NASDAQ$AKRO

Akero Therapeutics Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Akero Therapeutics reported Q2 2025 results with a net loss of $70.5M and an EPS of -$0.86.

Akero Therapeutics posted a Q2 2025 net loss of $70.5 million, or -$0.86 per share, driven by increased R&D spending for Phase 3 trials. The company ended the quarter with $1.086 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, sufficient to fund operations into 2028.

  • Net loss for Q2 2025 was $70.5 million, compared to $56.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • EPS was -$0.86, compared to -$0.81 in Q2 2024.
  • R&D expenses increased to $69.3 million due to Phase 3 trial activities.
  • Cash and marketable securities totaled $1.086 billion, providing runway into 2028.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$0.00

Previous: $0.00
EPS (adj)

-$0.86

Previous: -$0.81-6.2%
R&D expenses

$69.3M

Previous: $55.3M+25.2%
G&A expenses

$11.6M

Previous: $10.4M+11.5%
Interest expense

$1.17M

Previous: $1.23M-4.8%
Interest & other income

$11.5M

Previous: $11M+5.1%
Stockholders’ equity

$1.03B

Previous: $750M+36.8%
Weighted avg. shares

81.7M

Previous: 69.2M+18.2%
Net Income

-$70.5M

Previous: -$56M-25.9%
Operating Income

-$80.9M

Previous: -$65.7M-23.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Akero · Revenue · Quarterly

$0

Q2 2025

Forward guidance

Akero expects to report preliminary results from the SYNCHRONY Real-World Phase 3 trial in the first half of 2026 and SYNCHRONY Histology results in the first half of 2027, with cash runway into 2028.

Tailwinds

  • Preliminary SYNCHRONY Real-World results expected in 1H 2026.
  • SYNCHRONY Histology readout anticipated in 1H 2027.
  • Cash runway expected to last into 2028.
  • Positive Phase 2b SYMMETRY results published in NEJM.
  • EASL 2025 presentations reinforced EFX's antifibrotic potential.

Headwinds

  • Continued operating losses driven by R&D investment.
  • No current revenue generation from product sales.
  • Dependency on clinical trial success for future growth.
  • High costs for Phase 3 trials and manufacturing.
  • Potential regulatory risks impacting trial timelines.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 7 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2025

Historical avgQ2 2025

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.5%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

14 / 26 earnings

Positive

+18.4%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-20.9%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025
Q3 2025+0.2%+0.3%+0.9%
Q2 2025+0.1%-4.2%-11.3%
Q1 2025+4.3%-2.5%+33.0%
Q4 2024+2.9%-5.4%-8.8%
Q3 2024-5.2%-11.2%-10.8%
Q2 2024-3.0%-4.2%+6.2%
Q1 2024-0.9%+1.2%+10.5%
Q4 2023+2.1%+12.0%-7.3%
Q3 2023+5.3%
Q2 2023+6.2%
Q1 2023+0.2%
Q4 2022-4.1%
Q3 2022-6.8%
Q2 2022+18.4%
Q1 2022-11.4%
Q4 2021-1.9%
Q3 2021+4.6%
Q2 2021+1.0%
Q1 2021+2.6%
Q4 2020-1.1%
Q3 2020-3.0%
Q2 2020-0.9%
Q1 2020+2.8%
Q4 2019-20.9%
Q3 2019-3.8%
Q2 2019+1.3%
Q1 2019
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q2 2018
Q1 2018
Q4 2017

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