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Immunocore Holdings plc: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 25 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 7 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • KIMMTRAK sales grew for quarter and year: Full-year KIMMTRAK net sales were $400.0 million, up from $310.0 million; fourth-quarter sales were $104.5 million, up from $84.1 million. Source
  • Volume and country growth drove sales: Management attributed the increases in both the quarter and the year to higher volumes in the US and Europe and to expansion into more countries. Source
  • TEBE-AM uses overall survival endpoint: The late-line cutaneous melanoma Phase 3 trial randomizes three arms, and overall survival is its primary endpoint. Source
  • First autoimmune trial application filed: A clinical trial application for IMC-S118AI, a PPI x PD1 autoimmune candidate, was filed in December 2025. Source
  • R&D spend rose on autoimmune programs: R&D expense was $274.9 million for 2025 against $222.2 million, and $78.8 million in the quarter against $60.9 million. Source
  • Cash and securities total $864.2M: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $864.2 million at December 31, 2025, up from $820.4 million a year earlier. Source

“With $400 million in KIMMTRAK sales and a diverse clinical portfolio, Immunocore had a productive year of growth and progress in 2025,”

Bahija Jallal, CEO of Immunocore

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
TEBE-AM enrollment completion Source1H 2026complete enrollment in the first half of 2026Kept
TEBE-AM topline overall survival data Source2H 2026as early as 2H 2026Kept
Brenetafusp and IMC-P115C Phase 1/2 data Source2H 2026Phase 1/2 data in the second half of 2026Kept
HIV candidate Phase 1 data Source2H 2026additional Phase 1 data in the second half of 2026Kept
IMC-S118AI autoimmune Phase 1 start Source1H 2026begin Phase 1 trial in the first half of 2026Kept
IMC-U120AI clinical trial or IND filing Source2H 2026file CTA or IND in the second half of 2026Kept
IMC-R117C colorectal initial data Source2027initial data in 2027Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A clinical trial application for IMC-S118AI, an autoimmune candidate, was filed in December 2025. Source
  • New: Single ascending dosing in the hepatitis B Phase 1 study is reported complete; next steps are under evaluation. Source
  • New: HIV single ascending dose data were published in a manuscript in Nature Communications. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • KIMMTRAK sales grew for quarter and year: Full-year KIMMTRAK net sales were $400.0 million, up from $310.0 million; fourth-quarter sales were $104.5 million, up from $84.1 million. Source
  • Volume and country growth drove sales: Management attributed the increases in both the quarter and the year to higher volumes in the US and Europe and to expansion into more countries. Source
  • Net loss narrowed for the year: Full-year net loss was $35.5 million against $51.1 million; the fourth-quarter net loss was $30.1 million against $23.8 million. Source
  • Loss per share in quarter and year: Basic and diluted loss per share was $0.60 in the fourth quarter against $0.47, and $0.71 for the year against $1.02. Source

Regions and KIMMTRAK markets

  • US sales growth and treatment duration: US sales were $69.0 million in the quarter and $257.0 million for the year, up 13%; mean treatment duration rose to 14 months. Source
  • Europe sales up 79 percent: Europe sales were $32.1 million in the quarter and $131.4 million for the year; management attributes the growth to demand and launches. Source
  • Approved and launched in more countries: KIMMTRAK is approved in 39 countries and launched in 30; international sales were $3.4 million in the quarter and $11.6 million for the year. Source

“Our priority for 2026 is the clear execution of our clinical trials, particularly as we anticipate key data in oncology and begin our first trial in autoimmune disease.”

