Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) Stock Price & Analysis

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) closed at USD 107.5 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, down 7.55% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 116.28; the Oct 22, 2026 session ranged USD 107.33–115.73 on volume of 809,797 shares. Market capitalization is $11.62B, with a 52-week range of USD 28.66–126.38 (NCM). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

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Key facts (CORT)

Financials (SEC 10-K; TTM = last four 10-Q/10-K quarters) (CORT)

USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Revenue$366M$402M$482M$675M$761M$831M
Gross profit$361M$396M$476M$664M$748M—
Operating income$124M$113M$107M$137M$44.8M$6.4M
Net income$113M$101M$106M$141M$99.7M$55.2M
EPS (diluted)$0.89$0.87$0.94$1.23$0.82—
Free cash flow$167M$120M$127M$196M$142M$107M
Gross margin98.6%98.7%98.7%98.4%98.3%—
Operating margin34.0%28.0%22.2%20.3%5.9%0.8%
Net margin30.7%25.2%22.0%20.9%13.1%6.6%
Revenue growth+3.4%+9.8%+20.0%+39.9%+12.8%—
Cash + short-term investments$224M$432M$368M$383M$372M—

Fiscal years end Dec. EPS is split-adjusted.

Valuation (price ÷ last four quarters, through Jun 30, 2026) (CORT)

P/E 210.6x · P/E ex non-operating (est.) ≈330.0x · P/S 14.0x · P/FCF 108.7x · P/B 16.5x · FCF yield 0.92% · Earnings yield 0.47% · Buyback yield (TTM) 0.37%

P/E at fiscal year-ends: Dec 2025 41.9x, Dec 2024 40.5x, Dec 2023 34.2x.

Analysts (CORT)

Consensus Buy (mean 2.20 on a 1–5 scale), 5 analysts; mean target USD 141 (low 50, high 165).

Rating changes, last 120 days:

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-09-18HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$165
2026-07-30Piper SandlerTarget raisedOverweight$88 → $165
2026-07-30Canaccord GenuityTarget raisedBuy$150 → $161
2026-07-30HC Wainwright & Co.Target raisedBuy$95 → $165
2026-07-29Canaccord GenuityTarget raisedBuy$135 → $150
2026-07-27Wolfe ResearchDowngradePeer Perform → Underperform$50

Total return (dividends reinvested) (CORT)

1Y (from 2025-10-23)5Y (from 2021-10-18)
Total return+47.3%+474.3%
S&P 500 (SPY)+14.9%+80.3%
Per year+47.5%+41.7%
Volatility (annualized)93.4%60.9%
Max drawdown-63.5% (Dec 2025→Mar 2026)-63.5% (Sep 2025→Mar 2026)

CORT revenue by product line (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026)

LineRevenueShare of totalYoY
Hypercortisolism Products$208.6M81.4%+7.3%
Lifyorli$47.6M18.6%—
Total revenue$256.1M100%—

As tagged by the company in its SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings (XBRL).

CORT suppliers, customers and competitors (named in its 10-K)

RelationshipCompanySentence in the filing
PartnerCurant Health Georgia“Our agreement with Curant became effective in June 2025 and extends to June 2028 with automatic renewal for successive one-year terms, unless terminated earlier by us upon 180 days' notice, subject to customary termination provisions, including the right of either party to terminate in the event of a material breach by the other party.”
PartnerOptime Care“In June 2025, we notified Optime that it would cease to be our exclusive specialty pharmacy and in October 2025, we delivered a notice of termination of our agreement with them, effective January 8, 2026.”

Quoted from the company's 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026.

CORT customer concentration

In the period ended Dec 31, 2025, a single direct customer accounted for 1% of revenue, per the company's 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026. The company does not name it.

CORT company outlook (results filed Jul 29, 2026)

Analysts expect $336.4M for the current quarter, 70.8% below the midpoint of the company's guidance ($1.15B).

Quoted word-for-word from the SEC 8-K results press release.

