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Neutral 41 (OpenAI - 5.2)
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Neutral 41 (OpenAI - 5.2)
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Neutral 41 (OpenAI - 5.2)
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Neutral 41 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:41Neutral
Price Target:
$0.86
▼(-52.75% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/17/26
The score is driven primarily by very weak financial performance (no revenue, large losses, and heavy cash burn with shrinking equity) and bearish technicals (downtrend with negative momentum). Some offset comes from management’s cost-reduction actions and burn-reduction targets, but the OTC transition/delisting and ongoing funding/execution risks keep the overall score low.
Positive Factors
Reduced cash burn via cost discipline
Management's structural cost reductions and outsourcing drove guidance to ~ $19M burn in 2026 versus prior ~$50M, materially lowering near-term funding needs. Sustained lower burn improves runway and reduces the frequency/size of equity raises, increasing odds of reaching tech milestones without excessive dilution.
Progress toward system design freeze
A design freeze is a durable product-development milestone that enables regulatory filings, repeatable manufacturing and clinical protocols. Achieving it de-risks the platform, strengthens commercialization readiness, and forms the basis for recurring instrument and service revenue if executed on schedule.
Demonstrated procedural efficiency gains
Large reductions in procedure time indicate improved system stability and surgeon workflow gains. Durable OR time savings can drive hospital adoption, justify capital expenditure, and create recurring consumable/service demand, supporting a sustainable installed-base economics if clinical results replicate broadly.
Negative Factors
Pre-commercial with no revenue
The company remains pre-commercial with no reported revenue, leaving no gross-profit foundation to fund operations. This structural absence of product sales means prolonged reliance on financing to validate unit economics, delaying durable margin expansion and making long-term viability contingent on successful commercialization.
High historic cash burn and negative cash flow
Persistent large negative operating and free cash flows have materially eroded equity and require repeated capital raises. Structurally, sustained cash burn diverts management focus to fundraising, increases dilution risk, and limits ability to invest in commercialization until positive unit economics and revenue streams appear.
NYSE delisting and OTC transition
Transitioning from NYSE to OTC materially reduces market liquidity, institutional visibility, and convenient access to mainstream public equity. This structural handicap constrains future financing options, makes stock-based compensation less effective, and narrows the investor base — all lasting frictions for growth-stage capital needs.

Vicarious Surgical (RBOT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Vicarious Surgical Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionVicarious Surgical Inc. engages in developing and selling single-incision surgical robot that virtually transports surgeons inside the patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. It offers Vicarious System, a single-incision surgical robot for ventral hernia repair. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
How the Company Makes MoneyAs of publicly available information up to the knowledge cutoff (2025-09), Vicarious Surgical is primarily a development-stage company and has not broadly commercialized its surgical robotic system. Therefore, detailed, stable revenue streams from product sales are not available. If the company commercializes as planned, its revenue model would typically be expected to include: (1) capital sales or leasing of the robotic surgical system to hospitals/ambulatory surgical centers; (2) recurring revenue from disposable instruments and single-use/limited-use accessories used per procedure; (3) service, maintenance, and support contracts; and (4) potential software-related revenue (e.g., system software, upgrades, or analytics) depending on packaging. Specifics such as current revenue contribution by stream, pricing, installed base economics, and the presence/terms of significant commercial partnerships are not available here and should be treated as null.

Vicarious Surgical Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Nov 12, 2025
(Q3-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The earnings call reflects a company focused on reducing costs and improving operational efficiency, evident from significant reductions in operating expenses and successful fundraising efforts. However, challenges remain with high cash burn and potential disruptions due to outsourcing efforts. Additionally, the company has had to reduce its workforce to control costs.
Q3-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Significant Reduction in Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for Q3 2025 were $11.5 million, a 35% decrease compared to $17.8 million in Q3 2024.
Successful Fundraising
In October, the company strengthened its balance sheet with approximately $5.9 million in gross proceeds from a registered direct offering.
Improvement in Surgical Procedure Efficiency
The time to complete an IPOM ventral hernia dropped from an average of 40 minutes to 14 minutes, indicating a dramatic increase in system stability and reliability.
Negative Updates
Continued High Cash Burn
The company continues to expect full year 2025 cash burn to be approximately $50 million, with a Q3 cash burn rate of approximately $10.5 million.
Headcount Reduction
The company executed a layoff of about 15% of its employees to help control costs.
Potential Disruption Due to Outsourcing
The company acknowledged potential disruptions in achieving design freeze due to outsourcing efforts, although it hopes to mitigate these issues.
Company Guidance
In the Vicarious Surgical's 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Call, the company outlined its guidance and strategic focus areas. The primary objectives include achieving a design freeze for their production-equivalent system by the end of 2026 and reducing cash burn. Operating expenses for the quarter decreased by 35% to $11.5 million compared to the same period in 2024, with specific reductions in R&D, general and administrative, and sales and marketing expenses. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $11.1 million or $1.86 per share for the quarter. Vicarious Surgical ended the quarter with $13.4 million in cash and investments, and a cash burn rate of approximately $10.5 million. They aim to keep the full-year 2025 cash burn around $50 million, with plans to reduce it further in 2026 through outsourcing and restructuring. Additionally, a registered direct offering post-Q3 added $5.2 million in net proceeds. The company intends to improve communication with stakeholders via updates on LinkedIn and their Investor Relations website.

