Leverage has risen mainly because equity collapsed, with the debt-to-equity ratio climbing from 0.13 in 2024Q2 to 1.83 in 2026Q2 on total debt of about $8.0M, while total liabilities of $45.0M and a current ratio that fell to 1.00 from 4.77 in 2024Q1 suggest a narrowing short-term liquidity buffer.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) balance sheet — 27-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 |
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| Total Current Assets | 39.91M | 61.12M | 97.83M | 153.11M | 315.24M | 448.44M | 471.17M | 94.2M | 87.81M | 138.36M | 124.6M | 171.85M | 98.95M | 58.68M | 15.97M | 31.91M | 22.88M | 44.57M | 15.26M | 29M | 24.47M | 18.32M | 18.44M | 13.75M | 2.7M | 3.61M | 8.25M | 11.61M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 36.67M | 58.51M | 94.11M | 145.29M | 253M | 401.31M | 411.64M | 89.53M | 81.23M | 127.43M | 104.77M | 162.99M | 93.62M | 52.63M | 13.68M | 30.21M | 21.84M | 43.84M | 14.12M | 27.25M | 23.02M | 17.17M | 17.89M | 13.46M | 875.44K | 1.81M | 6.53M | 9.74M |
| Cash Only | 31.53M | 44.27M | 65.81M | 14.31M | 46.33M | 71.14M | 250.73M | 22.2M | 23.69M | 23.79M | 19.14M | 57.63M | 40.54M | 33.72M | 5.65M | 17.35M | 20M | 30.3M | 14.12M | 10.25M | 8.32M | 17.17M | 17.89M | 13.46M | 875.44K | 1.81M | 3.72M | 9.74M |
| Short-Term Investments | 5.15M | 14.24M | 28.3M | 130.98M | 206.67M | 330.17M | 160.91M | 67.34M | 57.54M | 103.64M | 85.63M | 105.36M | 53.08M | 18.91M | 8.03M | 12.86M | 1.85M | 13.54M | 0 | 17M | 14.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.81M | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 0 | 450 | 1.2M | 2.41M | 11.74M | 8.03M | 19.06M | 2.03M | 4.05M | 6.49M | 16.57M | 7.33M | 2.8M | 3.3M | 866.67K | 506.31K | 105.04K | 318.06K | 671.19K | 1.14M | 326.07K | 284.17K | 424.16K | 175K | 75.59K | 940.33K | 903.53K | 1.12M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | - | 2.51 | 2.01K | 1.06K | 417.5 | 1.65K | 938.88 | 180.38 | 48.56 | 56.11 | 171 | 65.97 | 97.88 | 89.48 | 76.81 | 18.87 | 6.24 | 12.73 | 116.79 | 86.55 | 34.32 | 18.97 | 132.65 | 793.19 | 145.58 | 77.08 | 64.95 | 49.27 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 847.91K | 756.54K | 611.64K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 160.76 | 189.45 | 186.04 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.43K | 30.38M | 261.19K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342.57K | 61.84K | 62.73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.52M | 0 | 0 | 139.42K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 9.48M | 13.19M | 15.37M | 17.84M | 33.29M | 47.5M | 68.6M | 49.75M | 43.3M | 48.88M | 49.11M | 41.99M | 32.84M | 29.6M | 29.17M | 29.2M | 33.19M | 36.06M | 23.72M | 10.77M | 11.48M | 10.66M | 2.51M | 2.48M | 2.72M | 3.03M | 3.24M | 2.4M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 7.56M | 9.07M | 11.77M | 14.45M | 17.96M | 29.02M | 24.09M | 26.56M | 15.95M | 18.32M | 9.03M | 7.31M | 4.58M | 2.89M | 363.02K | 295.79K | 276.8K | 343.46K | 353.81K | 401.73K | 390.79K | 375.61K | 155.25K | 175.9K | 295.32K | 648.18K | 904.03K | 1.01M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.02x | 0.06x | 0.57x | 0.06x | 0.31x | 0.15x | 1.91x | 2.30x | 3.92x | 5.55x | 2.28x | 4.67x | 11.35x | 33.12x | 22.20x | 26.55x | 5.93x | 11.97x | 8.87x | 14.56x | 7.52x | 0.46x | 0.64x | 6.87x | 5.62x | 8.18x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.51M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 10.11M | 3.9M | 3.9M | 4.29M | 4.29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13M | 2.63M | 3.15M | 3.69M | 4.76M | 6.01M | 7.63M | 3.91M | 4.78M | 5.72M | 7.49M | 9.31M | 11.18M | 12.97M | 10.13M | 6.19M | 6.66M | 5.99M | 2.36M | 0 | 2.43M | 0 | 0 | 1.35M |
