Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc (RXRX)
NASDAQ:RXRX
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals
(NASDAQ:RXRX)
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Rating:52Neutral
Price Target:
$3.00
▼(-5.96% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
The score is anchored by mixed fundamentals: a strong cash position and accelerating revenue growth are offset by very large losses and heavy cash burn. Technicals are also weak (below key moving averages with negative MACD), while the latest earnings call was constructive on runway extension, cost reductions, and early clinical proof-of-concept, partially balancing the financial and momentum risks.
Positive Factors
AI-driven discovery efficiency
Recursion’s platform materially shortens discovery timelines and cuts chemistry throughput versus peers, creating a durable competitive advantage: fewer synthesized compounds and faster target-to-candidate cycles lower per-program cost and compress time-to-readout, improving long-term portfolio productivity and scalability.
Negative Factors
Large negative operating cash flow
Persistent, large negative operating and free cash flows produce structural funding needs; despite partnership inflows, continued high burn mandates future milestone receipts or financing. This recurring cash deficit is a durable vulnerability that can pressure strategy and force dilution if clinical progress stalls.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
AI-driven discovery efficiency
Recursion’s platform materially shortens discovery timelines and cuts chemistry throughput versus peers, creating a durable competitive advantage: fewer synthesized compounds and faster target-to-candidate cycles lower per-program cost and compress time-to-readout, improving long-term portfolio productivity and scalability.
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.69B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)14.31M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)3.41
Revenue Growth-32.98%
EPS Growth-18.46%
CountryUS
Employees800
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryBiotechnology
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.21
Shares Outstanding521,950,700
10 Day Avg. Volume11,443,127
30 Day Avg. Volume14,314,019
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.19
Price to Book (P/B)1.62
Price to Sales (P/S)24.50
P/FCF Ratio-4.84
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.50
Enterprise Value/Revenue11.41
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-35.60
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-1.52
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$7.00Price Target Upside119.44% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.95
Revenue Forecast (FY)$85.30M
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in the decoding biology by integrating technological innovations across biology, chemistry, automation, data science, and engineering to industrialize drug...
How the Company Makes Money
Recursion makes money primarily through (1) collaboration and partnership revenue and (2) other income sources such as grants, with potential future upside from commercializing its own drug candidates if and when they receive regulatory approval.
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
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The FlyRecursion Pharmaceuticals Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized meaningful progress across clinical proof-of-concept (notably REC-4881 in FAP), strong platform and discovery efficiency metrics, and material partnership inflows that collectively extend runway and validate the AI-enabled strategy. Offsetting these positives are concentration of important catalysts in the near term, industry-wide high failure probabilities, outstanding clinical validation needs for tolerability claims, and reliance on future partner milestones to sustain funding beyond early 2028. On balance, the highlights (clinical proof of concept, cash runway extension, 35% cost reduction, platform scale, and repeatable partner milestones) meaningfully outweigh the program and funding risks cited, supporting an overall positive tone while acknowledging near-term binary execution risks.Positive Updates
First AI-enabled clinical proof of concept (REC-4881) in FAP
Phase 2 showed a 43% median polyp burden reduction at 4 mg QD with 75% of patients responding; durable responses observed after a three-month off-treatment period. FDA engagement on registrational pathway on track for 2026 and 18+ cohort enrollment underway.
Negative Updates
High program early-stage risk and binary upcoming catalysts
Multiple key programs remain early-stage with binary go/no-go or readout risk: IND-enabling decisions for PI3K and ENPP1 expected H2 2026, RBM39 early Phase 1 update in 2026, and many other clinical updates pushed into 2027 — reflecting substantial near-term execution risk.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
First AI-enabled clinical proof of concept (REC-4881) in FAP
Phase 2 showed a 43% median polyp burden reduction at 4 mg QD with 75% of patients responding; durable responses observed after a three-month off-treatment period. FDA engagement on registrational pathway on track for 2026 and 18+ cohort enrollment underway.
