Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) Key Metrics

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

VNDA valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$243.7M
Enterprise value
$157.2M
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 43.0
Forward P/E
103.1
PEG ratio
2.23
Price / sales
1.1
10-yr median 3.1
Price / book
1.4
10-yr median 1.7
EV / EBITDA
0.8
10-yr median 17.1
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.69

VNDA key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales+71.6%
2.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.7 (+32.6%)2017: 4.1 (−13.2%)2018: 7.2 (+74.3%)2019: 4.0 (−44.8%)2020: 2.9 (−26.2%)2021: 3.3 (+13.7%)2022: 1.7 (−50.2%)2023: 1.3 (−23.8%)2024: 1.4 (+11.1%)2025: 2.4 (+71.6%)
20162025
Price / book+207.2%
1.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.3 (+78.5%)2017: 5.2 (−1.9%)2018: 5.0 (−2.8%)2019: 2.2 (−56.5%)2020: 1.6 (−26.9%)2021: 1.8 (+10.6%)2022: 0.8 (−54.8%)2023: 0.4 (−44.2%)2024: 0.5 (+16.0%)2025: 1.6 (+207.2%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−15.4 pts
−21.2%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −1.4% (−3.9 pts)2017: −0.5% (+0.8 pts)2018: 0.3% (+0.9 pts)2019: 5.0% (+4.7 pts)2020: 6.9% (+1.9 pts)2021: 7.1% (+0.2 pts)2022: 7.4% (+0.3 pts)2023: 5.1% (−2.3 pts)2024: −5.8% (−10.9 pts)2025: −21.2% (−15.4 pts)
20162025

