Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (AXSM) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: AXSMValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

AXSM valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$8.23B
Enterprise value
$10.04B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
32.2
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
10.6
10-yr median 14.2
Price / book
121.6
10-yr median 27.6
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.85

AXSM key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

AXSM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales+35.4%
14.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 161.12022: 62.7 (−61.1%)2023: 13.4 (−78.7%)2024: 10.5 (−21.3%)2025: 14.2 (+35.4%)
20162025
Price / book+44.7%
102.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 6.0 (+151.3%)2017: 7.6 (+27.3%)2018: 80.8 (+960.0%)2019: 19.7 (−75.7%)2020: 26.6 (+35.4%)2021: 90.9 (+241.3%)2022: 28.6 (−68.5%)2023: 18.9 (−33.9%)2024: 71.1 (+275.6%)2025: 102.9 (+44.7%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+2.1 pts
−1.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −16.5% (−9.8 pts)2017: −20.8% (−4.2 pts)2018: −39.7% (−18.9 pts)2019: −1.3% (+38.4 pts)2020: −2.6% (−1.3 pts)2021: −7.6% (−5.0 pts)2022: −3.7% (+3.9 pts)2023: −4.0% (−0.3 pts)2024: −3.2% (+0.9 pts)2025: −1.0% (+2.1 pts)
20162025

