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Viking Therapeutics VKTX Return on invested capital

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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$3.53B+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 return on invested capital?
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) reported return on invested capital of -59.2% in Q4 2025.
How has Viking Therapeutics's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Viking Therapeutics's return on invested capital decreased by 125.5% year-over-year, from -26.3% to -59.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Viking Therapeutics's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Viking Therapeutics's return on invested capital has grown at a 27.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -17.6% to -59.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.