| Long-Term Investments | 4.6M | 2.1M | 1.61M | 2.78M | 2.01M | 3.91M | 4.89M | 6.32M | 9.41M | 11.39M | 19.83M | 19.99M | 12.34M | 9.66M | 10.7M | 9.07M | 11.36M | 12.33M | 9.17M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 1.92M | 2.01M | 1.98M | 605.32K | 684.04K | 1.43M | 25.96M | 2.67M | 2.67M | 2.64M | 2.11M | 676.8K | 1.02M | 1.22M | 501.8K | 408.32K | 259.13K | 305.55K | 167.25K | 282K | 132K | 0 | 0 | 2.3M | 0 | 2.38M | 2.33M | 33.46K |
| Total Assets | 49.39M | 74.31M | 113.2M | 170.95M | 348.53M | 495.94M | 539.77M | 143.95M | 131.11M | 187.24M | 173.71M | 213.84M | 131.79M | 88.29M | 45.14M | 61.11M | 56.07M | 80.63M | 38.99M | 39.78M | 35.95M | 28.98M | 20.95M | 16.23M | 5.42M | 6.63M | 11.49M | 14.01M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.03x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.23x | 0.23x | 0.20x | 0.19x | 0.08x | 0.15x | 0.09x | 0.16x | 0.11x | 0.11x | 0.05x | 0.12x | 0.10x | 0.19x | 0.06x | 0.00x | 0.03x | 0.67x | 0.44x | 0.59x |
| Asset Growth % | -140.13% | -34.35% | -33.78% | -50.95% | -29.72% | -8.12% | 274.97% | 9.79% | -29.98% | 7.79% | -18.77% | 62.26% | 49.27% | 95.59% | -26.13% | 8.99% | -30.46% | 106.81% | -1.98% | 10.64% | 24.05% | 38.31% | 29.1% | 199.47% | -18.31% | -42.25% | -18.03% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 39.92M | 43.67M | 35.33M | 42.57M | 96.87M | 65.74M | 41.71M | 31.99M | 35.3M | 35.41M | 43.82M | 31.47M | 14.09M | 28.97M | 8.38M | 11.04M | 6.44M | 19.35M | 14.71M | 3.35M | 6.86M | 4.14M | 5.4M | 1.16M | 1.66M | 1.61M | 1.51M | 2.11M |
| Accounts Payable | 11.65M | 2.62M | 6.44M | 4.65M | 21.08M | 27.97M | 1.47M | 7.65M | 11.02M | 8.49M | 6.99M | 4.46M | 2.03M | 2.39M | 1.04M | 1.16M | 0 | 1.57M | 377.33K | 1.81M | 2.01M | 1.86M | 2.16M | 827.65K | 0 | 1.46M | 1.39M | 1.78M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 1.35K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.26K | 3.3K | - | - | - | 277.31 | 348.98 | 542.66 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.77M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.11M | 12.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331.16K | 0 | 27.48K | 68.93K | 53.1K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.63K | 46.63K | 124.13K | 257.15K | 1.35M | 15.17M | 13.95M | 3.58M | 2.01M | 741.93K | 468.04K | 795.9K | 270.33K | 523.54K | 973.43K | 633.73K | 1.21M | 1.05M | 0 | 202.65K | 115.02K | 50.03K | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 25.02M | 36.44M | 23.26M | 9.95M | 15.14M | 20.71M | 20.66M | 15.74M | 14.73M | 9.24M | 8.15M | 5.84M | 5.07M | 22.13M | 4.42M | 7.19M | 370.93K | 2.77M | 309.4K | 0 | 3.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43M | 0 | 0 | 268.67K |
| Current Ratio | 1.00x | 1.40x | 2.77x | 3.60x | 3.25x | 6.82x | 11.30x | 2.94x | 2.49x | 3.91x | 2.84x | 5.46x | 7.02x | 2.03x | 1.91x | 2.89x | 3.55x | 2.30x | 1.04x | 8.65x | 3.57x | 4.43x | 3.41x | 11.87x | 1.63x | 2.25x | 5.45x | 5.52x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.00x | 1.40x | 2.77x | 3.60x | 3.25x | 6.82x | 11.30x | 2.94x | 2.49x | 3.91x | 2.84x | 5.46x | 7.02x | 2.03x | 1.91x | 2.89x | 3.55x | 2.30x | 1.04x | 8.65x | 3.57x | 4.43x | 3.41x | 11.87x | 1.63x | 1.72x | 4.95x | 5.22x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -39.47 | -94.58 | -307.35 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 5.1M | 6.55M | 9.37M | 11.03M | 29.3M | 30.53M | 36.93M | 106.56M | 8.78M | 9.35M | 6.51M | 6.44M | 6.16M | 6.42M | 1.9M | 2.2M | 2.53M | 93.93K | 5.17M | 5.39M | 5.59M | 1.37M | 0 | 22.54K | 35.85K | 65.52K | 83.43K | 75.26K |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.61M | 14.96M | 18.66M | 77.