VNDA valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

VNDA returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

VNDA debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

VNDA price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

VNDA key metrics

2016–2025
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$519.8M$278.5M$242.9M$421.1M$893.1M$725.2M$900.0M$1.39B$680.0M$693.0M
Enterprise value$268.5M−$83.7M−$136.0M−$34.6M$472.7M$371.1M$602.5M$1.13B$563.6M$576.7M
P/E ratio——96.867.126.931.17.855.0——
Price / sales2.41.41.31.73.32.94.07.24.14.7
Price / book1.60.50.40.81.81.62.25.05.25.3
Price / free cash flow——19.613.514.014.520.0300.1——
Price / operating cash flow——19.013.213.914.019.646.2——
EV / sales1.2-0.4-0.7-0.11.81.52.75.83.43.9
EV / EBITDA————10.510.823.445.7——
EV / free cash flow————7.47.413.4244.4——
Earnings yield−42.4%−6.8%1.0%1.5%3.7%3.2%12.8%1.8%−2.3%−2.6%
Free cash flow yield−21.2%−5.8%5.1%7.4%7.1%6.9%5.0%0.3%−0.5%−1.4%
Dividend yield————————0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)———0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$8.82$4.79$4.22$7.39$15.69$13.14$16.41$26.13$15.20$15.95
Per share
Revenue per share$3.67$3.42$3.35$4.46$4.72$4.50$4.14$3.64$3.69$3.36
Earnings per share−$3.74−$0.33$0.04$0.11$0.58$0.42$2.11$0.48−$0.35−$0.41
Operating cash flow per share−$1.86−$0.27$0.22$0.56$1.13$0.94$0.84$0.57−$0.04−$0.19
Free cash flow per share−$1.87−$0.28$0.22$0.55$1.12$0.91$0.82$0.09−$0.08−$0.22
Cash per share$4.48$6.44$6.75$8.19$7.60$6.66$5.69$4.85$3.21$3.25
Book value per share$5.55$9.26$9.47$9.25$8.87$8.21$7.49$5.19$2.94$3.02
Tangible book value per share$3.57$7.30$7.36$8.93$8.52$7.82$7.07$4.73$2.35$2.38
Dividends per share————————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.03$0.02$0.48$0.04$0.03
Debt per share$0.21$0.21$0.16$0.20$0.22$0.25$0.27—$0.60$0.58
Shares outstanding58.9M58.1M57.6M57.0M56.9M55.2M54.8M53.0M44.7M43.4M
Change in shares outstanding+1.3%+1.0%+1.0%+0.1%+3.1%+0.6%+3.4%+18.6%+3.0%+2.8%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−50.9%−3.5%0.5%1.2%6.9%5.4%33.7%12.4%−11.9%−13.6%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−94.7%−18.8%−5.9%4.5%35.9%18.9%34.7%130.9%−89.1%−98.3%
Return on assets (ROA)−38.5%−2.9%0.4%1.0%5.9%4.6%28.3%9.4%−7.5%−8.5%
Return on tangible assets−59.3%−3.5%0.5%1.0%5.8%4.6%25.1%8.2%−8.7%−9.9%
Free cash flow margin−51.1%−8.2%6.4%12.3%23.7%20.1%19.8%2.4%−2.2%−6.5%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——5.105.101.942.220.401.19——
Financial health
Total debt$12.6M$12.4M$9.4M$11.1M$12.4M$13.6M$14.6M—$27.0M$25.0M
Cash & short-term investments$263.8M$374.6M$388.3M$466.9M$432.8M$367.7M$312.1M$257.4M$143.4M$141.3M
Net debt−$251.2M−$362.3M−$378.9M−$455.7M−$420.4M−$354.1M−$297.5M−$257.4M−$116.4M−$116.3M
Debt / equity0.040.020.020.020.020.030.04—0.210.19
Debt / assets0.030.020.010.020.020.030.03—0.130.12
Net debt / EBITDA———−32.47−9.30−10.26−11.58−10.42——
Current ratio2.394.394.945.686.436.215.955.642.413.46
Quick ratio2.384.374.925.676.416.195.935.622.403.45
Interest coverage———1.3211.96.23.7———
Working capital$202.1M$338.9M$345.2M$427.9M$403.9M$343.2M$294.6M$246.1M$99.5M$123.9M
Invested capital$76.0M$176.3M$166.1M$71.5M$84.5M$99.1M$113.4M$18.1M$15.0M$15.0M
Tangible asset value$210.1M$424.4M$423.5M$508.6M$484.8M$431.7M$387.9M$250.9M$105.3M$103.5M
Net current asset value$185.5M$321.2M$329.4M$412.2M$389.4M$329.0M$281.3M$242.4M$95.8M$95.1M
Graham number——$3.05$4.79$10.78$8.84$18.85$7.45——
Graham net-net per share$2.44$5.04$5.40$6.77$6.48$5.63$4.73$4.20$1.86$1.79
Capital allocation
Dividends paid————————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)———$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow———0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%——
Capex / revenue0.5%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.7%0.4%13.1%1.0%1.0%
Capex / operating cash flow——3.0%2.1%0.9%3.5%2.2%84.6%——
Capex / depreciation0.080.060.130.250.190.630.358.580.560.12
Stock-based compensation / revenue4.4%6.3%7.3%6.4%5.7%5.4%5.9%6.0%6.3%5.9%
R&D / revenue50.6%37.4%39.9%33.7%28.0%22.4%21.4%22.6%23.4%20.0%
SG&A / revenue110.1%73.7%63.6%53.7%46.2%56.6%57.1%55.2%75.0%68.3%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding85.974.664.147.342.541.544.343.841.945.7
Days of inventory on hand50.149.726.516.716.418.915.916.316.615.3
Days payables outstanding118.1171.7206.0102.314.154.371.1213.4242.952.2
Cash conversion cycle (days)17.9-47.3-115.4-38.344.86.1-10.9-153.2-184.58.9
Receivables turnover4.254.895.697.718.608.808.248.338.727.98
Payables turnover3.092.131.773.5725.976.725.131.711.507.00
Inventory turnover7.297.3413.7821.8922.2419.3122.9522.3622.0523.84
Asset turnover0.380.300.300.410.480.490.560.720.790.69
Average receivables$50.8M$40.6M$33.8M$33.0M$31.3M$28.2M$27.6M$23.2M$18.9M$18.3M
Average payables$4.2M$5.3M$9.9M$6.8M$987,000$3.5M$4.8M$12.0M$11.9M$3.5M
Average inventory$1.8M$1.5M$1.3M$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$1.1M$917,000$809,500$1.0M
Intangibles / total assets23.9%17.4%18.7%2.9%3.4%4.0%4.8%7.4%12.7%13.2%

Computed from VNDA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 12, 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.

VNDA valuation and financial ratios

Vanda Pharmaceuticals earned a return on equity of −50.9% and a return on invested capital of −94.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $12.6 million of debt and $263.8 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $251.2 million. The share count rose 35.6% from 43.4M to 58.9M over 9 years.

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VNDA key metrics FAQ

What is Vanda Pharmaceuticals's return on equity?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals's return on equity (ROE) was −50.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$220.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $432.9 million.

What is Vanda Pharmaceuticals's ROIC?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital was −94.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Vanda Pharmaceuticals have?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals had total debt of $12.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04 and more cash than debt.

What is Vanda Pharmaceuticals's free cash flow yield?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals generated -$110.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −21.2% on its market value at year-end ($519.8 million).

What is Vanda Pharmaceuticals's current ratio?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals's current ratio was 2.39 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.39 times current liabilities.

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