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Esperion Therapeutics ESPR Prepaid clinical development costs

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$80.1M+23.2%
Operating income-$6.6M+70.2%
Net income-$25.2M+37.7%
EPS (diluted)-$0.10+52.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$156.2M+36.2%
Total debt$155.2M+6.1%
Total equity-$307.9M+27.8%
Total assets$462.5M+42.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$27.7M-22.5%
CapEx$189.0K
Free cash flow-$27.9M-23.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$811.73M+283%
Enterprise value$810.81M+233%
P/S1.9×+1.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin18.1%+12.7pp
Net margin-34.8%+8.0pp
FCF margin-30.7%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-260.8%
Debt / equity0.8×
Current ratio1.5×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Esperion Therapeutics in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept espr:PrepaidClinicalDevelopmentCostsCurrent.

The official record: Esperion Therapeutics’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Esperion Therapeutics's prepaid clinical development costs?
Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) reported prepaid clinical development costs of $5.79M in Q1 2026.
How has Esperion Therapeutics's prepaid clinical development costs changed year-over-year?
Esperion Therapeutics's prepaid clinical development costs increased by 1049.0% year-over-year, from $504K to $5.79M.
What is the long-term trend for Esperion Therapeutics's prepaid clinical development costs?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Esperion Therapeutics's prepaid clinical development costs has grown at a 36.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $844K to $4.04M.
What does prepaid clinical development costs mean?
This represents payments made in advance to third-party research organizations or clinical sites for upcoming drug development activities. It reflects the company's commitment to future R&D pipelines and serves as a leading indicator of planned clinical trial activity. Monitoring this helps investors gauge the near-term cash outflow requirements for ongoing pharmaceutical research.