CureVac Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2025 and Provides Business Updates
German Federal Cartel Office clearance obtained for the planned BioNTech - CureVac transaction announced on June 12, 2025, marking an important step toward the expected closing later this year
Offer period for BioNTech's public exchange offer for all outstanding CureVac N.V. shares began on October 21, 2025, and is scheduled to expire on December 3, 2025
German litigation with Pfizer/BioNTech related to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines has been paused pending completion of BioNTech's public exchange offer
Received Clinical Trial Application (CTA) clearance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for CVHNLC squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC)
CVGBM (glioblastoma) Phase 1 Part B remains on track
Strong cash and cash equivalents position of €416.1 million as of September 30, 2025, confirming expected cash runway into 2028
CureVac received final audit report relating to the Advance Purchase Agreement with the European Commission for CureVac's first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
TÜBINGEN, GERMANY AND BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / November 24, 2025 / CureVac N.V. (NASDAQ:CVAC), a pioneering multinational biotech company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), today announced financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 and provided a business update.
"This quarter, we have made continued progress toward completing the planned transaction with BioNTech, bringing us closer to realizing our shared vision of bringing together two pioneers in mRNA science with complementary capabilities and technologies," said Dr. Alexander Zehnder, Chief Executive Officer of CureVac. "Together, we aim to accelerate the development of innovative and transformative mRNA-based therapies for patients in need."
Selected Business Updates
Definitive Purchase Agreement with BioNTech
The German Federal Cartel Office granted clearance for the planned transaction between BioNTech and CureVac announced on June 12, 2025, marking an important milestone toward the expected closing later this year.
The offer period for BioNTech's public exchange offer for all outstanding CureVac N.V. shares began on October 21, 2025, and is scheduled to expire on December 3, 2025.
In connection with the offer, CureVac has convened an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM), which will take place on November 25, 2025.
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Litigation in Germany with Pfizer/BioNTech related to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines has been paused pending completion of BioNTech's public exchange offer, which is expected to close in 2025.
2025 Oncology Milestones
CVGBM (glioblastoma): Data from Part B of the Phase 1 study remain on track.
CVHNLC (sqNSCLC): The EMA has granted CTA clearance for this off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapy candidate targeting squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC).
Individualized precision cancer immunotherapy: The program continues to progress. CureVac's proprietary FRAMEpro antigen identification algorithm, automated manufacturing via the RNA Printer®, and cloud-based data handling system are being integrated into a streamlined, end-to-end workflow.
Financial Update for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2025
Cash Position
Cash and cash equivalents totaled €416.1 million as of September 30, 2025, compared with €481.7 million at year-end 2024. During the first nine months of 2025, cash was mainly used for operating activities, primarily to support ongoing research and development (R&D) in oncology precision immunotherapies, prophylactic vaccines, and continued development of CureVac's mRNA technology.
Cash outflow decreased significantly compared to the same period in 2024, mainly due to:
Non recurrence of extraordinary payments in the prior year related to the termination of raw material commitments and contract manufacturing organization (CMO)-related arbitration awards for the first-generation COVID-19 vaccine CVnCoV, and
the strategic restructuring initiated in July 2024 reduced personnel expenses and introduced broader cost-saving measures across the organization.
The company reaffirms its expected cash runway into 2028.
Further Balance Sheet Developments
On the assets side, changes compared to December 31, 2024, related to a decrease in non-current assets, mainly reflecting depreciation of existing property, plant and equipment (PPE) and right-of-use assets. Current assets increased due to the receivable from BioNTech associated with the U.S. settlement agreement (U.S. Settlement Agreement) and the U.S. license agreement (U.S. License Agreement) each entered into by and among CureVac SE and CureVac Manufacturing GmbH on the one hand and BioNTech SE, BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH and Pfizer, Inc. on the other hand on August 7, 2025.
On the liabilities side, the primary change compared to December 31, 2024, was an increase in other liabilities which included €120.9 million related to value added tax on the U.S. Settlement recognized in August 2025.
Revenues
Revenues were €54.1 million for the third quarter and €56.3 million for the first nine months of 2025, compared with €493.9 million and €520.7 million in the respective periods of 2024. This represents year-over-year decreases of €439.8 million and €464.4 million, both 89%, respectively.
The decline was primarily driven by the absence of the €480.4 million one-time revenue recognized in the third quarter of 2024 in connection with the new license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK) closed in July 2024. Under the new license agreement CureVac received a non-refundable upfront payment of €400.0 million with no obligation to perform R&D work in connection with the newly granted licenses and CureVac and GSK agreed that all unfulfilled performance obligations from prior collaborations relating to R&D services had expired. As a result, the remaining €80.4 million contract liabilities for prior collaborations were also recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2024.
In the third quarter of 2025 $50.0 million were recognized following the first amendment to the GSK license agreement concluded in August 2025. In addition, CureVac recognized €11.1 million in Q3 2025 related to royalties under the U.S. License Agreement with BioNTech and Pfizer, also closed in August 2025.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, CureVac recorded revenues of €43.3 million from GSK, €11.1 million from BioNTech, and €1.8 million from CRISPR Therapeutics, compared with €508.3 million, €0 million, and €12.4 million, respectively, in the prior-year period.
Operating Profit
Operating profit was €310.2 million for the third quarter and €193.7 million for the first nine months of 2025, compared with €368.4 million and €221.4 million in the respective prior-year periods. Operating profit was impacted by a positive one-time effect of $420.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, resulting from the net effect of the U.S. Settlement Agreement amounting to $370.0 million and $50.0 million related to the first amendment to the GSK license agreement closed in August 2025, compared to a positive one-time effect of €480.4 million in the respective prior year periods related to the new license agreement with GSK closed in July 2024.
The operating profit for 2025 reflects several drivers, partly influenced by the strategic restructuring initiated in July 2024, the proposed transaction with BioNTech, and the U.S. Settlement Agreement finalized in August 2025:
Cost of sales decreased substantially following the shift in organizational activities toward R&D associated with the new GSK license agreement. As the manufacturing organization now supports only the R&D pipeline, related costs are no longer recognized as cost of sales. The prior-year period also included extraordinary CMO arbitration expenses associated with the first-generation COVID-19 vaccine and raw material write-downs associated with inventory which would have been realizable under the previous GSK collaboration.
Research and development expenses increased primarily because manufacturing-related costs are now recorded as R&D rather than cost of sales. This increase was partly offset by cost reductions from the 2024 restructuring, while the prior year included elevated litigation expenses to enforce intellectual property rights.
General and administrative expenses were higher than in the prior year due to increased legal and advisory costs related to the proposed BioNTech transaction, partially offset by lower personnel expenses following the workforce reduction in 2024.
Other operating income rose significantly due to the recognition of $370 million from the U.S. Settlement Agreement executed in August 2025 between BioNTech, Pfizer, GSK and CureVac.
Other operating expenses declined compared to 2024, which had been impacted by a partial impairment of the production facility amounting to €36.6 million.
Financial Result
The net financial result for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, was a loss of €2.6 million and a gain of €2.2 million, respectively, compared with gains of €2.2 million and €8.0 million in the respective prior-year periods. The year-over-year changes were primarily due to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
Net Profit
Net profit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, was €273.2 million and €161.6 million, respectively, compared with €338.0 million and €194.9 million in the same periods in 2024.
Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2025 were €1.21, compared with €1.51 (basic) and €1.50 (diluted) in the prior-year quarter. For the first nine months of 2025, basic earnings per share were €0.72 and diluted earnings per share were €0.71, compared with €0.87 (basic) and €0.86 (diluted) for the prior-year period.
EU Advance Purchase Agreement Update
Final audit report relating to the Advance Purchase Agreement with the European Commission for CureVac's first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On November 30, 2020, CureVac entered into an Advance Purchase Agreement (APA) with the European Commission (the EU Commission) for the supply of its first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate (CVnCoV). Under the APA, CureVac received an upfront payment of €450 million, for development and commercial supply activities of CVnCoV.
On July 24, 2024, the EU Commission informed CureVac that it had engaged Deloitte, S.L. (Deloitte) to conduct an audit of CureVac's compliance with the APA. On September 17, 2025, the EU Commission provided CureVac with Deloitte's draft audit report, which included preliminary findings alleging missing documentation, absence of project cost allocation, cost traceability and reconciliations, as well as inconsistencies between information submitted during the audit and financial information previously provided to the EU Commission. CureVac submitted objections to the findings of Deloitte's draft audit report on October 17, 2025. On November 18, 2025, the EU Commission delivered to CureVac Deloitte's final audit report, which was consistent with their draft audit report.