AXSM valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

AXSM returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

AXSM debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

AXSM cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

AXSM price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

AXSM key metrics

2016–2025
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$9.09B$4.05B$3.62B$3.14B$1.42B$3.03B$3.52B$75.8M$127.5M$129.3M
Enterprise value$9.00B$3.93B$3.42B$3.03B$1.38B$2.90B$3.32B$68.8M$103.4M$102.4M
Price / sales14.210.513.462.7161.1—————
Price / book102.971.118.928.690.926.619.780.87.66.0
EV / sales14.110.212.660.5157.0—————
Earnings yield−2.0%−7.1%−6.6%−6.0%−9.5%−3.4%−1.9%−40.8%−22.7%−21.0%
Free cash flow yield−1.0%−3.2%−4.0%−3.7%−7.6%−2.6%−1.3%−39.7%−20.8%−16.5%
Dividend yield———1.4%————0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)——0.1%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$182.64$84.61$79.59$77.13$37.78$81.47$103.36$2.82$5.60$6.75
Per share
Revenue per share$12.83$8.05$5.96$1.23$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Earnings per share−$3.68−$5.99−$5.27−$4.60−$3.59−$2.77−$2.01−$1.15−$1.27−$1.42
Operating cash flow per share−$1.88−$2.68−$3.19−$2.87−$2.88−$2.11−$1.36−$1.12−$1.16−$1.11
Free cash flow per share−$1.89−$2.69−$3.21−$2.88−$2.89−$2.11−$1.36−$1.12−$1.16−$1.12
Cash per share$6.49$6.58$8.50$4.94$2.30$4.94$6.47$0.52$1.49$1.91
Book value per share$1.77$1.19$4.20$2.69$0.42$3.06$5.25$0.03$0.73$1.13
Tangible book value per share$0.72−$0.04$2.77$0.97$0.42$3.06$5.25$0.03$0.73$1.13
Dividends per share———$1.08————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01
Debt per share$4.85$4.03$4.10$2.33$1.32$1.35$0.59$0.26$0.44$0.51
Shares outstanding49.7M47.9M45.4M40.7M37.6M37.2M34.0M26.9M22.8M19.2M
Change in shares outstanding+3.8%+5.5%+11.7%+8.1%+1.1%+9.4%+26.5%+18.1%+18.9%+60.3%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−252.1%−231.6%−159.2%−299.0%−208.5%−70.4%−76.1%−350.8%−151.2%−80.0%
Return on assets (ROA)−29.1%−49.7%−52.0%−89.3%−98.5%−50.6%−57.9%−121.6%−78.5%−62.3%
Return on tangible assets−28.7%−56.4%−45.8%−71.6%−153.7%−55.3%−31.0%−201.3%−81.4%−71.2%
Free cash flow margin−14.7%−33.4%−53.8%−234.3%——————
Financial health
Total debt$241.3M$193.0M$186.4M$94.7M$49.7M$50.1M$19.9M$6.9M$9.9M$9.7M
Cash & short-term investments$322.9M$315.4M$386.2M$200.8M$86.5M$183.9M$220.0M$14.0M$34.0M$36.6M
Net debt−$81.6M−$122.4M−$199.8M−$106.2M−$36.8M−$133.8M−$200.0M−$7.1M−$24.1M−$26.9M
Debt / equity2.733.380.980.863.180.440.117.370.590.45
Debt / assets0.350.340.320.290.570.270.090.450.280.25
Current ratio1.552.113.632.543.757.859.001.412.905.30
Quick ratio1.482.043.522.503.757.859.001.412.905.30
Interest coverage-25.8-42.7-35.9-24.5-21.9-38.6-54.3-29.1-20.3-208.0
Working capital$210.2M$255.0M$365.4M$149.1M$63.5M$160.6M$195.9M$4.4M$23.1M$30.8M
Invested capital$6.7M−$65.4M−$8.8M$3.4M−$21.1M−$20.0M−$21.3M−$6.1M−$7.4M−$5.3M
Tangible asset value$35.7M−$1.9M$125.6M$39.6M$15.6M$113.8M$178.7M$937,921$16.7M$21.6M
Net current asset value−$12.5M−$26.4M$107.0M$23.7M$14.4M$111.7M$178.6M$773,744$16.5M$21.4M
Graham net-net per share−$1.93−$1.71$1.49$0.23$0.38$3.00$5.24−$0.02$0.67$1.04
Capital allocation
Dividends paid———$44.0M————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)——$1.8M$531,831$175,713$0$0$0$0$0
Capex / revenue0.1%0.1%0.2%1.4%3.5%—————
Capex / depreciation0.050.030.090.164.050.590.430.670.235.10
Stock-based compensation / revenue14.7%22.1%23.1%75.4%235.9%—————
R&D / revenue28.7%48.5%36.2%115.8%658.3%—————
SG&A / revenue89.4%106.7%119.4%318.3%755.6%—————
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding104.7112.189.4137.50.0—————
Days of inventory on hand167.9169.2136.2151.7——————
Days payables outstanding528.7617.5555.11,817.14,209.057,408.171,526.426,563.732,234.153,220.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)-256.1-336.3-329.5-1,527.9-4,209.0—————
Receivables turnover3.483.264.082.65——————
Payables turnover0.690.590.660.200.090.010.010.010.010.01
Inventory turnover2.172.162.682.41——————
Asset turnover1.010.670.590.240.060.000.000.000.000.00
Average receivables$183.2M$118.4M$66.3M$18.8M$0—————
Average payables$68.8M$56.3M$39.6M$25.9M$13.3M$12.2M$7.3M$3.6M$3.8M$3.0M
Average inventory$21.8M$15.4M$9.7M$2.2M$0———$0$0
Intangibles / total assets7.6%10.4%11.1%21.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from AXSM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

AXSM valuation and financial ratios

Axsome Therapeutics earned a return on equity of −252.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $241.3 million of debt and $322.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $81.6 million. The share count rose 159.8% from 19.2M to 49.7M over 9 years.

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AXSM key metrics FAQ

What is Axsome Therapeutics's return on equity?

Axsome Therapeutics's return on equity (ROE) was −252.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$183.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $72.7 million.

How much debt does Axsome Therapeutics have?

Axsome Therapeutics had total debt of $241.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.73 and more cash than debt.

What is Axsome Therapeutics's free cash flow yield?

Axsome Therapeutics generated -$93.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.0% on its market value at year-end ($9.1 billion).

What is Axsome Therapeutics's current ratio?

Axsome Therapeutics's current ratio was 1.55 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.55 times current liabilities.

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