Cerus Corporation
CERS · Price history
Price at last available close
$2.42
−$0.05 (-2.02%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Cerus Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Cerus Corporation operates as a biotechnology firm dedicated to advancing and marketing the INTERCEPT Blood System. This proprietary technology significantly enhances the safety of transfusable blood components by neutralizing biological threats, thereby reducing the risk of blood-borne pathogens. The company's product line includes INTERCEPT systems specifically engineered to deactivate pathogens in donated platelets and plasma.
How they make money
Cerus Corporation generates revenue primarily through the sale of its INTERCEPT Blood System, which includes single-use disposable kits and illumination devices used by blood centers and hospitals to reduce pathogens in blood components. The company also earns revenue through government contracts, including collaborations with BARDA and the Department of Defense, and through the commercialization of the INTERCEPT Fibrinogen Complex.
Products & services
The INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets, plasma, and red blood cells, and the INTERCEPT Fibrinogen Complex (IFC).
Brands & revenue mix
The primary brand for the company's pathogen reduction technology platform.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
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
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Customer concentration
The company historically relies on a limited number of large blood centers and hospital systems for a significant portion of its product revenue, as disclosed in the 2025 Annual Report.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Contract Manufacturers — The company relies on third-party contract manufacturers for the production of its disposable kits and illumination devices; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Business relationships & partnerships
Competitors
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
20
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
30
Poor
Financial Strength
49
Business Quality / Moat
28
Management
0
Growth Quality
48
Risk / Durability
15
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
34
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
45/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Debt service risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CERS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can CERS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is CERS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is CERS's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for CERS to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify CERS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
20
Opportunity Score
34
Market Cap
$487.7M
P/E Ratio
-65.7
EPS
$-0.04
52-Week High
$3.47
52-Week Low
$1.38
Beta
1.80
Analyst Target
$4.00
Shares Outstanding
190.6M
Total Revenue
$221.6M
Total Debt
$76.8M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$0.37
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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Notices for CERS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~-1.0x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on CERS.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Proprietary INTERCEPT pathogen reduction technology.
- +Strong regulatory and clinical validation.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Medical - Devices industry.
- −Dependence on third-party manufacturers.
- −Regulatory approval and reimbursement uncertainty.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
20
Sep 14, 2026
Change
+0.1
points
Current Score
20
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
CERS increased 0.1 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
22
Projected Change
+1.8 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 1.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$2.42
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
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Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Revenue | $221.6M | $206.1M | $180.3M | $156.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $106.2M | $93.8M | $80.7M | $70.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $115.3M | $112.3M | $99.5M | $86.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $61.1M | $67.7M | $58.9M | $67.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $82.3M | $80.9M | $75.9M | $75.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $116.9M | $121.0M | $113.7M | $116.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $2.9M | -$5.5M | -$10.0M | -$26.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$1.6M | -$8.7M | -$14.2M | -$30.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $7.7M | $8.3M | $8.9M | $8.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$6.4M | -$15.3M | -$20.8M | -$37.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $390K | $354K | $205K | $325K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$6.8M | -$15.6M | -$20.9M | -$37.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.04 | $-0.08 | $-0.11 | $-0.21 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 201M | 191M | 185M | 180M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 201M | 191M | 185M | 180M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$57.4M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.01
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-22.3%
Cash Change
+12.4%
Margin Change
+5.8 pp
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 Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth. 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
Revenue increased 9.5%. EPS declined 50.7%. Cash increased 12.4%. Total debt declined 22.3%. Net income margin improved by 5.8 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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