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Arvinas, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 24 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new, 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue nearly flat, quarter down: Fourth quarter revenue was $9.5 million, down from $59.2 million. Full-year revenue was $262.6 million against $263.4 million, as higher Pfizer vepdegestrant revenue offset lower Novartis revenue. Source
  • ARV-393 responses below predicted exposure: Dose escalation in the non-Hodgkin lymphoma trial has produced responses at doses below the predicted effective exposure level. The 3Q 2025 release said that level had not yet been achieved. Source
  • NDA under FDA review, PDUFA June 5: The FDA is reviewing the filed NDA for vepdegestrant, with a PDUFA action date of June 5, 2026. Management said the submission sets the stage for a potential first FDA approval of a PROTAC degrader. Source
  • Cash balance fell to $685.4 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $685.4 million at December 31, 2025, down $354.0 million from $1,039.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Cash runway into second half 2028: Management said the year-end cash balance funds planned operating expenses and capital expenditure into the second half of 2028, the same runway as in the prior quarter. Source
  • New President and CEO named: Randy Teel, Ph.D., was named President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, succeeding John Houston, who retired from those roles and as Board Chair. Source

“2025 was marked by meaningful progress across our pipeline and was a truly transformative year for the Company,”

Randy Teel, Ph.D., President and CEO of Arvinas

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Liquidity Sourceinto the second half of 2028into the second half of 2028Kept
Regulatory SourceJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026Kept
ARV-102 clinical trials Source1H 20261H 2026, pending regulatory feedbackKept
ARV-102 clinical trials Sourcelate 2026late 2026, pending regulatory feedbackNew
ARV-102 clinical data SourceMarch 2026AD/PD, March 2026
ARV-806 clinical data Source20262026Kept
ARV-393 clinical data Source2H 20262H 2026, at a medical congress
ARV-393 clinical trials Source1H 20261H 2026
ARV-6723 clinical trials Sourcemid-2026mid-2026, pending regulatory feedback
ARV-6723 preclinical data Source1H 20261H 2026New
Pan-KRAS degrader preclinical data SourceMarch 2026 and 1H 2026AACR-RAS, March 2026; 1H 2026New

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Randy Teel, Ph.D., was appointed President, CEO and Director, succeeding John Houston. Source
  • New: Briggs Morrison, M.D., was elected Chair of the Board, a role Houston held before his retirement. Source
  • New: The ARV-027 first-in-human Phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers moved from planned in the prior quarter to initiated. Source
  • Ended: Two Phase 3 combination trials were removed from the vepdegestrant development plan, changing program cost estimates. Source
  • New: A novel pan-KRAS degrader program is listed for the first time in this quarter’s milestones. Source
  • New guidance: A registrational PSP trial of ARV-102 is newly stated as a potential start in late 2026. Source
  • Guidance kept: Cash runway guidance into the second half of 2028 is the same as in the prior quarter. Source

Results and revenue

  • Full-year revenue nearly flat, quarter down: Fourth quarter revenue was $9.5 million, down from $59.2 million. Full-year revenue was $262.6 million against $263.4 million, as higher Pfizer vepdegestrant revenue offset lower Novartis revenue. Source
  • Net loss and per-share loss: Net loss was $67.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the quarter, and $80.8 million, or $1.14, for the year. Source
  • Quarterly operating loss widened: Loss from operations was $74.6 million in the fourth quarter, against $58.2 million a year earlier, and $118.5 million for the year, against $250.2 million. Source

Pipeline programs and data

  • Parkinson’s data set for AD/PD: ARV-102 data from the multiple dose cohort in Parkinson’s patients were accepted for an oral presentation at AD/PD in March 2026, including safety, PK and LRRK2 degradation results. Source
  • ARV-806 preclinical potency comparisons: Against clinical-stage inhibitors and another clinical-stage G12D degrader, ARV-806 showed more than 25-fold greater potency in reducing cancer cell proliferation and more than 40-fold higher KRAS G12D degradation potency. Source
  • ARV-393 responses below predicted exposure: Dose escalation in the non-Hodgkin lymphoma trial has produced responses at doses below the predicted effective exposure level. The 3Q 2025 release said that level had not yet been achieved. Source
  • ARV-6723 single-agent preclinical activity: Preclinical data at SITC showed ARV-6723 single-agent anti-tumor efficacy above anti-PD-1 or a clinical HPK1 inhibitor, and combination with anti-PD-1 enhanced response. Source
  • Pan-KRAS degrader added to pipeline: A novel pan-KRAS degrader is listed for the first time. Preclinical data on activity and selectivity are planned at AACR-RAS in March 2026, and syngeneic-model data in 1H 2026. Source

“we believe we have the potential to bring truly differentiated treatments to millions of patients in areas of significant unmet medical need.”

