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Candel Therapeutics, Inc.CADLCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Biotechnology
Momentum weak 38
Mkt cap
$670M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
80%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$9.48M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 6.3%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · USD$8.75
1D+8.8%
1W+5.0%
1M-9.4%
3M-16.7%
6M+4.8%
YTD+54.9%
1Y+71.9%
ATR %7.2%
Beta1.98
52w lowhigh37.5% off high

What Candel Therapeutics does

Employees: 55

Candel Therapeutics at a glance

Size Candel Therapeutics (CADL) is a United States Health Care company (Biotechnology) with a market value of $670M, the 2519th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $8.75 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 4.8%, against -22.0% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 19 in its peer set.

Short interest Short interest is 16.7% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

7510012515011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026CADL 99Peer median 79
Six months, rebased to 100: Candel Therapeutics against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Candel Therapeutics financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$0$0$0$0$125,000
Revenue growth———-100%—
Gross profit-$678,000-$845,000-$990,000-$1.20M-$862,000
EBITDA-$71.3M-$47.4M-$32.4M-$37.2M-$33.7M
Net income-$88.5M-$38.2M-$55.2M-$37.9M-$18.8M
Free cash flow-$57.3M-$38.9M-$27.0M-$34.7M-$32.7M
Capital expenditure$1.30M$587,000$16,000$457,000$1.30M
Total debt$49.5M$49.0M$13.5M$22.8M$22.8M

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Candel Therapeutics competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+200%+400%+600%+800%-50%-25%0%+25%300404WVEFDMTAURA002880603387KURAATTO1672GNFTCADL6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Candel Therapeutics is the large dot.

Candel Therapeutics competitors and peer comparison

How Candel Therapeutics 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.

Candel Therapeutics against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureCADLPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-9.4%-10.5%10th highest of 21
6-month return+4.8%-22.0%5th highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-37.5%-44.7%7th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Candel Therapeutics CADLUnited States$670M+5%n/an/an/an/an/a
Boji Medical Technology 300404.SZChina$664M+7%+32%4%4.1×35.4%+27.2%
Wave Life Sciences WVEUnited States$664M-53%-35%-321%3.9×n/an/a
4D Molecular Therapeutics FDMTUnited States$677M+21%+278,712%-214%3.9×n/an/a
Aura Biosciences AURAUnited States$680M-22%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products 002880.SZChina$682M-22%0%18%4.7×n/an/a
Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology 688639.SSChina$688M-40%+7%3%2.1×n/an/a
Getein Biotech 603387.SSChina$647M-12%+8%21%2.7×-8.3%-1.3%
Kura Oncology KURAUnited States$647M-23%-7%-412%2.0×n/an/a
Attovia Therapeutics ATTOUnited States$697M+744%n/a-4,975%625.6×n/an/a
Design Therapeutics DSGNUnited States$639M-28%n/an/an/an/an/a
Geron GERNUnited States$636M-29%+19%-8%1.6×n/an/a
Solid Biosciences SLDBUnited States$707M-9%n/an/an/an/an/a
Sana Biotechnology SANAUnited States$709M-32%n/an/an/an/an/a
Apnimed APMDUnited States$629Mn/a+380%-140%20.3×n/an/a
Shouyao Holdings Beijing 688197.SSChina$726M-16%+4,564%-92%43.1×n/an/a
Ascletis Pharma 1672.HKHong Kong$610M-73%-59%-71,976%2,088.7×n/an/a
Frontier Biotechnologies 688221.SSChina$746M-37%+153%-20%13.1×43.2%+21.5%
Genfit GNFT.PAFrance$593M+19%+28%-130%11.2×40.0%+143.5%
Climb Bio CLYMUnited States$591M-10%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shaanxi Micot Pharmaceutical Technology 2335.HKHong Kong$777Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Candel Therapeutics's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Boji Medical Technology (300404.SZ), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), 4D Molecular Therapeutics (FDMT), Aura Biosciences (AURA), Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products (002880.SZ), Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (688639.SS), Getein Biotech (603387.SS), Kura Oncology (KURA).
How has Candel Therapeutics stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +4.8% against -22.0% for the median peer; over one year +71.9%.

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.