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ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc

NASDAQ
Health Care
Biotechnology

$19.17

▼ 2.7%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

ACAD at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
24
Health
100
Dividends
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Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

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ROIC

6.0%

Interest Coverage

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Current Ratio

3.39x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Biotechnology industry, within the Health Care sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.07B in revenue and $391.00M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated ACAD yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
Narrow moat signalsMoat evidence score: 59/100

Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.

Gross margin level100/100

96.7% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability39/100

±4.9 pts around 94.2% across 8 years

Revenue durability100/100

grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency0/100

positive in 3 of 10 years

Return on invested capital5/100

6.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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4Y CAGR

22.0%

Revenue moved from $17.33M in 2016 to $1.07B in 2025, a 58.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

9.8%

Net Margin

36.5%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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1/1 checks passedShort-term bills covered

Total Debt

$22.00K

Net Debt

-$384.96M

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

-3.67x

Debt / Equity

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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 3.4x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $22.00K of total debt against $384.99M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$109.84M

Free Cash Flow

$105.15M

FCF Margin

9.8%

In the latest year ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc produced about $109.84M of operating cash flow and $105.15M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
0/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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ACAD trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$10.48

Current price

$19.17

-45% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$105.15M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$812.65M
PV of terminal value$992.61M
Estimated equity value$1.81B
Shares outstanding172M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where ACAD sits versus the Health Care companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 83 Health Care companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How ACAD stacks up against its Health Care peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

ACAD doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 83 rated Health Care companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 26.1x

ROE vs sector

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median 14.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 7.6%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
ACADThis stock——Not rated
ABVX——Weak· 35
GMAB20.9x20.7%Favorable· 62
INCY15.7x21.5%Strong· 86
BNTX—-11.8%Weak· 31
MRNA—-30.0%Weak· 17
BIIB25.3x1.2%Neutral· 44
ONC71.9x36.2%Neutral· 48
Health Care median26.1x7.6%52/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianGMABINCYBIIBONCP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Health Care companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 83 rated companies among the 324 Health Care stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$39.47 – $65.79

vs. $19.17 today · implied CAGR 16% – 28%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.16B$1.25B$1.35B$1.46B$1.57B
Net income$416.60M$449.93M$485.92M$524.80M$566.78M
EPS$2.42$2.61$2.82$3.05$3.29
Share price (low)$29.01$31.33$33.84$36.55$39.47
Share price (high)$48.36$52.22$56.40$60.91$65.79
CAGR (low–high)51% / 152%28% / 65%21% / 43%18% / 34%16% / 28%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 27 Wall Street analysts covering ACAD recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.0 / 5 across 27 analysts
Strong Buy 7Buy 14Hold 5Sell 1Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

ACAD's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

ACAD — frequently asked questions

Is ACAD a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does ACAD's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for ACAD calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this ACAD analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ACAD. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.