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Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.

$3.19 -$0.84 (-20.84%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$3.19
Day Range
$3.15$3.28
Year Range
$2.94$5.55
Market Cap
192.74M
AVG Volume
582.57K
Trailing/Forward PE
-1.76/-
PEG ratio
0.08
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-09
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
202540.37M
202480M
2023250.01M
202240.91M
202137.41M
2020171.13M
2019104.39M
20187.62M
201710.13M
201614.22M
Net Income (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
2025-119.72M
2024-65M
2023132.33M
2022-46.41M
2021-71.2M
202036.74M
2019-43.6M
2018-88.29M
2017-70.64M
2016-40.19M
Operating Income (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
2025-131.84M
2024-83.29M
2023122.01M
2022-50.84M
2021-73.62M
202027.38M
2019-51.68M
2018-91.09M
2017-71.86M
2016-41.3M
EBITDA (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
2025-115.52M
2024-62.01M
2023138.53M
2022-40.2M
2021-69.33M
202031.2M
2019-46.95M
2018-88.2M
2017-70.27M
2016-40.69M
Cash Flows (USD)
-200M-100M0100M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
2025-135.06M
2024-18.83M
202374.66M
2022-15M
2021-55.13M
2020-108.81M
201940.95M
2018-20.19M
2017-65.33M
2016-47.51M
EPS (USD)
-4-20242016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
2025-2.04
2024-1.13
20233.09
2022-1.21
2021-1.9
20200.95
2019-1.27
2018-2.76
2017-2.67
2016-1.58
Expenses (USD)
050M100M150M200MR&DSG&ACapex2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
2025173.71M
2024165.61M
2023129.91M
202294.23M
2021112.64M
2020155.84M
2019163.79M
2018103.02M
201785.98M
201660.55M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0100M200M300MCashShort Term Debt2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
2025196.45M
2024266.68M
2023230.88M
2022118.85M
2021132.54M
2020181.14M
2019281.53M
2018155.81M
2017169.05M
2016174.42M
Debt ratios
-5051020182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
20252.02
20246.75
2023-3.5
20220.76
20210.51
20200.77
20191.01
20180.71
Margins
-1000%-750%-500%-250%0%250%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Margins by year
PeriodMargins
2025-227.62%
2024-20.24%
202372.9%
2022-48.55%
2021-97.22%
202036.45%
2019-11.58%
2018-751.9%
2017-514.37%
2016-197.1%
Return on Capital
-200%-100%0%100%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
2025-61.06%
2024-21.68%
202356%
2022-78.63%
2021-74.9%
202023.81%
2019-43.81%
2018-190.09%
2017-52.69%
2016-29.57%
Shares Outstanding
020M40M60M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
202558.69M
202457.97M
202343.98M
202238.55M
202137.8M
202037.13M
201936.84M
201832.33M
201729.28M
201625.53M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
02462016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
