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Viking Therapeutics VKTX Interest coverage

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue-
Operating income-$164.1M-196%
Net income-$158.3M-247%
EPS (diluted)-$1.37-234%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$118.1M+211%
Total debt$137.0K-87.8%
Total equity$501.9M-40.7%
Total assets$608.2M-29.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$114.0M-118%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.04B+38.7%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-70%-94.5pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio5.7×-38.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Viking Therapeutics’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Viking Therapeutics’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Viking Therapeutics's interest coverage?
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) reported interest coverage of -16.9× in Q1 2026.
How has Viking Therapeutics's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
Viking Therapeutics's interest coverage decreased by 333.0% year-over-year, from -3.9× to -16.9×.
What is the long-term trend for Viking Therapeutics's interest coverage?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Viking Therapeutics's interest coverage has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -13.2× to -11.7×.
What does interest coverage mean?
Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.