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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue up 55%: Full-year revenue was $277.0 million, up 55% from 2024, including revenue under the Genentech Agreement. Source
  • Net loss narrowed sharply: Net loss was $59.5 million for 2025 against $159.6 million in 2024. The fourth-quarter net loss was $13.6 million against $33.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA positive for year: Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $12.2 million for 2025, against a loss of $80.4 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $4.1 million. Source
  • MRD share of revenue rose: MRD was 77% of full-year revenue and 86% of fourth-quarter revenue. Fourth-quarter MRD revenue was $61.9 million, up 54%. Source
  • MRD segment turned profitable: MRD segment Adjusted EBITDA was $15.2 million for 2025, against a loss of $41.2 million in 2024. The segment also reported positive cash flow. Source
  • Fourth-quarter clonoSEQ volume up 43%: clonoSEQ test volume reached 30,038 tests in the fourth quarter, up 43% from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source

“2025 was an outstanding year for Adaptive, marked by strong execution and meaningful progress across the business,”

Chad Robins, chief executive officer and co-founder of Adaptive Biotechnologies

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
MRD business revenue Sourcefull year 2026$255 million to $265 millionNew
Total company operating expenses, including cost of revenue Sourcefull year 2026$350 million to $360 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First full-year 2026 guidance given for MRD business revenue, at $255 million to $265 million. Source
  • New guidance: First full-year 2026 guidance given for total operating expenses including cost of revenue, at $350 million to $360 million. Source
  • New: Two non-exclusive immune receptor data licensing agreements signed with Pfizer. Source
  • New: Expanded Medicare coverage for clonoSEQ recurrence monitoring in mantle cell lymphoma. Source
  • New: clonoSEQ integration into Flatiron Health's OncoEMR electronic medical record platform launched. Source
  • New: NovaSeq X Plus implemented for clonoSEQ clinical sequencing. Source
  • Ended: Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. expenses no longer included in the Immune Medicine segment. Source

Full-year and quarterly results

  • Full-year revenue up 55%: Full-year revenue was $277.0 million, up 55% from 2024, including revenue under the Genentech Agreement. Source
  • Revenue excluding Genentech up 42%: Excluding Genentech Agreement revenue for all periods, full-year revenue was $235.7 million, up 42% from the prior year. Source
  • Net loss narrowed sharply: Net loss was $59.5 million for 2025 against $159.6 million in 2024. The fourth-quarter net loss was $13.6 million against $33.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA positive for year: Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $12.2 million for 2025, against a loss of $80.4 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $4.1 million. Source

Segments, products and clonoSEQ volume

  • MRD share of revenue rose: MRD was 77% of full-year revenue and 86% of fourth-quarter revenue. Fourth-quarter MRD revenue was $61.9 million, up 54%. Source
  • MRD segment turned profitable: MRD segment Adjusted EBITDA was $15.2 million for 2025, against a loss of $41.2 million in 2024. The segment also reported positive cash flow. Source
  • Immune Medicine revenue up 93%: Immune Medicine revenue was $64.6 million for 2025, up 93%. Excluding Genentech Agreement revenue for all periods, it was $23.4 million, up 17%. Source
  • Immune Medicine segment loss narrowed: Immune Medicine segment Adjusted EBITDA was $10.3 million for 2025, against a loss of $24.4 million in 2024. The fourth-quarter segment loss was $3.0 million. Source
  • Fourth-quarter clonoSEQ volume up 43%: clonoSEQ test volume reached 30,038 tests in the fourth quarter, up 43% from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Full-year clonoSEQ volume up 39%: Full-year clonoSEQ test volume grew 39% from 2024. Source

“As we enter 2026, we are well positioned to drive continued growth, expand margins and achieve company-wide profitability, enabled by disciplined capital allocation and a strong financial foundation.”

Chad Robins, chief executive officer and co-founder of Adaptive Biotechnologies

Operating expenses

  • Full-year operating expenses down 2%: Operating expenses were $334.1 million for 2025 against $341.5 million, a year that included $9.2 million of restructuring and impairment charges. Excluding those charges, expenses rose 1%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter operating expenses up 4%: Fourth-quarter operating expenses were $84.5 million, against $81.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Sales and marketing rose, R&D fell: Fourth-quarter sales and marketing was $24.5 million, against $21.6 million a year earlier. Research and development was $21.8 million, against $23.2 million. Source
  • Share-based compensation $51.5 million: Share-based compensation expense was $51.5 million for 2025 and $12.7 million for the fourth quarter. Source

Revenue timing and Genentech effect

  • Quarterly revenue up 63% excluding Genentech: The Genentech Agreement produced no revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025. Excluding that revenue, quarterly revenue rose 63% from a year earlier. Source
  • Immune Medicine quarter up 157% excluding Genentech: Immune Medicine fourth-quarter revenue was $9.8 million, up 34%. Excluding the Genentech Agreement, it rose 157% from a year earlier. Source
  • $41.3 million recognized on full amortization: Immune Medicine revenue included $41.3 million recognized when payments previously received under the Genentech Agreement were fully amortized. Source

Cash, debt and share count

  • Cash and securities $240.2 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $240.2 million at December 31, 2025, including $13.1 million held by Digital Biotechnologies. The January preliminary figure of about $227 million excluded that cash. Source
  • Revenue interest interest expense steady: Interest expense from the revenue interest purchase agreement was $11.8 million in 2025, against $11.6 million in 2024. Quarterly expense was $3.0 million. Source
  • Shares outstanding rose to 153.8 million: Shares outstanding were 153.8 million at December 31, 2025, up from 147.8 million a year earlier. Source

Strategy and partnerships

  • Immune Medicine platform scaled: The company described its Immune Medicine platform as advancing through scaled TCR-antigen data generation and two data partnerships. Source
  • No Immune Medicine revenue guidance: Full-year revenue guidance covers the MRD business only. No revenue guidance was given for Immune Medicine. Source
  • Pfizer data licensing agreements: Two non-exclusive immune receptor data licensing agreements were signed with Pfizer Inc. Source

Reporting basis and contacts

  • Results follow January preliminary release: The January preliminary release described its figures as unaudited and subject to change. This release presents the full-year figures, which remain unaudited.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure: The company uses Adjusted EBITDA, including segment figures, to evaluate performance. It is reconciled to net loss attributable to the company. Source
  • Investor relations contact named: Karina Calzadilla is listed as Vice President, Investor Relations, the contact for investor questions. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
MRD product revenue Source$212.3 million for 2025, up 46%
ClonoSEQ tests delivered Source105,587 in 2025
Regulatory milestone revenue (MRD pharma) Source$19.5 million in 2025
Research and development expense Source$93.8 million for 2025, against $103.0 million in 2024

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.