Randy Teel, Ph.D., President and CEO of Arvinas

Vepdegestrant and Pfizer

  • NDA under FDA review, PDUFA June 5: The FDA is reviewing the filed NDA for vepdegestrant, with a PDUFA action date of June 5, 2026. Management said the submission sets the stage for a potential first FDA approval of a PROTAC degrader. Source
  • Commercial partner selection continues: Arvinas and Pfizer are still selecting a third party to commercialize vepdegestrant, following the plan announced in September 2025. Source
  • Two Phase 3 combination trials removed: Removing two Phase 3 combination trials from the vepdegestrant development plan changed program cost estimates, which the company said drove a $150.5 million increase in Pfizer collaboration revenue for 2025. Source

Operating expenses

  • R&D expense fell on lower compensation: R&D expense was $61.1 million for the quarter, against $83.3 million, and $285.2 million for the year, against $348.2 million. Compensation fell $35.8 million for the year. Source
  • G&A fell after 2024 lease charge: G&A expense was $23.0 million for the quarter and $95.9 million for the year. The 2024 comparison included a $43.4 million lease termination loss; non-GAAP G&A was $71.2 million for the year. Source
  • Non-GAAP R&D excludes restructuring and stock pay: Non-GAAP R&D was $252.2 million for the year and $56.5 million for the quarter, excluding restructuring and stock-based compensation. Restructuring was $2.3 million in R&D for the year. Source

Cash and capital returns

  • Cash balance fell to $685.4 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $685.4 million at December 31, 2025, down $354.0 million from $1,039.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Cash runway into second half 2028: Management said the year-end cash balance funds planned operating expenses and capital expenditure into the second half of 2028, the same runway as in the prior quarter. Source
  • Operating cash use and buybacks: Cash used in operations was $261.0 million for the year, and share repurchases totaled $91.9 million, which the company listed as the drivers of the cash decline. Source
  • Shares outstanding declined: At December 31, 2025, 63.5 million shares were outstanding against 68.8 million a year earlier, with 10.0 million shares held as treasury stock at cost. Source

Leadership and strategy

  • New President and CEO named: Randy Teel, Ph.D., was named President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, succeeding John Houston, who retired from those roles and as Board Chair. Source
  • Houston stays on as consultant: John Houston, Ph.D., continues as a Board member and has a consulting agreement with the company for consulting and advisory services. Source
  • Morrison named Board Chair: The Board elected Briggs Morrison, M.D., as Chair of the Board of Directors. Source
  • Strategic path redefined around pipeline: Management said the company redefined its strategic path and sharpened its pipeline focus in its core areas. Source
  • Four ongoing trials in two areas: Management said the company has four ongoing clinical trials across oncology and neurology portfolios, including the newly initiated ARV-027 trial. Source

Coming up, as management said on 24 February 2026

  • Parkinson’s data at AD/PD: ARV-102 multiple dose cohort data are planned for presentation at AD/PD in March 2026. Source
  • ARV-806 initial clinical data: Initial clinical data from the ARV-806 Phase 1 trial in KRAS G12D solid tumors are to be shared in 2026. Source
  • ARV-393 combination cohort starts: Enrollment in a combination cohort with glofitamab in DLBCL is planned for the first half of 2026. Source
  • Vepdegestrant PDUFA action date: Arvinas and Pfizer plan to advance toward the PDUFA action date of June 5, 2026 for vepdegestrant. Source
  • Vepdegestrant commercial partner: Arvinas and Pfizer plan to identify and select a partner for vepdegestrant commercialization. No selection date is given. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
FDA PDUFA action date SourceJune 5, 2026
R&D expense, fiscal year Source$285.2 million
ARV-102 Parkinson’s data presentation SourceAD/PD, March 2026

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Start of the ARV-6723 Phase 1 trial is pending regulatory feedback. Source
  • Regulatory: Vepdegestrant remains under FDA review, so timing of any approval depends on that review. Source
  • Financial: Cash used in operations and share repurchases reduced the 2025 cash balance by $354.0 million. Source
  • Operational: The company reports responses below the predicted effective exposure level; the prior quarter said that level had not been achieved. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Dose escalation for once-weekly ARV-806 was completed ahead of plan, after faster-than-anticipated enrollment. Source
  • On track: Management said clinical data from ARV-806 and ARV-393 are on track for presentations in 2026. Source
  • On track: ARV-6723 is on track to start its Phase 1 trial in mid-2026. Source
  • Met: The first-in-human Phase 1 trial of ARV-027 in healthy volunteers was initiated, as planned for 2026. Source

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.