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4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage gene therapy company that engineers therapeutic agents by leveraging its proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector ...
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Est. EPS $-1.05 · Revenue $3.46M · 7 analysts
Est. EPS $-1.04 · Revenue $4.33M · 6 analysts
Est. EPS $-4.14 · Revenue $12.97M · 6 analysts
Est. EPS $-1.06 · Revenue $4.00M · 2 analysts
EPS $-0.86 · Revenue $14000.00
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $85.2M | +230194.6% | +24.1% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $-140.1M | +12.9% | -6.1% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +91.1% | +100.0% | +37.5% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | -187.2% | +100.0% | +15.7% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | -164.4% | +100.0% | +14.5% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $-109.1M | +21.2% | -2.8% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | -128.0% | +100.0% | +17.1% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 4.2% | -12.1% | +111.7% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 9.39x | -37.1% | -14.0% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $566.7M | +1.1% | -4.0% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | -2.42 vs -3.26 | +25.7% | -1.04 vs -1.02 | -2.3% |
| Revenue Surprise | $85.2M vs $33.5M | +154.1% | $3.8M vs $3.6M | +4.4% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bizily Scott | officer: Chief Legal Officer | Common Stock | A | 584 | $6.49 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bizily Scott | officer: Chief Legal Officer | Common Stock | D | 584 | $14.00 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bizily Scott | officer: Chief Legal Officer | Stock Option (Right to Buy) | D | 584 | $6.49 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Kirn David | director, officer: See Remarks | Common Stock | A | 50,000 | $4.14 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Kirn David | director, officer: See Remarks | Common Stock | D | 43,149 | $15.36 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David H. Kirn | Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director | USD 1,228,593 | — | 1962 | Active |
Fariborz Kamal | Chief Technical Advisor | USD 892,868 | — | 1963 | Active |
Theresa Janke | Co-Founder & Chief of Staff | USD 652,315 | Female | 1975 | Active |
Noriyuki Kasahara | Chief Scientific Advisor | USD 201,288 | — | 1963 | Active |
John F. Milligan | Executive Chairman | USD 150,000 | — | 1961 | Active |
Kristian Humer | CFO and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | USD 116,247 | Male | 1976 | Active |
Alan H. Cohen FAAAAI FAAP FACAAI FCCP | Senior Vice President & Therapeutic Area Head of Pulmonology | — | — | 1961 | Active |
An Song | Chief Translational Medicine Advisor | — | — | — | Active |
Scott Bizily | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | — | — | 1972 | Active |
Julian Pei | Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Finance | — | — | — | Active |
Katy Barglow | Chief Technical Officer | — | — | — | Active |
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4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. maintains a Buy rating, driven by advancing 4D-150 gene therapy for Wet-AMD and DME into late-stage pivotal trials. FDMT's 4D-150 demonstrated up to 89% reduction in injection burden and maintained visual acuity over two years, with phase 3 topline data expected in 2027. Strong financial position with $458M cash and milestone payments, supporting operations into 2H 2028 and minimizing near-term dilution risk.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced positive 2-year data from the PRISM Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating 4D-150 in a broad wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) population. The data were presented by Carl Awh, M.D., FASRS, Tennessee Retina, in an oral presentation titled “2-Year Follow Up: PRISM Phase 2b Clinical Trial Evaluating Investigational 4D-150, an Intravitreal Gene Therapy, in a Broad Neovascular AMD Population” at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).
EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced that on July 14, 2026, the compensation committee of the Company's board of directors granted six new non-executive employees 37,900 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company's 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan, as amended, under Rule 5635(c)(4) of The Nasdaq Global Market for equity grants to induce new employees to enter into employment with the Company.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced a podium presentation at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) being held in Montreal, Canada, from July 15 - 18, 2026.