CORT analyst estimates and revisions

PeriodEPS estimate90 days agoChangeRevenue estimateAnalysts
Current quarter (ends Sep 2026)$0.84$0.25+231.6%$336.4M4
Next quarter (ends Dec 2026)$1.17$0.58+103.3%$388.7M4
Current fiscal year (ends Dec 2026)$2.12$0.56+280.8%$1.15B4
Next fiscal year (ends Dec 2027)$4.41$3.21+37.4%$1.71B4

Key Statistics (as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC)

PriceUSD 107.5
Change▼ 7.55% (down)
Previous CloseUSD 116.28
OpenUSD 115.16
Day RangeUSD 107.33 – 115.73
52-Week RangeUSD 28.66 – 126.38
Volume809,797 shares
Market Cap$11.62B
ExchangeNCM

Technical Analysis (CORT)

Nexqual's technical model rates CORT "SELL" based on 2 bullish and 5 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Overall SignalSELL
RSI (14)39.76 (neutral)
vs SMA50Below (USD 115.7)
MACD-0.52 (negative)

Analyst Ratings (CORT)

Wall Street analysts rate CORT "Buy" based on 5 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 141 (range USD 50–165), per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Consensus RatingBuy
Analyst Count5
Mean TargetUSD 141
High TargetUSD 165
Low TargetUSD 50
Buy / Hold / Sell4 / 0 / 1

Earnings (CORT)

Next Earnings Date2026-11-04
EPS EstimateUSD 0.84
Revenue Estimate$336.37M

Recent Earnings History

QuarterActual vs Estimate
2026-06-30USD 0.36 vs est 0.06 ▲ beat
2026-03-31USD -0.3 vs est -0.14 ▼ miss
2025-12-31USD 0.2 vs est 0.33 ▼ miss
2025-09-30USD 0.16 vs est 0.14 ▲ beat

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (CORT)

Total Revenue$830.81M
Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY)+31.70%
Gross Margin+98.30%
Operating Margin+16.12%
Profit Margin+6.64%
ROE+8.23%
Debt / Equity0.01
Current Ratio2.86
Total Cash$308.20M
Total Debt$9.42M
Free Cash Flow (last four quarters to Jun 2026, SEC 10-Q / 10-K)$106.92M (12.9% of revenue)

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Financial Health Score (CORT)

Nexqual rates Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated's overall financial health "Solid" across five dimensions, as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

GrowthSolid — Revenue +13% YoY (annual)
ProfitabilitySolid — Operating margin 16%
Balance SheetStrong — $308M cash vs $9M debt, net cash position
Cash FlowSolid — FCF $107M (last 4 quarters to Jun 2026, SEC), 13% margin
EfficiencyMixed — ROE 8%, ROA 0.5%

Ownership (CORT)

Insider Ownership+11.46%
Institutional Ownership+77.08%
Shares Outstanding108.10M
Float96.49M
Short % of Float+10.18%

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Leadership (CORT)

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated is led by Joseph K. Belanoff, Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director, per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Co-Founder, President, CEO & DirectorJoseph K. Belanoff
CFO & TreasurerAtabak Mokari
Chief Technology & Accounting OfficerJoseph Douglas Lyon
Chief Scientific OfficerHazel Hunt
President of Emerging MarketsMonica Tellado

Major Backers & Investors (CORT)

Notable institutional backers of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated include Ingalls & Snyder LLC, Renaissance Technologies, Parallel Advisors, LLC, according to Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

Active Investors

InvestorStake
Ingalls & Snyder LLC7.34%
Renaissance Technologies4.87%
Parallel Advisors, LLC3.67%
FMR, LLC3.09%
AQR Capital Management, LLC2.39%
Fidelity1.35%

Index Funds (Passive)

FundStake
BlackRock11.5%
Vanguard Group8.53%
State Street3.03%
Geode Capital2.34%

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:37 UTC.

From Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated's Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-02-24)

Key Strengths & Strategy (as disclosed to the SEC)

Partnerships

Legal & Regulatory Risks (Item 1A, quoted)

Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, official filing. Curated by Nexqual.

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