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Employees: 489
Size Ardelyx (ARDX) is a United States Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $724M, the 2456th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $2.88 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 57.5%, against -8.9% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 17.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.9%); the operating margin is -7.7% (peer median 15.1%).
Valuation It trades at 225.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (most expensive of 12).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 29.0 points below its cost of capital (7.9% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 12.1% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $468M | $407M | $334M | $124M | $52.2M |
| Revenue growth | — | +22% | +168% | +139% | — |
| Gross profit | $439M | $365M | $281M | $105M | $43.4M |
| EBITDA | -$33.0M | -$37.9M | -$25.9M | -$62.0M | -$59.2M |
| Net income | -$55.5M | -$61.6M | -$39.1M | -$66.1M | -$67.2M |
| Free cash flow | -$16.0M | -$44.0M | -$45.8M | -$90.1M | -$70.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $443,000 | $1.49M | $1.01M | $344,000 | $55,000 |
| Total debt | $256M | $208M | $153M | $56.0M | $47.7M |
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| Measure | ARDX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -11.9% | -6.5% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -57.5% | -8.9% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -65.7% | -29.4% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +17.6% | +10.9% | 8th highest of 17 |
| Operating margin | -7.7% | 15.1% | 3rd lowest of 16 |
| Forward P/E | 225.1× | 15.2× | most expensive of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -29.0 pp | +0.8 pp | lowest of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardelyx ARDX | United States | $724M | -58% | +18% | -8% | 225.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Arbutus Biopharma ABUS | United States | $724M | -16% | +1,079% | 81% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals IRWD | United States | $725M | +4% | +26% | 61% | 3.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Cullinan Therapeutics CGEM | United States | $728M | -22% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Bio-Sincerity Pharma-Tech 301096.SZ | China | $716M | -24% | +5% | -30% | 64.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Yabao Pharmaceutical 600351.SS | China | $711M | -3% | -3% | 16% | n/a | -7.5% | -2.8% |
| Hainan Haiyao 000566.SZ | China | $710M | -19% | -18% | -50% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals RIGL | United States | $741M | +52% | +3% | 31% | 11.9× | -1.1% | +22.1% |
| Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical 688488.SS | China | $743M | -32% | +7% | 8% | 123.9× | 33.8% | +19.8% |
| HeiLongJiang ZBD Pharmaceutical 603567.SS | China | $705M | -29% | -82% | n/a | 6.3× | 10.5% | -25.1% |
| Bliss GVS Pharma BLISSGVS.NS | India | $698M | +126% | +21% | 15% | n/a | 37.0% | +10.1% |
| HPGC Renmintongtai Pharmaceutical 600829.SS | China | $753M | -11% | +4% | 2% | n/a | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| Philogen PHIL.MI | Italy | $694M | -7% | +295% | 79% | 32.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Sagimet Biosciences SGMT | United States | $693M | +28% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Beilu Pharmaceutical 300016.SZ | China | $692M | -16% | +23% | 11% | 88.2× | 10.3% | +7.9% |
| Achieve Life Sciences ACHV | United States | $692M | +29% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zevra Therapeutics ZVRA | United States | $690M | +4% | +75% | 31% | 11.8× | 0.0% | +51.6% |
| Shandong Wit Dyne Health 000915.SZ | China | $687M | -33% | -36% | 36% | 9.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jenkem Technology 688356.SS | China | $686M | -23% | +52% | 11% | 36.8× | 41.4% | +11.2% |
| Mochida Pharmaceutical 4534.T | Japan | $683M | -6% | +15% | 9% | 15.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Nuvectis Pharma NVCT | United States | $683M | +79% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |