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ImmunityBio, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 August 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 net product revenue reached $50.7 million: Net product revenue rose 92% year-over-year and 15% sequentially from Q1 2026, the eighth consecutive quarter of sequential growth since ANKTIVA's launch. Source
  • First-half revenue up 121%: First-half 2026 net product revenue totaled $94.8 million, building on full-year 2025 net product revenue of $113.0 million. Source
  • Milestones expected over 12 months: Management expects multiple anticipated regulatory, clinical and data milestones across the clinical pipeline over the next 12 months. Source
  • ANKTIVA now in 34 countries: ANKTIVA is approved or authorized in five regulatory jurisdictions, with its global footprint expanded to 34 countries. Source
  • Q2 net loss rose to $230.4 million: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $230.4 million, against $92.6 million a year earlier; loss per share was $0.22 against $0.10. Source
  • Other expense rose $147.7 million: Other expense, net was $168.7 million in Q2 2026 against $21.0 million a year earlier, mainly from non-cash fair value changes. Source
  • Cash and marketable securities $357.4 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $357.4 million at June 30, 2026, with $75.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $281.7 million in marketable securities. Source

“Our record quarterly net product revenue of $50.7 million and eighth consecutive quarter of sequential growth reflect continued physician adoption of ANKTIVA and disciplined commercial execution,”

Richard Adcock, President and CEO of ImmunityBio

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company entered an exclusive development and supply agreement with Japan BCG Laboratory, giving it exclusive U.S. rights to develop, import and commercialize intravesical Tokyo-172 BCG. Source
  • New: The FDA accepted for review the sBLA for ANKTIVA plus BCG in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with papillary disease without CIS. Source
  • New: In July 2026 the company announced a UAE marketing authorization for ANKTIVA across BCG-unresponsive NMIBC and metastatic NSCLC. Source

Revenue growth and its drivers

  • Q2 net product revenue reached $50.7 million: Net product revenue rose 92% year-over-year and 15% sequentially from Q1 2026, the eighth consecutive quarter of sequential growth since ANKTIVA's launch. Source
  • First-half revenue up 121%: First-half 2026 net product revenue totaled $94.8 million, building on full-year 2025 net product revenue of $113.0 million. Source
  • Trade sales drove the increase: The company attributed the year-over-year increase in product revenue to higher net trade sales of ANKTIVA from ongoing commercial activities. Source
  • Urologist adoption cited for growth: Management cited continued adoption among U.S. urologists and market access as drivers of the sequential growth. Source

Pipeline and regulatory progress

  • BCG-naive trial described as pivotal: The Q1 release said QUILT-2.005 was fully enrolled with no additional enrollment required; the Q2 release describes the same trial as Phase 2B.
  • Milestones expected over 12 months: Management expects multiple anticipated regulatory, clinical and data milestones across the clinical pipeline over the next 12 months. Source
  • Pipeline spans three cancer areas: The company said it continued to advance a clinical pipeline in bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and hematologic malignancies. Source
  • Programs support long-term growth strategy: Management said ongoing clinical and regulatory programs continue to support the company's long-term growth strategy. Source

“The continued adoption of ANKTIVA in clinical practice reinforces the potential of our IL-15 receptor agonist platform to activate the body’s natural killer and T cells to fight cancer,”

Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., Founder, Executive Chairman and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of ImmunityBio

Commercial footprint and market access

  • ANKTIVA now in 34 countries: ANKTIVA is approved or authorized in five regulatory jurisdictions, with its global footprint expanded to 34 countries. Source
  • Continued investment in global footprint: Management said it continues to invest in expanding ANKTIVA's global commercial footprint while advancing its late-stage clinical pipeline. Source
  • Saudi Arabia availability noted in Q1: The Q1 release said ANKTIVA was commercially available in Saudi Arabia, with additional markets anticipated in 2026.

Research and SG&A spending rose

  • R&D expense up $5.6 million: Research and development expense was $60.8 million in Q2 2026, up $5.6 million from $55.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • R&D increase from personnel and trials: Management attributed the R&D increase mainly to personnel-related costs, clinical trial expenses, and external manufacturing and distribution costs. Source
  • SG&A expense up $9.5 million: SG&A expense was $51.8 million in Q2 2026, up $9.5 million from $42.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • SG&A increase from professional services: Management attributed the SG&A increase mainly to professional services, personnel-related costs and commercial-related expenses. Source

“With $357.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities, we are well-positioned to support both our commercial and clinical priorities.”

Richard Adcock, President and CEO of ImmunityBio

Net loss and other expense

  • Q2 net loss rose to $230.4 million: Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $230.4 million, against $92.6 million a year earlier; loss per share was $0.22 against $0.10. Source
  • Other expense rose $147.7 million: Other expense, net was $168.7 million in Q2 2026 against $21.0 million a year earlier, mainly from non-cash fair value changes. Source
  • Stock price drove fair value changes: Management tied the fair value changes in the related-party note, warrants and derivatives to a rise in the common stock price. Source
  • Revenue interest expense increased: Interest expense on the revenue interest liability rose, reflecting additional funding received in Q1 2026. Source
  • Adjusted net loss fell $8.9 million: Adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders was $81.0 million, a non-GAAP measure, against $89.9 million in Q2 2025. Source

Cash, cash flow and liabilities

  • Cash and marketable securities $357.4 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $357.4 million at June 30, 2026, with $75.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $281.7 million in marketable securities. Source
  • Operating cash used $66.5 million in Q2: Net cash used in operating activities was $66.5 million in Q2 2026 and $141.9 million in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Financing inflows of $44.4 million: Net cash from financing activities was $44.4 million in Q2 2026 and $268.4 million in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Convertible note liability rose: The related-party convertible note at fair value rose to $774.4 million from $477.1 million at December 31, 2025; the revenue interest liability was $415.1 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 August 2026

  • FDA target action date January 6, 2027: The FDA assigned a PDUFA target action date of January 6, 2027 for the sBLA covering papillary disease without CIS. Source
  • Planned 2026 sBLA for QUILT-2.005: Management plans an sBLA submission in 2026 for the Phase 2B QUILT-2.005 trial in BCG-naive NMIBC carcinoma in situ. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
ANKTIVA net product revenue, Q2 2026 Source$50.7 million
ANKTIVA net product revenue, first half 2026 Source$94.8 million
ANKTIVA net product revenue, full-year 2025 Source$113.0 million
R&D expense, Q2 2026 Source$60.8 million
Regulatory approvals and authorizations Sourcefive regulatory jurisdictions; 34 countries
Pipeline milestone, sBLA accepted for review Sourceaccepted for review

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Net loss in the first half moved with fair value of warrant, derivative and related-party note liabilities as the stock price rose. Source
  • Financial: Interest on the revenue interest liability is higher and adds to other expense. Source
  • Financial: A one-time write-off of a convertible note receivable in Q1 2026 was counted in other expense. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: The Q1 release said the sBLA submission was on track for 2026; the Q2 release calls it a planned 2026 submission.

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.