Vicarious Surgical Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Very weak fundamentals: zero revenue across multiple years, large and persistent net losses, and consistently negative operating/free cash flow. Equity has fallen sharply (2022 to 2025), increasing financial fragility and reliance on external funding despite some recent cost/burn improvement.
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
RBOT is still in a pre-commercial/early commercialization phase with zero reported revenue across 2020–2025 (annual). Losses remain very large and persistent, with net income worsening from -$12.9M (2020) to about -$50.2M (2025), despite some improvement from the peak loss in 2023–2024. With no meaningful gross profit base and continued heavy operating losses, profitability and operating leverage are not yet visible, keeping the income statement quality weak.
Balance Sheet
28
Negative
Leverage is moderate (2025 debt-to-equity ~0.79) and total debt is relatively small in absolute dollars (~$7.8M in 2025). However, the balance sheet has deteriorated materially as equity fell from ~$111.0M (2022) to ~$9.8M (2025), signaling significant cumulative losses and/or capital structure changes. Returns on equity are deeply negative in recent years (2025 ~-5.10), highlighting that the company is consuming shareholder capital faster than it is rebuilding it.
Cash Flow
14
Very Negative
Cash generation is a major concern: operating cash flow and free cash flow are consistently negative, with 2025 operating cash flow at about -$45.1M and free cash flow at about -$45.2M. While the cash burn improved versus 2023–2024, free cash flow growth turned sharply negative in 2025 (reflecting higher burn vs 2024). Cash flow broadly tracks net losses (free cash flow to net income ~1.0), suggesting losses are translating into real cash outflows rather than being cushioned by non-cash items.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue0.000.000.000.000.00
Gross Profit0.00-2.11M-1.85M0.000.00
EBITDA-50.03M-61.12M-69.19M6.47M-34.80M
Net Income-50.18M-63.22M-71.07M5.16M-35.21M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets19.58M67.72M119.86M140.29M181.68M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments9.79M49.10M98.18M116.21M173.51M
Total Debt7.79M13.79M14.83M15.69M1.34M
Total Liabilities9.74M21.02M21.89M29.25M98.59M
Stockholders Equity9.84M46.70M97.97M111.05M83.09M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-45.21M-50.14M-63.98M-66.56M-34.59M
Operating Cash Flow-45.08M-49.96M-62.30M-61.21M-33.30M
Investing Cash Flow32.15M6.86M-45.78M-5.35M-1.29M
Financing Cash Flow5.76M8.00K44.70M9.14M192.16M

Vicarious Surgical Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price1.82
Price Trends
50DMA
1.96
Negative
100DMA
2.75
Negative
200DMA
5.13
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.46
Positive
RSI
28.28
Positive
STOCH
12.13
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RBOT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 1.82 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1.41, below the 50-day MA of 1.96, and below the 200-day MA of 5.13, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.46 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 28.28 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 12.13 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for RBOT.

Vicarious Surgical Risk Analysis

Vicarious Surgical disclosed 74 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Vicarious Surgical reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Vicarious Surgical Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
68
Neutral
$3.36B-13.83-21.49%8.97%-1024.86%
66
Neutral
$88.19M17.283.64%16.88%
66
Neutral
$1.68B18.6321.07%16.81%34.90%
51
Neutral
$7.86B-0.30-43.30%2.27%22.53%-2.21%
51
Neutral
$61.27M-0.69-54.99%4.65%68.71%
47
Neutral
$1.58B-18.34-25.13%50.07%21.22%
41
Neutral
$6.41M-0.26-247.60%15.03%
* Healthcare Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
RBOT
Vicarious Surgical
0.90
-8.73
-90.65%
LIVN
LivaNova
61.43
20.02
48.35%
XTNT
Xtant Medical Holdings
0.63
0.15
31.32%
INSP
Inspire Medical Systems
58.87
-107.72
-64.66%
OM
Outset Medical
3.35
-5.32
-61.36%
PRCT
PROCEPT BioRobotics
27.99
-31.04
-52.58%

Vicarious Surgical Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing ChangesFinancial Disclosures
Vicarious Surgical Delisted to OTC as Losses Narrow
Negative
Mar 9, 2026

