Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., established in 2007 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and commercializing therapies for ...
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Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.03. This compares to break-even earnings per share a year ago.

Akebia Therapeutics NASDAQ: AKBA reported second-quarter revenue growth for its Vafseo anemia treatment while highlighting an interim clinical result from the VOICE study and progress across its kidney disease pipeline.

Q2 2026 Vafseo® (vadadustat) net product revenues grew to $21.3 million ; more than 10,500 p atients now on therapy Advancement of rare kidney disease pipeline continues with initiation of Phase 2 open-label basket trial evaluating ebribafusp for treatment of IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis and C3 glomerulopathy; initial data expected in 2027 Interim analysis of VOICE trial demonstrated overwhelming statistical evidence of improved safety outcomes for patients treated with Vafseo versus an ESA Akebia to host conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT on August 5, 2026 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted 2 newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 61,000 shares of Akebia's common stock on July 31, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).


Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.03. This compares to break-even earnings per share a year ago.

Akebia Therapeutics NASDAQ: AKBA reported second-quarter revenue growth for its Vafseo anemia treatment while highlighting an interim clinical result from the VOICE study and progress across its kidney disease pipeline.

Q2 2026 Vafseo® (vadadustat) net product revenues grew to $21.3 million ; more than 10,500 p atients now on therapy Advancement of rare kidney disease pipeline continues with initiation of Phase 2 open-label basket trial evaluating ebribafusp for treatment of IgA nephropathy, lupus nephritis and C3 glomerulopathy; initial data expected in 2027 Interim analysis of VOICE trial demonstrated overwhelming statistical evidence of improved safety outcomes for patients treated with Vafseo versus an ESA Akebia to host conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT on August 5, 2026 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted 2 newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 61,000 shares of Akebia's common stock on July 31, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics ® , Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 basket trial to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of ebribafusp for the treatment of rare complement-mediated kidney diseases, including IgA nephropathy (IgAN), lupus nephritis (LN), and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA) today announced plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, following the close of the financial markets.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted 3 newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 125,600 shares of Akebia's common stock on June 30, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to each employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Vafseo® demonstrated a clinically meaningful safety outcome benefit in U.S. patients with anemia due to CKD on dialysis utilizing TIW dosing regimen Primary Investigator to stop trial on recommendation from Independent Data Monitoring Committee and Trial Steering Committee Interim analysis on primary endpoint replicated safety outcomes reported in the recently published win odds analysis of the INNO 2 VATE clinical trial program Akebia and USRC expect to submit data for presentation at an upcoming scientific meeting CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, and U.S. Renal Care (USRC), the nation's largest privately held and fastest-growing kidney care provider, are pleased to announce today the decision by USRC Kidney Research to stop the Vafseo Outcomes In Center Experience (VOICE) trial following a planned interim analysis.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that a new patent has been granted and listed in the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) and it has been notified of eligibility to extend the expiration of a composition of matter patent covering Vafseo® (vadadustat).

Akebia Therapeutics NASDAQ: AKBA outlined its commercial priorities for Vafseo, the expected evolution of reimbursement after the TDAPA period and several renal-disease pipeline programs during a fireside chat at the Jefferies 2026 Global Healthcare Conference.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics ® , Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted one newly-hired employee options to purchase an aggregate of 8,400 shares of Akebia's common stock on May 29, 2026. The options were granted as an inducement material to the employee entering into employment with Akebia. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that Erik Ostrowski, Chief Financial and Business Officer, and Nicholas Grund, Chief Commercial Officer, will present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 7:35 AM ET in New York, NY.