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13F Pro Quality Score

3.6/100

Rank #2,858 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

1.7/100

Balance Sheet

3.7/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Institutional Flow

23.5/100

Revenue Scale

0.1/100

LYEL Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (LYEL), a Healthcare sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores LYEL at 3.6/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,858 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. Areas of concern include revenue scale (0.1) and revenue growth (1.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $2.0K, net income of $-24.2M, free cash flow of $-38.6M. Top institutional holders of LYEL by reported 13-F value include ARCH Venture Management,, GSK plc, Foresite Capital Management IV,, based on the most recent SEC filings. LYEL trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1806952. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate LYEL daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR. Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 3 and 32 since 2022, currently 3.6 — a declining long-term trajectory across 26 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.

Quirks, history, and lore behind LYEL — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in South San Francisco, the biotech capital of the world.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    No product revenue yet — it runs on cash reserves and has a market cap in the low hundreds of millions, typical for a pre-commercial cell therapy shop burning cash on trials.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded around 2018 by scientists who wanted to solve a stubborn problem in cell therapy: engineered T cells that enter the body full of fight but burn out too fast to finish the job.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its core platform is built around T cell longevity — keeping cancer-fighting cells in a stem-like, less exhausted state so they can keep attacking tumors long after rivals' cells have fizzled.
  • 5
    The Lore
    The company was co-founded with deep ties to Fred Hutch research and counts GlaxoSmithKline as a major early investor and collaborator, a rare vote of Big Pharma confidence for a startup.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    Named after Lyell Immunopharma — a nod to the geologist who coined "uniformitarianism" — because its founders believe slow, steady, durable T cells win the cancer race.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$2.0K

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-24.2M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$-38.6M

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-41.0% YoY
$36.0KFY 2025
FY22 $84.7MFY23 $130.0KFY24 $61.0KFY25 $36.0K

Net Income

+20.0% YoY
$-274.4MFY 2025
FY22 $-183.1MFY23 $-234.6MFY24 $-343.0MFY25 $-274.4M

Operating Income

+24.9% YoY
$-269.4MFY 2025
FY22 $-187.1MFY23 $-247.0MFY24 $-358.8MFY25 $-269.4M

EPS (Diluted)

+38.8% YoY
$-16.06FY 2025
FY22 $-0.74FY23 $-18.70FY24 $-26.23FY25 $-16.06

Total Assets

-30.7% YoY
$340.1MFY 2025
FY22 $937.6MFY23 $750.0MFY24 $490.9MFY25 $340.1M

Op. Cash Flow

+7.6% YoY
$-150.0MFY 2025
FY22 $-169.6MFY23 $-163.7MFY24 $-162.4MFY25 $-150.0M

AI Insight: LYEL Financial Trends

Lyell remains pre-revenue with equity eroding to $274M in Q1 2026, though quarterly cash burn shows a modest moderating trend.

Zero revenue across all eight quarters; the company is entirely dependent on existing cash reserves with no commercial income to offset losses.

Operating cash outflow narrowed from $-55M in Q1 2025 to $-29M in Q3 2025 before ticking back to $-39M in Q1 2026.

Equity has contracted sharply from $567M in Q2 2024 to $274M in Q1 2026, a cumulative decline of $293M over eight quarters.

At the Q1 2026 quarterly burn rate of ~$39M in operating CF, remaining equity runway is limited — dilution or financing risk is elevated.

Recurring large non-cash charges drove Q4 2024 ($-201M op loss) and Q4 2025 ($-128M op loss) spikes — impairment risk persists.

AI Insight: LYEL Ratio Trends

LYEL's return metrics remain deeply negative across all periods, though quarterly ROE and ROA show tentative improvement from their Q1 2025 trough.

ROE improved from -62.0% in Q1 2025 to -35.3% in Q1 2026, suggesting moderating quarterly net losses.

ROA followed a similar path, recovering from -48.6% in Q1 2025 to -27.6% in Q1 2026.

TTM ROE of -90.0% and TTM ROIC of -93.7% signal severe capital destruction on a trailing twelve-month basis.

ROIC remains deeply negative at -64.7% in Q1 2026, diverging sharply from the ROE/ROA improvement trend — warrants close monitoring.

OpMargin, NPM, and D/E are entirely absent across all periods, limiting visibility into operating efficiency and balance sheet risk.

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (LYEL) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Healthcare sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for LYEL are available on the LYEL stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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