Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.
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ACHV · Price history
Price at last available close
$6.71
−$1.04 (-13.48%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Achieve Life Sciences, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical firm, concentrating on the development and market introduction of cytisinicline. This compound is aimed at assisting with smoking cessation and nicotine dependence, with commercial activities spanning Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Cytisinicline is a naturally occurring alkaloid, which functions by engaging with nicotine receptors in the brain to lessen the intensity of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
How they make money
Achieve Life Sciences is a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company that does not currently generate revenue from product sales. Its business model focuses on the development and future commercialization of cytisinicline for nicotine dependence, relying on external funding and capital raises to finance research, clinical trials, and regulatory activities.
Products & services
Cytisinicline, a plant-based alkaloid drug candidate currently in clinical development for the treatment of nicotine dependence, including smoking and e-cigarette cessation.
Brands & revenue mix
The company's sole product candidate for nicotine dependence treatment.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
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Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Healthcare providers and patients seeking nicotine cessation treatmentsSource
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
Business relationships & partnerships
- Adare Pharma Solutions — A U.S.-based manufacturer partnered with Achieve to manufacture cytisinicline drug product for potential commercial launch.Source
Strengths
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Questions worth answering for ACHV
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- •How long can ACHV fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •How is ACHV likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What specifically needs to improve for ACHV to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ACHV's current valuation?
- •What does the current corporate distress warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of ACHV's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Market Cap
$691.5M
P/E Ratio
-5.2
EPS
$-1.55
52-Week High
$8.64
52-Week Low
$2.62
Beta
2.25
Analyst Target
$13.00
Shares Outstanding
102.7M
Total Debt
$14.9M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$-0.14
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Notices for ACHV
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Material dilution — approximately 135.5% share-count growth
Shares outstanding increased approximately 135.5% across stored score snapshots. This is material dilution and is applying a Wall Street Score ceiling of 35.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~-67.0x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ACHV.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Clinical development of cytisinicline for nicotine dependence.
- +FDA Commissioner's National Priority Voucher designation.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Biotechnology industry.
- −Lack of product revenue and history of operating losses.
- −Dependence on a single product candidate, cytisinicline.
- −Requirement for substantial additional capital to fund operations.
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Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$6.72
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Financial Charts
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Large reported revenue change: -72.1%
Revenue changed sharply from 2015 to 2016. This can reflect a real business change, acquisition, divestiture, discontinued operations, restatement, or reporting-basis change. Compare the underlying filing before treating it as normal growth or decline.
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| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Revenue | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | — | $228K | $229K | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | — | -$228K | -$229K | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | — | $23.0M | $22.8M | $15.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | — | $31.9M | $16.3M | $11.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | — | $54.7M | $38.8M | $27.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | — | -$53.6M | -$37.4M | -$26.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | — | -$54.9M | -$39.1M | -$27.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | — | $819K | $2.2M | $2.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | — | -$54.6M | -$39.8M | -$29.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | — | -$54.6M | -$39.8M | -$29.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | — | $-1.25 | $-1.24 | $-1.50 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 93.51M | 43.59M | 32.07M | 19.83M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 93.51M | 43.59M | 32.07M | 19.83M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$0
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Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.80
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EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+50.1%
Cash Change
-7.5%
Margin Change
Not available
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included EPS growth. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
EPS increased 116.2%. Cash declined 7.5%. Total debt increased 50.1%.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Dividend History
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BiotechnologyNews
Achieve Life Sciences Presents 52-Week Cytisinicline Results for Smoking and Vaping Cessation at CHEST 2026
Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Kaitlyn Tuson as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Benjamin Halladay as Chief Financial Officer
Achieve Life Sciences to Present 52-Week Cytisinicline Efficacy Data for Smoking and E-Cigarette Cessation at CHEST 2026
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