On March 3, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange moved to suspend and delist Vicarious Surgical’s common stock after the company’s market capitalization fell below the exchange’s $15 million continued listing threshold, and Vicarious Surgical chose not to appeal; its shares began trading the next day on the OTCID market under the symbol RBOT, and the company has applied to move up to the OTCQB tier, though trading liquidity and ongoing quotations remain uncertain for investors. In financial results reported on March 9, 2026 for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, Vicarious Surgical posted narrower GAAP net losses year over year, driven by sharp reductions in operating, R&D, G&A, and sales and marketing expenses, ended 2025 with $9.8 million in cash and investments after a $45.1 million annual cash burn below prior guidance, and provided updated 2026 cash burn guidance of about $19 million, underscoring an aggressive cost-control push as it navigates life on the over-the-counter market.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBOT) stock is a Hold with a $2.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vicarious Surgical stock, see the RBOT Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vicarious Surgical Implements Executive Salary Reductions, Maintains Incentives
Neutral
Mar 6, 2026

On March 4, 2026, Vicarious Surgical Inc. amended the executive employment agreements of President Adam Sachs and Chief Technology Officer Sammy Khalifa, with both leaders voluntarily agreeing to reduce their annual base salaries to approximately $270,810 and $318,600, respectively. Despite these salary cuts, the company preserved their pre-amendment base levels for calculating target bonuses and severance, indicating a cost-conscious move that seeks to manage executive compensation while maintaining competitive incentive structures for key management.

The adjustments reflect an effort by Vicarious Surgical to realign cash compensation without undermining long-term incentives that could affect executive retention or performance, a balancing act closely watched by investors and employees. By keeping bonus and severance calculations tied to prior salary levels, the company signals a commitment to financial discipline while attempting to avoid destabilizing leadership incentives during a period that may demand strategic and operational focus.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBOT) stock is a Hold with a $2.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vicarious Surgical stock, see the RBOT Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing Changes
Vicarious Surgical Announces NYSE Delisting and OTC Transition
Negative
Mar 4, 2026

On March 3, 2026, Vicarious Surgical received notice that the New York Stock Exchange would immediately suspend trading and begin delisting its common stock after the company fell below the exchange’s $15 million average global market capitalization requirement over 30 trading days. Trading in the shares, which had been listed under the symbol RBOT, was halted after the March 3 market close as the company began evaluating whether to appeal the NYSE determination.

Vicarious Surgical has secured approval to have its stock quoted on the OTCID tier of OTC Markets, with trading expected to begin on March 4, 2026 under the same ticker, offering investors a more limited and potentially less liquid venue. The move off the NYSE is expected to reduce liquidity and could pressure the share price, while also constraining the company’s access to public equity financing and its ability to use stock-based incentives, potentially affecting existing shareholders, capital-raising plans and employee compensation.

On March 4, 2026, the company issued a press release formally announcing the NYSE delisting notice, the trading suspension and the planned transition of its shares to the OTC market. The announced changes underscore the financial market pressures facing the surgical robotics group as it pursues development and eventual commercialization of its Vicarious Surgical System and related technologies.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBOT) stock is a Hold with a $2.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vicarious Surgical stock, see the RBOT Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Vicarious Surgical Enhances CEO and CFO Severance Protections
Neutral
Feb 2, 2026

On February 2, 2026, Vicarious Surgical Inc. amended the employment agreement of Chief Executive Officer Stephen From to enhance his severance protections, including up to two years’ worth of salary and target bonus components, extended COBRA coverage, and full vesting of time-based equity awards if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason in connection with a change in control, subject to customary release and restrictive covenants. On February 1, 2026, the company also entered into a similar severance and change-in-control agreement with Chief Financial Officer Sarah Romano, granting her up to one year of salary and target bonus components, extended COBRA coverage, and full vesting of time-based equity awards under change-in-control termination scenarios, moves that underscore the company’s effort to secure and retain key leadership through potentially transformative corporate events.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBOT) stock is a Hold with a $2.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vicarious Surgical stock, see the RBOT Stock Forecast page.

Private Placements and FinancingShareholder Meetings
Vicarious Surgical Stockholders Approve Warrant Exercise Proposal
Positive
Jan 9, 2026

On January 9, 2026, Vicarious Surgical Inc. held a special meeting of stockholders at which holders of Class A and Class B common stock, representing approximately 78.18% of the company’s total voting power, formed a quorum to vote on a single proposal. Stockholders overwhelmingly approved the exercise of warrants issued on October 7, 2025 to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,300,000 shares of Class A common stock, a step that positions the company to potentially strengthen its capital base and financial flexibility as it advances its surgical robotics business.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBOT) stock is a Hold with a $2.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Vicarious Surgical stock, see the RBOT Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Mar 17, 2026