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Company Guidance
Management updated that Recursion finished 2025 with $754M in cash, has extended its runway to early 2028, and expects 2026 cash operating expenses under $390M (non‑GAAP) after a 35% pro forma YoY reduction in operating expenses and coming in ~10% below prior guidance; cumulative partner inflows exceed $500M (including $134M from Sanofi to date: $100M upfront + ~$34M milestones), with partner programs carrying >$300M of potential milestones and tiered royalties up to double digits, and milestone receipts are probability‑weighted in cash forecasts (a milestone was hit earlier this month). Platform efficiency metrics tied to this guidance include synthesizing ~330 compounds versus ~2,500 industry (~90% fewer), shortening target‑to‑candidate timelines to ~17 months versus ~40–42 months (~2× faster), generating >100M in silico molecules, holding >50 PB of multimodal data, and leveraging >300M real‑world lives in the clinical AI platform (improving enrollment 1.3–1.6× and starting studies up to 3 months faster). Near‑term program timing: FDA engagement for REC‑4881 in 2026, RBM39 early Phase 1 safety/PK in 2026, go/no‑go decisions for PI3K and ENPP1 in H2 2026, and additional REC‑4881 and CDK7 combo data in 2027.Recursion Pharmaceuticals Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
24
Negative
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
28
Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 74.68M | 58.84M | 43.88M | 39.68M | 10.00M |
| Gross Profit | -46.27M | 13.60M | 1.29M | -8.59M | 10.00M |
| EBITDA | -559.38M | -426.72M | -307.63M | -227.66M | -175.12M |
| Net Income | -644.76M | -463.66M | -328.07M | -239.48M | -186.48M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.47B | 1.45B | 653.70M | 701.29M | 610.35M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 743.29M | 594.35M | 391.56M | 549.91M | 516.56M |
| Total Debt | 77.97M | 108.49M | 50.67M | 51.01M | 11.48M |
| Total Liabilities | 343.26M | 413.82M | 190.26M | 215.48M | 67.41M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.13B | 1.03B | 463.44M | 485.81M | 542.94M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -378.28M | -372.87M | -300.33M | -120.88M | -198.41M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -371.81M | -359.17M | -287.78M | -83.52M | -158.61M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -16.87M | 260.06M | -10.23M | 193.25M | -271.74M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 521.53M | 304.12M | 140.13M | 154.34M | 458.54M |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Technical Analysis
Negative
3.19
Price Trends
3.57
Negative
4.02
Negative
4.69
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.15
Negative
44.61
Neutral
70.36
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RXRX, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 3.19 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.22, below the 50-day MA of 3.57, and below the 200-day MA of 4.69, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.15 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 44.61 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 70.36 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for RXRX.
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Risk Analysis
Recursion Pharmaceuticals disclosed 107 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Recursion Pharmaceuticals 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
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Peers Comparison
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Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $1.90B | 0.59 | 11.16% | ― | ― | ― | |
63 Neutral | $2.89B | -228.91 | -10.26% | ― | 129.21% | 80.35% | |
52 Neutral | $1.69B | ― | -63.98% | ― | -32.98% | -18.46% | |
52 Neutral | $2.06B | -3.82 | -31.07% | ― | 36.26% | -158.98% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
48 Neutral | $2.11B | -41.41 | -30.00% | ― | 42.57% | 60.03% | |
43 Neutral | $2.55B | ― | -32.80% | ― | ― | -34.96% |
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Names New Chief Medical Officer
Positive
Mar 25, 2026
On March 25, 2026, Recursion Pharmaceuticals announced that seasoned oncology drug developer Vicki Goodman, M.D., will become Chief Medical Officer effective April 6, 2026, as current CMO David Mauro, M.D., Ph.D., transitions out of the role but r...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Recursion Highlights AI Validation, Extends Cash Runway to 2028
Positive
Feb 25, 2026
On February 25, 2026, Recursion reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and a business update, highlighting its first AI-enabled clinical validation in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and continued advancement of five differentiate...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Recursion Updates AI Drug Platform, Financial Outlook at JPM
Positive
Jan 12, 2026
On January 12, 2026, Recursion Pharmaceuticals released an updated investor presentation ahead of its use at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, outlining progress on its AI-driven drug discovery platform, clinical pipeline and financial outlook....
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