20253.34
20245.17
20235.37
20221.53
20212.51
20204.16
20192.7
20181.44
20174.58
20165.32
Total Assets (USD)
0100M200M300M400M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
VYGR Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
2025252.28M
2024393.05M
2023351.28M
2022159.36M
2021193.85M
2020261.58M
2019354.76M
2018177.03M
2017184.48M
2016189.57M
Employee Count
0501001502002015201620172018201920202021202220242025
VYGR Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
2025141
2024172
2022125
2021101
2020177
2019185
2018123
201788
201677
201552
PE Ratio
0204060med 6.31Sep 21Jul 23Oct 23Feb 24Aug 24Nov 24Mar 25
VYGR PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
Mar 259.52
Feb 259.12
Feb 259.43
Feb 259.46
Feb 2512.12
Jan 2512.18
Jan 2512.56
Jan 2511.33
Jan 2512.18
Jan 2513.5
Dec 2412.83
Dec 2412.85
Dec 2414.02
Dec 2414.42
Nov 2415.33
Nov 2412.65
Nov 2412.61
Nov 2445.61
Nov 2444.78
Oct 2443.18
Oct 2451.63
Oct 2445.93
Oct 2445.04
Sep 2437.42
Sep 2439.98
Sep 2439.98
Sep 2439.21
Aug 2441.97
Aug 2443.5
Aug 2441.39
Aug 2444.27
May 242.81
May 242.93
Apr 242.53
Apr 242.49
Apr 242.8
Apr 243.1
Mar 243.09
Mar 242.99
Mar 243.08
Mar 243.11
Mar 243.14
Feb 246.86
Feb 246.33
Feb 246.37
Feb 246.25
Jan 246.3
Jan 246.34
Jan 246.59
Jan 247.42
Dec 237.08
Dec 237.11
Dec 236.69
Dec 236.51
Dec 236.38
Nov 235.73
Nov 235.72
Nov 235.32
Nov 233.05
Oct 232.91
Oct 233.11
Oct 233.36
Oct 233.37
Sep 233.52
Sep 233.45
Sep 233.61
Sep 234.19
Sep 234.59
Aug 234.4
Aug 234.23
Aug 234.24
Aug 234.02
Jul 233.73
Jul 233.83
Jul 233.9
Jul 234.2
Jun 234.7
Jun 234.9
Jun 235.33
Jun 235.33
Jun 234.66
May 234.95
May 235.41
May 234.29
Oct 217.59
Oct 217.95
Oct 218.6
Oct 2111.64
Oct 215.47
Sep 216.17
Sep 216.52
Sep 216.92
Sep 216.99
Aug 216.46
Aug 216.04
Aug 216.21
Aug 213.14
Jul 212.99
Jul 212.96
Jul 213.23
Free Cash Flow Yield
-80%-60%-40%-20%0%med -51.51%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VYGR Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-62.86%
Sep 26-57.13%
Aug 26-56.65%
Aug 26-59.15%
Aug 26-61.33%
Aug 26-61.33%
Jul 26-72.08%
Jul 26-70.45%
Jul 26-68.9%
Jul 26-63.49%
Jul 26-57.78%
Jun 26-60.84%
Jun 26-58.71%
Jun 26-62.4%
Jun 26-65.59%
May 26-56.44%
May 26-57.48%
May 26-57.93%
May 26-53.93%
May 26-61.2%
Apr 26-60.72%
Apr 26-55.72%
Apr 26-61.53%
Apr 26-58.11%
Mar 26-58.11%
Mar 26-59.77%
Mar 26-51.6%
Mar 26-51.83%
Feb 26-49.3%
Feb 26-57.92%
Feb 26-59.63%
Feb 26-54.93%
Jan 26-51.83%
Jan 26-50.53%
Jan 26-53.76%
Jan 26-50.28%
Jan 26-50.16%
Dec 25-49.54%
Dec 25-50.53%
Dec 25-46.04%
Dec 25-47.23%
Nov 25-49.42%
Nov 25-48.36%
Nov 25-51.43%
Nov 25-46.68%
Oct 25-42.28%
Oct 25-42.46%
Oct 25-39.89%
Oct 25-39.49%
Oct 25-40.62%
Sep 25-43.68%
Sep 25-46.24%
Sep 25-47.23%
Sep 25-46.57%
Aug 25-58.76%
Aug 25-57.56%
Aug 25-52.93%
Aug 25-62.88%
Aug 25-66.01%
