a peer median of 10.7×, 8th most expensive of 17 in its peer set.
How has Alector stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +9.1% against -28.2% for the median peer; over one year +82.5%.

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.