Cue Biopharma, Inc.
CUE · Pharmaceutical Preparations · 4.0M shares · +22%/yr ↑ dilution · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$7M (gross $200K, SBC $7M)
Reference price $0.31 · est. market cap ~$1M — last insider purchase, 2025-12-30 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D42Clinical/early-stage biotech — immunotherapy clinical, funded.
Strengths
- Liquidity — current ratio 2.7 (37th)
Risks
- Pre-revenue, deep losses — per metrics
- Pre-revenue/clinical-stage — history of losses & need for capital per risk factors
- Binary clinical & funding risk — per 10-K
Notable findings
- No interest coverageInterest coverage -265.52 (cannot cover interest)
- Going concern• Our recurring losses from operations raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-21.9M)
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Chronic dilutionShare count +22%/yr over 3y (dilution, book value/share -78%)
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -96.9%)
- Revenue declineRevenue -74.1% YoY
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
-96.7%
Net margin
-96.9%
Return on equity
-100.6%
Return on assets
-63.0%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-74.1%
Interest coverage
-265.5×
Current ratio
2.7×
Free cash flow
-$22M
EBITDA
-$26M
Tangible book value
$26M
Cash & investments
$27M
Cash runway
5q
Stock comp / revenue
17.3%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | Lin Shao-Lee | Grant | 328K | — |
| 2025-12-30 | Sarraf Pasha | Buy | 4.2K | $0.31 |
| 2025-12-30 | Sarraf Pasha | Buy | 77K | $0.30 |
| 2025-12-30 | Sarraf Pasha | Buy | 87K | $0.32 |
| 2025-12-30 | Sarraf Pasha | Buy | 78K | $0.31 |
| 2025-12-30 | Sarraf Pasha | Buy | 77K | $0.30 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Exec/director changeOther | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-14 | Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-01 | Material agreement3.02Exec/director changeOtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-22 | 3.035.03 | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-13 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-07 | Other | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-27 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-03 | 2026-06-01 | 0001193125-26-255479 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-02 | 2026-05-29 | 0001193125-26-253709 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-14 | 0001193125-26-224101 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-14 | 2026-03-31 | 0001193125-26-224091 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-01 | 2026-04-27 | 0001193125-26-198588 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-22 | 2026-04-22 | 0001193125-26-168907 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-13 | 0001193125-26-152826 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-07 | 2026-04-01 | 0001193125-26-144569 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-23 | 0001193125-26-128993 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-16 | 0001193125-26-108292 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-16 | 2025-12-31 | 0001193125-26-108287 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-18 | 0001193125-26-056983 ↗ |