Jul 25-60.31%
Jul 25-60.31%
Jul 25-55.99%
Jul 25-61.06%
Jun 25-66.01%
Jun 25-65.79%
Jun 25-59.21%
Jun 25-55.2%
May 25-71.31%
May 25-66.91%
May 25-59.21%
May 25-61.64%
May 25-8.92%
Apr 25-9.36%
Apr 25-10.28%
Apr 25-10.25%
Apr 25-10.51%
Mar 25-8.9%
Mar 25-8.37%
Mar 25-8.33%
Mar 25-11.63%
Feb 25-12.14%
Feb 25-11.74%
Feb 25-11.71%
Feb 25-9.14%
Jan 25-9.09%
Jan 25-8.82%
Jan 25-9.77%
Jan 25-9.09%
Jan 25-8.2%
Dec 24-8.63%
Dec 24-8.62%
Dec 24-7.9%
Dec 24-7.68%
Nov 24-7.22%
Nov 24-8.75%
Nov 24-8.78%
Nov 24-5.41%
Nov 24-5.51%
Oct 24-5.72%
Oct 24-4.78%
Price to Sales
0246810med 5.43Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VYGR Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 265.61
Sep 266.17
Aug 266.22
Aug 265.96
Aug 265.75
Aug 265.75
Jul 264.94
Jul 265.05
Jul 265.17
Jul 265.61
Jul 266.16
Jun 265.85
Jun 266.06
Jun 265.71
Jun 265.43
May 266.31
May 266.2
May 266.15
May 266.6
May 265.47
Apr 265.51
Apr 266
Apr 265.44
Apr 265.76
Mar 265.76
Mar 265.6
Mar 266.48
Mar 267.32
Feb 267.7
Feb 266.55
Feb 266.37
Feb 266.91
Jan 267.32
Jan 267.51
Jan 267.06
Jan 267.55
Jan 267.57
Dec 257.66
Dec 257.51
Dec 258.24
Dec 258.04
Nov 257.68
Nov 257.85
Nov 257.38
Nov 255.83
Oct 256.43
Oct 256.41
Oct 256.82
Oct 256.89
Oct 256.7
Sep 256.23
Sep 255.88
Sep 255.76
Sep 255.84
Aug 254.63
Aug 254.73
Aug 255.14
Aug 254.33
Aug 252.58
Jul 252.82
Jul 252.82
Jul 253.04
Jul 252.79
Jun 252.58
Jun 252.59
Jun 252.88
Jun 253.08
May 252.39
May 252.54
May 252.88
May 252.76
May 252.64
Apr 252.51
Apr 252.29
Apr 252.3
Apr 252.24
Mar 252.65
Mar 252.81
Mar 252.83
Mar 251.5
Feb 251.44
Feb 251.49
Feb 251.49
Feb 251.91
Jan 251.93
Jan 251.99
Jan 251.79
Jan 251.93
Jan 252.13
Dec 242.03
Dec 242.03
Dec 242.21
Dec 242.28
Nov 242.42
Nov 242
Nov 241.99
Nov 242.86
Nov 242.81
Oct 242.71
Oct 243.24
EV/EBITDA
-20020406080med 1.74Jun 23Sep 23Jan 24Apr 24Aug 24Nov 24Mar 25
VYGR EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Mar 25-1.82
Feb 25-2.17
Feb 25-1.9
Feb 25-1.88
Feb 250.46
Jan 250.52
Jan 250.85
Jan 25-0.23
Jan 250.52
Jan 251.68
Dec 241.09
Dec 241.11
Dec 242.13
Dec 242.48
Nov 243.29
Nov 240.93
Nov 240.89
Nov 246.99
Nov 246.39
Oct 245.24
Oct 2411.32
Oct 247.22
Oct 246.57
Sep 241.09
Sep 242.93
Sep 242.93
Sep 242.38
Aug 244.36
Aug 245.47
Aug 243.94
Aug 246.02
Aug 2447.27
Jul 2468.66
Jul 2448.82
Jul 2457.64
Jul 2430.07
Jun 2438.67
Jun 2442.64
Jun 2451.9
Jun 2449.92
May 2449.48
May 2445.73
May 2450.14
May 241.16
May 241.28
Apr 240.9
Apr 240.86
Apr 241.16
Apr 241.44
Mar 241.44
Mar 241.34
Mar 241.43
Mar 241.45
Mar 241.48
Feb 242.22
Feb 241.74
Feb 241.77
Feb 241.66
Jan 241.7
Jan 241.74
Jan 241.97
Jan 242.73
Dec 232.42
Dec 232.45
Dec 232.07
Dec 231.9
Dec 231.78
Nov 231.18
Nov 231.18
Nov 230.82
Nov 230.41
Oct 230.28
Oct 230.46
Oct 230.7
Oct 230.71
Sep 230.85
Sep 230.79
Sep 230.95
Sep 231.49
Sep 231.87
Aug 231.69
