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UNCY

Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.

Next earnings Aug 12, 2026 · consensus $-0.37 EPS

Last earnings -1.1% on 2026-05-12

Avoid
$5.73
▼ -25.58%
$5.73▼ -15.74%
over 1Y
L $3.74H $8.56
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-25.6%
1W-30.2%
1M-20.7%
3M-17.3%
YTD-1.2%
1Y-15.7%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Avoid
Quality
F
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Flagged
Avoid
Conviction
Horizon
Long (>12mo)
Street · 15 analysts
Buy

Pre-revenue kidney biotech with ~1 year of cash and a $100M ATM overhang — a binary pipeline bet, not an investable business.

Cash & equivalents $29.2M · FY2025

Unicycive is a clinical-stage biotech with no product revenue and no near-term path to it: the last reported product sales were $675K in FY2023, and FY2024/FY2025 show none. The company states plainly it 'expect[s] to continue to operate at a net loss for at least the next several years,' has an accumulated deficit of $127.8M, and burned $31.3M of operating cash in FY2025. Against that burn it holds $29.2M of cash — roughly one year of runway. The MD&A confirms operating expenses will 'increase significantly' as it advances OLC and UNI-494, so the funding gap is a matter of when, not if. On these facts the trailing P/S of 214x is meaningless; the equity is a call option on two kidney assets, not a valued operating business.

The capital story is the whole story, and it is dilutive. The 10-K discloses a $50M Series B convertible preferred (conversion price $1.00, far below the $5.73 price) and a $100M ATM with Guggenheim that lets the company sell common stock 'from time to time' — a standing overhang that caps upside and prints new shares into any rally. Share count already fell 78.9% YoY to 25.2M, the signature of a reverse split done to maintain listing, which is a red flag on prior dilution, not a sign of health. Stockholders' equity of $30.2M is essentially the cash balance; liabilities/equity of 0.63x looks benign only because there is little tangible business to lever.

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 3, 2026, 11:25 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue—$951K$675K——
Gross profit—————
Operating income-$8.98M-$18.1M-$20.8M-$32.1M-$29.5M
Net income-$10.0M-$18.1M-$30.5M-$36.7M-$26.6M
Diluted EPS-$0.86-$1.20-$1.28-$5.65-$1.67
Net margin—-1898.8%-4525.0%——

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$128M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales189.3
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield-16.9%
FCF yield-20.0%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)-77.2%
Free cash flow-$31.3M
Total debt—
Net cash$29.2M
Altman Z-Score0.10 distress
Piotroski F-Score3/7

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)0.7%
Shareholder yield0.7%
Shares Δ YoY-78.9%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Recent disclosure tone has skewed negative — read the flagged items.
  1. 8-K Other event2026-07-02

    Item 8.01 voluntary disclosure — likely OLC/pipeline or corporate update

  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-06-22

    Annual meeting vote results (5.07) — routine governance outcome

  3. 8-K Material agreement2026-06-05

    New shelf registration — sets up future raises, dilution overhang

  4. S-3 Shelf registration (potential raise)2026-06-05

    New shelf registration — sets up future raises, dilution overhang

  5. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-12

    Q1 2026 10-Q — cash $29M, ongoing burn, capital-raise dependence

  6. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-12

    Q1 2026 10-Q — cash $29M, ongoing burn, capital-raise dependence

  7. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-30

    Annual proxy — director elections and routine governance items

  8. 8-K Officer / director change2026-04-06

    Officer/director change (5.02) — leadership transition disclosed

  9. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-30

    FY2025 10-K — loss narrowed, equity +306%, but still needs capital

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
8-KPeriod ending 2026-07-022026-07-02open ↗144Filing2026-07-01open ↗DEFA14AFiling2026-06-22open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-192026-06-22open ↗EFFECTFiling2026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗4/APeriod ending 2026-05-142026-06-15open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-052026-06-05open ↗

Quality score

F
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueF
GrowthC-
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthC+
MomentumF
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✗Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
3.7452-week8.56
Revenue
$675K
-29.0% YoY
Net margin
-3934.1%
ROE
-87.9%
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$675K-29.0%
Net income-$26.6M+27.7%
Operating income-$29.5M+8.1%
Diluted EPS-$1.67+70.4%
Cash & equivalents$29.2M+11.7%
Total assets$49.1M+55.2%
Total liabilities$18.9M-21.9%
Stockholders' equity$30.2M+306.4%
Op.: -4372.9%L/E: 0.63x

Frequently asked

Is Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (UNCY) a buy?
UNCY currently carries a Avoid rating with 4/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Pre-revenue kidney biotech with ~1 year of cash and a $100M ATM overhang — a binary pipeline bet, not an investable business.
What is Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.'s quality score?
UNCY scores 35.84739990300156/100 (grade F) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001766140, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-12) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 7/4/2026, 3:25:45 AM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2025-08-25
Aggarwal Gaurav
Director
Acquired (C)653K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-12Miss -11.3% est▲ +2.77%8-K ↗
2026-03-30Miss -69.6% est▼ -4.38%8-K ↗
2025-11-12Beat +41.9% est▲ +7.31%8-K ↗
2025-10-28Beat +41.9% est▼ -9.92%8-K ↗
2025-08-14Beat +31.1% est▲ +4.99%8-K ↗
2025-06-30Beat +31.1% est▼ -29.85%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is Investigating Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. on Behalf of Unicycive Stockholders and Encourages Investors to Contact the FirmBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-07-02
Sector Update: Healthcare Stocks Softer Late AfternoonBearish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-30
Top Midday Decliners
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-30
Johnson Fistel Investigates Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNCY) on Behalf of InvestorsBearish
globenewswire.com· 2026-06-30
Unicycive Says FDA Issues CRL For Oxylanthanum Carbonate For Hyperphosphatemia In CKD PatientsBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-06-30
Biopharmas look to China, elsewhere for partnerships, R&DBullish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-05-14

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1195 tracked peers · median

TENK Score36 vs 67
Revenue growth-29.0% vs 7.5%
Net margin-3934.1% vs 10.0%
Return on equity-87.9% vs 12.0%
P/E— vs 26.2

News sentiment

EODHD · 3d
Bearish
-0.30
vs typical · 6 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.