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Geron CorporationGERNCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Health Care›Biotechnology
Momentum laggard 14
Mkt cap
$636M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
99%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$17.8M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
16.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 7.2%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
117 days
3 Mar 2027
Close · USD$0.99
1D+4.2%
1W+10.7%
1M-18.9%
3M-33.1%
6M-28.8%
YTD-25.0%
1Y-9.2%
ATR %8.6%
Beta1.54
52w lowhigh50.8% off high

What Geron does

Employees: 258

Geron at a glance

Size Geron (GERN) is a United States Health Care company (Biotechnology) with a market value of $636M, the 2552nd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $0.99 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 28.8%, against -13.7% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 18.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +17.8%); the operating margin is -8.2% (peer median -139.9%).

Valuation It trades at 16.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 52.4× (cheapest of 5).

Short interest Short interest is 11.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 85GERN 71
Six months, rebased to 100: Geron against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Geron financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$218M$184M$77.0M$237,000$596,000
Revenue growth—+139%+32,387%-60%—
Gross profit$206M$179M$75.7M-$796,000-$272,000
EBITDAn/a-$50.3M-$173M-$193M-$138M
Net income-$50.1M-$83.5M-$175M-$184M-$142M
Free cash flown/a-$111M-$219M-$169M-$128M
Capital expendituren/a$49,000$680,000$830,000$431,000
Total debtn/a$252M$247M$85.9M$55.8M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Geron competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+200%+400%+600%+800%-50%-25%0%+25%DSGNKURA6033871672WVE300404AURAGNFT002880ATTOFTHGERN6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Geron is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+10%+20%+30%20×40×60×80×300404GNFT002880688639GERNRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Geron is the large dot.

Geron competitors and peer comparison

How Geron 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.

Geron against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureGERNPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-18.9%-9.7%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-28.8%-13.7%5th lowest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-50.8%-43.2%7th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+18.6%+17.8%7th highest of 13
Operating margin-8.2%-139.9%5th highest of 14
Forward P/E16.7×52.4×cheapest of 5

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Geron GERNUnited States$636M-29%+19%-8%16.7×n/an/a
Design Therapeutics DSGNUnited States$639M-28%n/an/an/an/an/a
Apnimed APMDUnited States$629Mn/a+380%-140%n/an/an/a
Kura Oncology KURAUnited States$647M-23%-7%-412%n/an/an/a
Getein Biotech 603387.SSChina$647M-12%+8%21%n/a-8.3%-1.3%
Ascletis Pharma 1672.HKHong Kong$610M-73%-59%-71,976%n/an/an/a
Wave Life Sciences WVEUnited States$664M-53%-35%-321%n/an/an/a
Boji Medical Technology 300404.SZChina$664M+7%+32%4%82.0×35.4%+27.2%
Candel Therapeutics CADLUnited States$670M+5%n/an/an/an/an/a
4D Molecular Therapeutics FDMTUnited States$677M+21%+278,712%-214%n/an/an/a
Aura Biosciences AURAUnited States$680M-22%n/an/an/an/an/a
Genfit GNFT.PAFrance$593M+19%+28%-130%79.3×40.0%+143.5%
Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products 002880.SZChina$682M-22%0%18%20.7×n/an/a
Climb Bio CLYMUnited States$591M-10%n/an/an/an/an/a
Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology 688639.SSChina$688M-40%+7%3%25.4×n/an/a
Attovia Therapeutics ATTOUnited States$697M+744%n/a-4,975%n/an/an/a
Alebund Pharmaceuticals (Jiangsu) 9637.HKHong Kong$576Mn/a+674%-495%n/an/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
Faeth Therapeutics FTHUnited States$570M-6%n/an/an/an/an/a
Shouyao Holdings Beijing 688197.SSChina$726M-16%+4,564%-92%n/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Geron's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Design Therapeutics (DSGN), Apnimed (APMD), Kura Oncology (KURA), Getein Biotech (603387.SS), Ascletis Pharma (1672.HK), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), Boji Medical Technology (300404.SZ), Candel Therapeutics (CADL).
Is Geron expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 16.7× against a peer median of 52.4×, cheapest of 5 in its peer set.
How has Geron stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -28.8% against -13.7% for the median peer; over one year -9.2%.

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.