NASDAQ$CRBU

Caribou Biosciences Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Caribou Biosciences Inc reported Q2 2025 financial results with licensing revenue of $2.7 million and a net loss of $54.1 million.

The company recorded licensing and collaboration revenue of $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Operating expenses totaled $50.2 million, including $12.2 million in impairment charges related to strategic pipeline prioritization. The net loss widened to $54.1 million amid restructuring and asset impairments.

  • Q2 revenue declined to $2.7 million from $3.5 million in Q2 2024 due to lower licensing activity.
  • R&D expenses decreased to $27.7 million as a result of workforce reductions and program discontinuations.
  • Impairment charges of $12.2 million and equity investment impairment of $9.2 million significantly impacted results.
  • Cash and cash equivalents stood at $25.2 million with total assets at $220.9 million at quarter end.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.67M

Previous: $3.46M-23.0%
EPS (adj)

-$0.58

Previous: -$0.42-38.1%
Research and development expenses

$27.7M

No prior period
General and administrative expenses

$10.4M

No prior period
Total operating expenses

$50.2M

No prior period
Other income, net

$2.19M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.46M

Previous: -$3.69M+60.4%
Net Income

-$54.1M

Previous: -$37.7M-43.5%
Operating Income

-$47.6M

Previous: -$43.5M-9.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$25.2M

No prior period
Total Assets

$221M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Caribou Biosciences · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.67M

Q2 2025-23%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Caribou Biosciences · $3.76M total across 1 segment · Q2 2023

  • Licensing & collaboration
    $3.76M-10.6%

Forward guidance

Company is focusing resources on CB-010 and CB-011 following pipeline prioritization and workforce reduction.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-5.2%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

10 / 19 earnings

Positive

+11.1%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-32.3%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2026-4.1%+4.1%-1.5%
Q4 2025+6.5%+15.2%+13.5%
Q3 2025-12.1%-17.3%-20.8%
Q1 2025+10.5%+16.7%+19.4%
Q4 2024+0.1%-8.6%-22.2%
Q3 2024+8.6%+9.0%-16.8%
Q2 2024-3.1%-0.8%-6.4%
Q1 2024-8.6%-7.6%-45.4%
Q4 2023-32.3%-27.6%-41.4%
Q3 2023-5.0%-19.3%+24.7%
Q2 2023+5.2%+5.8%-12.0%
Q1 2023+9.3%-2.1%+4.0%
Q4 2022-11.8%-11.4%-9.9%
Q3 2022+3.9%+15.0%+2.4%
Q2 2022+10.1%+17.3%+40.7%
Q1 2022-0.5%+22.4%+23.7%
Q4 2021+2.6%-5.6%-16.1%
Q3 2021-4.9%-0.5%-18.2%
Q2 2021+11.1%+12.3%-17.3%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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