Cytokinetics, Incorporated (CYTK) Stock Price & Analysis

Cytokinetics, Incorporated (CYTK) closed at USD 62.33 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, down 0.84% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 62.33; the Oct 22, 2026 session ranged USD 61.94–64.07 on volume of 2,061,230 shares. Market capitalization is —, with a 52-week range of USD 54.3–88.31 (NMS). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC.

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Key facts (CYTK)

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

USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM
Revenue$70.4M$94.6M$7.5M$18.5M$88.0M$67.7M
Operating income-$186M-$324M-$496M-$536M-$612M-$708M
Net income-$215M-$389M-$526M-$590M-$785M-$894M
EPS (diluted)-$2.80-$4.33-$5.45-$5.26-$6.54—
Free cash flow-$191M-$311M-$416M-$400M-$535M-$581M
Operating margin-264.5%-342.8%-6589.7%-2902.7%-695.4%-1046.1%
Net margin-305.7%-411.2%-6988.6%-3191.1%-891.6%-1321.1%
Revenue growth+26.2%+34.3%-92.0%+145.3%+376.6%—
Cash + short-term investments$624M$829M$655M$1.20B$1.20B—
Total debt$47.4M$650M$639M$620M$288M—

Fiscal years end Dec. EPS is split-adjusted.

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

P/S 128.1x · EV/Sales 107.0x · FCF yield -6.70% · Earnings yield -10.32% · Net cash $1.42B · EV $7.24B

Analysts (CYTK)

Rating changes, last 120 days:

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-10-19HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$140
2026-10-16William BlairInitiatedOutperform
2026-10-08RBC CapitalTarget raisedOutperform$112 → $113
2026-08-31HC Wainwright & Co.ReiteratedBuy$140
2026-08-13BarclaysTarget raisedOverweight$95 → $110
2026-08-13JP MorganTarget raisedOverweight$97 → $103
2026-08-10Truist SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$106 → $112
2026-08-07RBC CapitalTarget loweredOutperform$117 → $112
2026-08-07CitizensTarget raisedMarket Outperform$105 → $110
2026-08-07NeedhamTarget raisedBuy$102 → $112
2026-07-07RBC CapitalTarget loweredOutperform$119 → $117
2026-06-29UBSUpgradeNeutral → Buy$69 → $115

Total return (dividends reinvested) (CYTK)

1Y (from 2025-10-23)5Y (from 2021-10-18)
Total return+8.4%+68.3%
S&P 500 (SPY)+14.9%+80.3%
Per year+8.4%+10.9%
Volatility (annualized)42.1%59.3%
Max drawdown-30.0% (Jun 2026→Oct 2026)-67.4% (Jan 2024→May 2025)

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

LineRevenueShare of totalYoY
Net Product Revenue$25.3M88.5%—
Collaboration Revenues$3.3M11.5%+36.2%
Total revenue$28.6M100%—

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

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

RelationshipCompanySentence in the filing
PartnerBayer“Under the terms of our license and collaboration agreements, Sanofi is responsible for the development and commercialization of aficamten (to be commercialized as MYQORZO) in China and Bayer is responsible for the development and commercialization of aficamten in Japan.”
PartnerRoyalty Pharma Development Funding“Concurrently, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement with RPFT through which RPFT purchased 875,656 shares of the Company's common stock for $10.0 million.”
CompetitorMerck (MRK)“Omecamtiv mecarbil could also compete against other novel drug candidates and therapies in development, such as those being developed by Novartis AG, Merck & Co., Inc., Bayer AG, AstraZeneca PLC, Kardigan, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.”
CompetitorEli Lilly (LLY)“Therefore, ulacamten could also compete against other novel drug candidates and therapies in development, such as those being developed by Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Mission Therapeutics, Cardurion Pharmaceuticals and potentially others that may still move into the clinic before potential approval of ulacamten.”
CompetitorNovo Nordisk (NVO)“Therefore, ulacamten could also compete against other novel drug candidates and therapies in development, such as those being developed by Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Mission Therapeutics, Cardurion Pharmaceuticals and potentially others that may still move into the clinic before potential approval of ulacamten.”

Quoted from the company's 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026.

Companies that name CYTK in their SEC reports

Relationship to CYTKCompanyFilingSentence
partnerRoyalty Pharma plc (RPRX)10-K Feb 11, 2026“In May 2024, we expanded our funding collaboration with Cytokinetics, Incorporated ("Cytokinetics").”

CYTK customer concentration

In the period ended Jun 30, 2026, 3 direct customers each accounted for at least 10% (36%, 34%, 23%) of revenue, per the company's 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2026. The company does not name them.

CYTK company outlook (results filed Aug 6, 2026)

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

CYTK analyst estimates and revisions

PeriodEPS estimate90 days agoChangeRevenue estimateAnalysts
Current quarter (ends Sep 2026)$-1.41$-1.55-8.8%$41.6M17
Next quarter (ends Dec 2026)$-1.39$-1.50-7.5%$61.2M17
Current fiscal year (ends Dec 2026)$-5.87$-6.32-7.1%$156.3M17
Next fiscal year (ends Dec 2027)$-4.46$-4.68-4.9%$428.6M17

CYTK options: expected move

Options price a move of about ±12.2% (±$7.63) by Nov 20, 2026, which includes earnings on Nov 4, 2026. Over the last 8 reports the stock moved ±6.1% on average.

ExpirationDaysATM implied volatilityExpected move
Nov 20, 20262854.1%±12.2%
Dec 18, 20265646.8%±14.8%
Jan 15, 20278452.9%±20.5%
Feb 19, 202711955.0%±25.3%
May 21, 202721061.9%±37.4%

30-day implied volatility 53.7% vs 29% realized over the last 30 trading days. Put/call ratio (volume) 0.19. Cboe delayed quotes (15 min). Expected move = at-the-money straddle.

Key Statistics (as of October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC)

PriceUSD 62.33
Change▼ 0.84% (down)
Previous CloseUSD 62.33
OpenUSD 62.33
Day RangeUSD 61.94 – 64.07
52-Week RangeUSD 54.3 – 88.31
Volume2,061,230 shares
Market Cap—
ExchangeNMS

Technical Analysis (CYTK)

Nexqual's technical model rates CYTK "STRONG SELL" based on 0 bullish and 5 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC.

Overall SignalSTRONG SELL
RSI (14)38.51 (neutral)
vs SMA50Below (USD 69.17)
MACD-1.83 (negative)

Earnings (CYTK)

Next Earnings Date2026-11-04
EPS EstimateUSD -1.41
Revenue Estimate$41.60M

Recent Earnings History

QuarterActual vs Estimate
2026-06-30USD -1.5 vs est -1.6 ▲ beat
2026-03-31USD -1.67 vs est -1.65 ▼ miss
2025-12-31USD -1.5 vs est -1.37 ▼ miss
2025-09-30USD -1.54 vs est -1.57 ▲ beat

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (CYTK)

Total Revenue$67.67M
Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY)-57.10%
Gross Margin+0.00%
Operating Margin-625.95%
Profit Margin+0.00%
Current Ratio6.66
Total Cash$1.17B
Total Debt$1.42B

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC.

Ownership (CYTK)

Insider Ownership+0.57%
Institutional Ownership+125.95%
Shares Outstanding139.02M
Float138.49M
Short % of Float+21.23%

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:50 UTC.

From Cytokinetics, Incorporated's Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-02-26)

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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