Bahija Jallal, CEO of Immunocore

Melanoma pipeline and trials

  • TEBE-AM uses overall survival endpoint: The late-line cutaneous melanoma Phase 3 trial randomizes three arms, and overall survival is its primary endpoint. Source
  • ATOM adjuvant trial adds sites: The EORTC-sponsored adjuvant trial is expanding its sites; it plans 290 patients randomized 1:1 to tebentafusp or observation. Source
  • Patient population estimates given: The company estimates up to 4,000 previously treated cutaneous melanoma patients, and up to 1,200 high-risk adjuvant uveal melanoma patients in the US and Europe. Source

Programs beyond melanoma

  • HIV candidate dose escalation continues: Enrollment for the HIV candidate continues at higher doses to identify a safe and tolerable dose. Source
  • Hepatitis B program completed single dosing: Single ascending dosing in the hepatitis B Phase 1 study is complete, and management is evaluating next steps. Source
  • First autoimmune trial application filed: A clinical trial application for IMC-S118AI, a PPI x PD1 autoimmune candidate, was filed in December 2025. Source
  • Colorectal candidate enrolling, data 2027: IMC-R117C dose escalation in colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers is enrolling, with initial data expected in 2027. Source

“The Company’s strong balance sheet provides the financial flexibility to execute these programs.”

Immunocore Holdings plc, press release

Costs and operating results

  • R&D spend rose on autoimmune programs: R&D expense was $274.9 million for 2025 against $222.2 million, and $78.8 million in the quarter against $60.9 million. Source
  • Phase 3 trials add clinical spend: Clinical costs rose with progression of the Phase 3 trials, mainly TEBE-AM and PRISM-MEL-301. Source
  • SG&A rose on commercial support: SG&A was $165.4 million for 2025 against $155.8 million, and $42.6 million in the quarter against $42.3 million. Source
  • Operating loss narrowed for the year: Loss from operations was $45.4 million for 2025 against $70.5 million, and $19.7 million in the quarter against $19.5 million. Source
  • Interest income and expense declined: Interest income was $16.5 million for 2025 against $25.6 million, and interest expense was $12.2 million against $18.8 million. Source
  • Income tax expense rose in quarter: Income tax expense was $14.3 million in the quarter against a $1.1 million benefit a year earlier; the full year was $16.4 million expense. Source

Cash, debt and balance sheet

  • Cash and securities total $864.2M: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $864.2 million at December 31, 2025, up from $820.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash used in 2025: Operating activities used $10.7 million of cash in 2025, against $26.1 million provided in 2024; investing used $16.3 million and financing provided $12.4 million. Source
  • Rebate payments made in fourth quarter: The January preliminary release gave cash of about $864 million and noted payment of sales-related rebate accruals in the fourth quarter.
  • Interest-bearing loans little changed: Interest-bearing loans and borrowings were $393.1 million at December 31, 2025, against $391.0 million a year earlier. Source

Strategy and growth areas

  • Three KIMMTRAK growth areas named: Growth areas are continued US community and global penetration in metastatic uveal melanoma, 2L+ cutaneous melanoma, and adjuvant uveal melanoma. Source
  • Fifteen quarters of KIMMTRAK growth: The company reports 15 consecutive quarters of KIMMTRAK revenue growth, driven by US community and global market penetration. Source
  • Pipeline extends beyond melanoma: Early-stage trials span other tumor types, HIV functional cure, and autoimmune candidates. Source

Coming up, as management said on 25 February 2026

  • PRISM-MEL-301 randomization continues: Enrollment in the first-line Phase 3 trial continues with 1:1 randomization to brenetafusp 160 mcg plus nivolumab or a control arm. Source
  • Hepatitis B next steps under evaluation: Management is evaluating next steps for the hepatitis B program after completing single ascending dosing. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
KIMMTRAK net sales, Q4 2025 Source$104.5 million
KIMMTRAK net sales, FY 2025 Source$400.0 million
KIMMTRAK approvals and launches Sourceapproved in 39 countries; launched in 30
R&D expense, FY 2025 Source$274.9 million
Phase 3 trials enrolling Sourcethree

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management states TEBE-AM enrollment remains on track for completion in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Not stated: The company plans to enter the clinic with its first autoimmune candidate in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Not stated: The January release said final fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results would be reported in late February 2026.

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.