Aug 231.53
Aug 231.54
Aug 231.33
Jul 231.13
Jul 231.23
Jul 231.3
Jul 231.58
Jun 232.06
Jun 232.25
Jun 232.65
Jun 232.65
Jun 232.02
May 232.29
May 232.73
May 231.66
Oct 214.04
Oct 214.71
Oct 215.92
Oct 2111.6
Price/Operating Cashflow
050100150med 6.63Sep 22Dec 22Jun 23Sep 23Jan 24Apr 24Aug 24
VYGR Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Aug 2436.13
Jul 2440.35
Jul 2436.44
Jul 2438.18
Jul 2432.74
Jun 2434.43
Jun 2435.22
Jun 2437.04
Jun 2436.65
May 2436.57
May 2435.83
May 2436.7
May 244.76
May 244.97
Apr 244.3
Apr 244.23
Apr 244.76
Apr 245.27
Mar 245.26
Mar 245.09
Mar 245.24
Mar 245.29
Mar 245.33
Feb 244.01
Feb 243.7
Feb 243.73
Feb 243.65
Jan 243.68
Jan 243.71
Jan 243.86
Jan 244.34
Dec 234.14
Dec 234.16
Dec 233.91
Dec 233.81
Dec 233.73
Nov 233.35
Nov 233.34
Nov 233.11
Nov 233.1
Oct 232.96
Oct 233.16
Oct 233.41
Oct 233.42
Sep 233.58
Sep 233.51
Sep 233.67
Sep 234.26
Sep 234.66
Aug 234.47
Aug 234.3
Aug 234.31
Aug 234.09
Jul 234.81
Jul 234.94
Jul 235.04
Jul 235.42
Jun 236.07
Jun 236.33
Jun 236.88
Jun 236.88
Jun 236.02
May 236.39
May 236.98
May 235.54
Mar 2325.76
Feb 2324.98
Feb 2326.18
Feb 2327.17
Feb 2328.54
Jan 2331.75
Jan 2332.27
Jan 2337.98
Jan 2324.52
Dec 2221.49
Dec 2219.59
Dec 2220.89
Dec 2220.86
Dec 2222.73
Nov 2219.41
Nov 2219.03
Nov 2219.34
Nov 2229.64
Oct 2231.6
Oct 2231.31
Oct 2234.1
Oct 2236.95
Sep 2235.17
Sep 2233.09
Sep 2239.03
Sep 2240.63
Sep 2239.33
Aug 2235.94
Aug 2234.57
Aug 2236.06
Aug 2241.17
Jul 22116.14
Jul 22108.17
Jul 22118.92
Jul 22113.89
Price to Book
0.50.7511.251.5med 1.05Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
VYGR Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.25
Sep 261.38
Aug 261.39
Aug 261.33
Aug 261.28
Aug 261.28
Jul 261.04
Jul 261.06
Jul 261.09
Jul 261.18
Jul 261.29
Jun 261.23
Jun 261.27
Jun 261.2
Jun 261.14
May 261.33
May 261.3
May 261.29
May 261.39
May 261.13
Apr 261.13
Apr 261.24
Apr 261.12
Apr 261.19
Mar 261.19
Mar 261.15
Mar 261.33
Mar 261.04
Feb 261.1
Feb 260.93
Feb 260.91
Feb 260.98
Jan 261.04
Jan 261.07
Jan 261.01
Jan 261.08
Jan 261.08
Dec 251.09
Dec 251.07
Dec 251.17
Dec 251.14
Nov 251.09
Nov 251.12
Nov 251.05
Nov 251.02
Oct 251.12
Oct 251.12
Oct 251.19
Oct 251.2
Oct 251.17
Sep 251.09
Sep 251.03
Sep 251.01
Sep 251.02
Aug 250.81
Aug 250.82
Aug 250.9
Aug 250.76
Aug 250.63
Jul 250.69
Jul 250.69
Jul 250.75
Jul 250.68
Jun 250.63
Jun 250.64
Jun 250.71
Jun 250.76
May 250.59
May 250.62
May 250.71
May 250.68
May 250.7
Apr 250.67
Apr 250.61
Apr 250.61
Apr 250.6
Mar 250.71
Mar 250.75
Mar 250.75
Mar 250.75
Feb 250.71
Feb 250.74
Feb 250.74
Feb 250.95
Jan 250.95
Jan 250.98
Jan 250.89
Jan 250.95
Jan 251.06
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.1
Dec 241.13
Nov 241.2
Nov 240.99
Nov 240.99
Nov 241.23
Nov 241.2
Oct 241.16
Oct 241.39
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