Natera, Inc.
Business
Natera, Inc. is a diagnostics company that applies proprietary cell-free DNA molecular and bioinformatics technology to detect genetic variations for clinical decision-making. It offers blood- and tissue-based molecular tests and related cloud software, including Panorama, Horizon, Vistara, Signatera, Altera, Prospera, Renasight and the Constellation analytics platform. The company organizes its business across three primary clinical areas—women’s health, oncology and organ health—while also licensing cloud-based algorithms and reagents to laboratory partners. It commercializes tests through a U.S. direct sales force, payer networks and a global network of laboratory and distribution partners using cloud delivery, mobile phlebotomy and provider portals.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 2,306 | 1,697 | 1,083 | 820 | 625 | |
| Research and development | 624 | 404 | 321 | 316 | 264 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,177 | 841 | 618 | 589 | 511 | |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total cost and expenses | 2,616 | 1,919 | 1,529 | 1,361 | 1,094 | |
| Loss from operations | −310 | −222 | −446 | −541 | −468 | |
| Interest expense | −4 | −11 | −13 | −9 | −8 | |
| Interest and other income, net | 46 | 43 | 24 | 4 | 5 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −268 | −190 | −435 | −547 | −471 | |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 60 | −700,000 | −300,000 | −1 | −600,000 | |
| Net loss | −208 | −190 | −435 | −548 | −472 | |
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities and foreign currency translation adjustment | 86,000 | 3 | 13 | — | — | |
| Comprehensive loss | −208 | −188 | −422 | −562 | −478 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −1.52 | −1.53 | −3.78 | −5.57 | −5.21 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −1.52 | −1.53 | −3.78 | −5.57 | −5.21 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 137 | 125 | 115 | 98 | 91 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 137 | 125 | 115 | 98 | 91 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2025 2025-11-30 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1,100 | — | 946 | 642 | 466 | |
| Short-term investments | — | — | 23 | 237 | 432 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8,018 in 2025 and $7,259 in 2024 | 297 | — | 314 | 278 | 244 | |
| Inventory | 68 | — | 45 | 41 | 35 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net | 56 | — | 49 | 61 | 34 | |
| Total current assets | 1,497 | — | 1,376 | 1,259 | 1,212 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 241 | — | 162 | 111 | 92 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 109 | — | 86 | 57 | 72 | |
| Goodwill | 141 | 141 | — | — | — | |
| Intangible assets | 374 | — | 11 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 37 | — | 26 | 15 | 18 | |
| Total assets | 2,398 | — | 1,661 | 1,442 | 1,394 | |
| Accounts payable | 33 | — | 35 | 15 | 31 | |
| Accrued compensation | 93 | — | 62 | 46 | 44 | |
| Contingent consideration payable, current portion | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| Deferred revenue, current portion | 25 | — | 20 | 17 | 11 | |
| Short-term debt financing | 80 | — | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
| Other accrued liabilities | 189 | — | 147 | 149 | 144 | |
| Total current liabilities | 441 | — | 344 | 307 | 310 | |
| Contingent consideration payable, long-term portion | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
| Deferred tax liability, long-term portion | 701,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion | 118 | — | 97 | 67 | 77 | |
| Deferred revenue, long-term portion | 17 | — | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
| Other liabilities | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 686 | — | 465 | 676 | 689 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 750,000 shares authorized at both December 31, 2025 and 2024; 139,693 and 132,646 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 14,000 | — | 12,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,489 | — | 3,764 | 3,146 | 2,665 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −2,800 | — | −2,568 | −2,377 | −1,943 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −258,000 | — | −344,000 | −3 | −16 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,712 | — | 1,195 | 765 | 706 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,398 | — | 1,661 | 1,442 | 1,394 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss | −208 | −190 | −435 | −548 | −472 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 42 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 11 | |
| Expensed in-process research and development | — | — | 3 | 9 | 36 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 354 | 274 | 192 | 152 | 115 | |
| Amortization of premiums and accretion of purchase discounts on investment securities | 32,000 | −618,000 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Change in fair value of warrants and preferred stock of related party equity investment | −3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | 17,000 | 462,000 | 265,000 | −2,000 | −11,000 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and issuance cost | — | 991,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-cash interest expense | −39,000 | 3 | 52,000 | 302,000 | 94,000 | |
| Non-cash expense recovery | −1 | −442,000 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 21 | −36 | −34 | −122 | −44 | |
| Inventory | −21 | −4 | −5 | −8 | −7 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 4 | — | 8 | 622,000 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −9 | 11 | −26 | −1 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable | 753,000 | 13 | −15 | 5 | 19 | |
| Accrued compensation | 60 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 11 | |
| Deferred tax liability | −61 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −20 | −17 | −12 | −10 | −10 | |
| Other accrued liabilities | 31 | −6 | 10 | 48 | 33 | |
| Deferred revenue | 3 | 852,000 | 5 | 2 | −44 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 215 | 136 | −247 | −432 | −335 | |
| Purchases of investments | — | −122 | −98 | −87 | −876 | |
| Proceeds from sale of investments | — | 25 | — | 248 | 188 | |
| Proceeds from maturity of investments | 23 | 314 | 306 | 217 | 533 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment, net | −106 | −66 | −39 | −48 | −41 | |
| Purchase of intangible assets, net | −33 | −10 | — | — | — | |
| Investment in related party | — | −3 | — | — | — | |
| Cash paid for business combination, net | −16 | — | — | — | −9 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −132 | 138 | 168 | 330 | −205 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | 25 | 17 | 15 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from public offering, net of issuance cost | — | — | 235 | 433 | 551 | |
| Stock issuance costs | −112,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash redemption on Convertible Note | — | −82,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 47 | 30 | 254 | 483 | 576 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 131 | 303 | 176 | 381 | 36 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 499,000 | 1 | 295,000 | 549,000 | 283,000 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accruals | −1 | 9 | 2 | −2 | 5 | |
| Acquisition of warrants | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Amounts accrued for acquisition of intangible assets | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Contingent consideration for business combination | 118 | — | — | — | — | |
| Issuance of common stock for business combination | 287 | — | — | — | — | |
| Issuance of common stock for IPR&D milestone | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation included in capitalized software development costs | 3 | 2 | 629,000 | — | — | |
| Debt and interest converted into equity | — | 287 | — | — | — |