CureVac contested, and will continue to contest, the findings in Deloitte's audit reports. If the European Commission will seek recovery of any portion or all of the €450 million upfront payment or to impose any fines related thereto, CureVac will defend itself against any such payment request or imposed fines to the fullest extent legally possible.
About CureVac
CureVac (NASDAQ:CVAC) is a pioneering multinational biotech company founded in 2000 to advance the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology for application in human medicine. In more than two decades of developing, optimizing, and manufacturing this versatile biological molecule for medical purposes, CureVac has introduced and refined key underlying technologies that were essential to the production of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, and is currently laying the groundwork for application of mRNA in new therapeutic areas of major unmet need. CureVac is leveraging mRNA technology, combined with advanced omics and computational tools, to design and develop off-the-shelf and personalized precision immunotherapy candidates to treat cancer. It also develops programs in prophylactic vaccines and in treatments that enable the human body to produce its own therapeutic proteins. Headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, CureVac also operates sites in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and the U.S. Further information can be found at www.curevac.com.
CureVac Media and Investor Relations Contact
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Forward-Looking Statements of CureVac
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For further information, please reference the company's reports and documents filed with the SEC. You may get these documents by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income
| Three months ended September 30, |
|
| Nine months ended September 30, |
| |||||||||||
(in thousands €, except per share data) |
| 2024 |
|
| 2025 |
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2025 |
| ||||
Revenue |
|
| 493,902 |
|
|
| 54,134 |
|
|
| 520,711 |
|
|
| 56,272 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
| (21,931 | ) |
|
| (375 | ) |
|
| (104,344 | ) |
|
| (3,462 | ) |
Selling and distribution expenses |
|
| (1,564 | ) |
|
| (881 | ) |
|
| (3,521 | ) |
|
| (3,088 | ) |
Research and development expenses |
|
| (49,979 | ) |
|
| (38,254 | ) |
|
| (108,896 | ) |
|
| (110,727 | ) |
General and administrative expenses |
|
| (16,672 | ) |
|
| (24,548 | ) |
|
| (51,723 | ) |
|
| (66,351 | ) |
Other operating income |
|
| 1,637 |
|
|
| 320,434 |
|
|
| 6,792 |
|
|
| 321,982 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
| (37,014 | ) |
|
| (302 | ) |
|
| (37,577 | ) |
|
| (890 | ) |
Operating profit |
|
| 368,379 |
|
|
| 310,209 |
|
|
| 221,441 |
|
|
| 193,735 |
|
Finance income |
|
| 2,334 |
|
|
| 3,291 |
|
|
| 8,637 |
|
|
| 9,040 |
|
Finance expenses |
|
| (141 | ) |
|
| (5,919 | ) |
|
| (636 | ) |
|
| (6,816 | ) |
Profit before income tax |
|
| 370,572 |
|
|
| 307,580 |
|
|
| 229,442 |
|
|
| 195,959 |
|
Income tax (expense) |
|
| (32,529 | ) |
|
| (34,351 | ) |
|
| (34,496 | ) |
|
| (34,374 | ) |
Net profit for the period |
|
| 338,043 |
|
|
| 273,229 |
|
|
| 194,947 |
|
|
| 161,585 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency adjustments |
|
| 124 |
|
|
| (4 | ) |
|
| 45 |
|
|
| (347 | ) |
Total comprehensive income for the period |
|
| 338,167 |
|
|
| 273,226 |
|
|
| 194,992 |
|
|
| 161,238 |
|
Earnings per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
| 1.51 |
|
|
| 1.21 |
|
|
| 0.87 |
|
|
| 0.72 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
| 1.50 |
|
|
| 1.21 |
|
|
| 0.86 |
|
|
| 0.71 |
|
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
|
| December 31, |
|
| September 30, |
| ||
(in thousands €) |
| 2024 |
|
| 2025 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
| (unaudited) |
| ||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Intangible assets and goodwill |
|
| 25,155 |
|
|
| 24,680 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
| 204,946 |
|
|
| 199,880 |
|
Right-of-use assets |
|
| 39,706 |
|
|
| 35,723 |
|
Other assets |
|
| 1,514 |
|
|
| 1,437 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
| 5,092 |
|
|
| 3,788 |
|
Total non-current assets |
|
| 276,412 |
|
|
| 265,508 |
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for sale |
|
| 1,597 |
|
|
| 1,481 |
|
Inventories |
|
| 541 |
|
|
| 541 |
|
Trade receivables |
|
| 14,077 |
|
|
| 19,599 |
|
Contract assets |
|
| 2,764 |
|
|
| - |
|
Other financial assets |
|
| 3,622 |
|
|
| 3,123 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
| 16,271 |
|
|
| 424,518 |
|
Current tax assets |
|
| 5,794 |
|
|
| 7,760 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
| 481,748 |
|
|
| 416,090 |
|
Total current assets |
|
| 526,414 |
|
|
| 873,111 |
|
Total assets |
|
| 802,827 |
|
|
| 1,138,619 |
|
Equity and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued capital |
|
| 26,921 |
|
|
| 27,022 |
|
Capital reserve |
|
| 2,073,444 |
|
|
| 2,086,728 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
| (1,403,796 | ) |
|
| (1,242,211 | ) |
Other comprehensive income / (loss) |
|
| 39 |
|
|
| (309 | ) |
Total equity |
|
| 696,608 |
|
|
| 871,230 |
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities |
|
| 33,644 |
|
|
| 30,302 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
| - |
|
|
| 593 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
| 227 |
|
|
| 227 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
| - |
|
|
| 99 |
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
| 33,871 |
|
|
| 31,221 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities |
|
| 5,321 |
|
|
| 4,765 |
|
Trade and other payables |
|
| 17,272 |
|
|
| 8,715 |
|
Provisions |
|
| 1,956 |
|
|
| 1,000 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
| 29,545 |
|
|
| 179,239 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
| 18,254 |
|
|
| 42,086 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
| - |
|
|
| 362 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
| 72,348 |
|
|
| 236,167 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
| 106,219 |
|
|
| 267,388 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
|
| 802,827 |
|
|
| 1,138,619 |
|
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| For the nine months ended September 30, |
| ||||||
(in thousands €) |
| 2024 |
|
| 2025 |
| ||
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Profit before income tax |
|
| 229,442 |
|
|
| 195,959 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile loss before tax to net cash flows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance income |
|
| (8,637 | ) |
|
| (9,040 | ) |
Finance expense |
|
| 636 |
|
|
| 6,816 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
| 14,505 |
|
|
| 13,345 |
|
Impairment / (reversal of impairment) of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets |
|
| 39,889 |
|
|
| (100 | ) |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
|
| 628 |
|
|
| 272 |
|
Impairment of inventory |
|
| 23,670 |
|
|
| - |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
| 2,807 |
|
|
| 4,148 |
|
Other operating income |
|
| - |
|
|
| (227 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Working capital changes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease / (increase) in trade receivables, contract assets, assets held for sale and other assets |
|
| 20,856 |
|
|
| (410,597 | ) |
Decrease / (increase) in inventory |
|
| 661 |
|
|
| - |
|
(Decrease) / increase in trade and other payables, other liabilities and contract liabilities |
|
| (135,387 | ) |
|
| 142,426 |
|
Decrease in provisions |
|
| (24,146 | ) |
|
| (956 | ) |
Income taxes paid |
|
| (2,116 | ) |
|
| (2,142 | ) |
Interest received |
|
| 7,361 |
|
|
| 8,209 |
|
Interest paid |
|
| (1,757 | ) |
|
| (1,689 | ) |
Net cash flow provided by / (used in) operating activities |
|
| 168,413 |
|
|
| (53,575 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
| (11,780 | ) |
|
| (1,455 | ) |
Purchase of intangible assets |
|
| (4,094 | ) |
|
| (933 | ) |
Net cash flow used in investing activities |
|
| (15,874 | ) |
|
| (2,388 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on lease obligations |
|
| (3,775 | ) |
|
| (3,910 | ) |
Payment on / proceeds from treasury shares/exercise of options |
|
| (60 | ) |
|
| - |
|
Net cash flow used in financing activities |
|
| (3,835 | ) |
|
| (3,910 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
| 148,704 |
|
|
| (59,873 | ) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
| (293 | ) |
|
| (5,786 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
| 402,452 |
|
|
| 481,748 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
| 550,862 |
|
|
| 416,090 |
|
Basis of presentation
The Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income, Financial Position, and Cash Flows have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as adopted by the European Union and in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". The selected explanatory notes and the statement of changes in equity required by IAS 34 are not provided. The same accounting policies were applied as used for the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2024.
SOURCE: CureVac
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