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.29K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 24.72M | 6.55M | 9.37M | 11.03M | 12.66M | 15.46M | 18.06M | 20.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.64K | 48.53K | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.05K | 32.05K | 32.05K | 32.05K | 24.77K | 24.77K | 174.79K | 175.64K | 504.05K | 195.78K | 164.39K | 78.86K | 53.19K | 0 | 887.25K | 950.25K | 1.01M | 1.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.83K | 95.16K | 8.99M | 8.61M | 9.1M | 5.93M | 5.49M | 4.65M | 3.01M | 65.08K | 80.88K | 67.11K | 11.34K | 14.9K | 4.44M | 4.57M | 296.08K | 0 | 22.54K | 35.85K | 44.88K | 34.9K | 9.97K |
| Total Liabilities | 45.02M | 50.21M | 44.69M | 53.6M | 126.17M | 96.27M | 78.63M | 138.55M | 44.08M | 44.75M | 50.33M | 37.91M | 20.25M | 35.38M | 10.28M | 13.24M | 8.97M | 19.44M | 19.88M | 8.74M | 12.45M | 5.51M | 5.4M | 1.18M | 1.69M | 1.67M | 1.6M | 2.18M |
| Total Debt | 8M | 9.37M | 11.87M | 30.21M | 32.07M | 33.02M | 39.05M | 99.51M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.11M | 12.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331.16K | 20.64K | 48.12K | 117.46K | 118.38K |
| Net Debt | -23.52M | -34.91M | -53.95M | 15.9M | -14.25M | -38.12M | -211.68M | 77.31M | -23.69M | -23.79M | -19.14M | -57.63M | -40.54M | -33.72M | -5.65M | -17.35M | -20M | -18.18M | -2.01M | -10.25M | -8.32M | -17.17M | -17.89M | -13.13M | -854.8K | -1.76M | -3.6M | -9.62M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.83x | 0.39x | 0.17x | 0.26x | 0.14x | 0.08x | 0.08x | 18.41x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.20x | 0.63x | - | - | - | - | 0.02x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.10x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.31x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | -602.12x | -109.50x | -220.42x | -155.59x | -17.72x | -14.20x | - | -3400.29x | -554.66x | - | - | - | - | -648.26x | - | -1.33x | - | - | - | - | - | -323.89x | -1084.04x | -436.05x | -217.42x | -391.69x |
| Total Equity | 4.37M | 24.1M | 68.5M | 117.35M | 222.36M | 399.67M | 461.14M | 5.4M | 87.03M | 142.49M | 123.38M | 175.93M | 111.54M | 52.9M | 34.86M | 47.86M | 47.1M | 61.18M | 19.11M | 31.03M | 23.5M | 23.47M | 15.55M | 15.05M | 3.73M | 4.96M | 9.89M | 11.83M |
| Equity Growth % | -348.16% | -64.82% | -41.62% | -47.23% | -44.36% | -13.33% | 8431.97% | -93.79% | -38.92% | 15.49% | -29.87% | 57.73% | 110.84% | 51.77% | -27.17% | 1.62% | -23.02% | 220.24% | -38.44% | 32.05% | 0.13% | 50.94% | 3.34% | 303.92% | -24.94% | -49.82% | -16.41% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 0.05 | 0.51 | 2.52 | 5.29 | 11.18 | 22.97 | 35.67 | 0.66 | 11.29 | 20.87 | 20.22 | 2.57 | 1.88 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 3.28 | 1.74 | 2.99 | 2.98 | 4.94 | 3.53 | 4.52 | 1.47 | 2.87 | 7.01 | 9.34 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 4.37M | 24.1M | 68.5M | 117.35M | 222.36M | 399.67M | 461.14M | 3.44M | 86.94M | 142.39M | 123.28M | 175.69M | 111.23M | 52.46M | 34.35M | 47.31M | 46.5M | 60.56M | 19.11M | 31.03M | 18.15M | 23.47M | 15.55M | 15.05M | 3.73M | 4.96M | 9.89M | 11.83M |
| Common Stock | 82.34K | 69K | 36.1K | 22.79K | 21.09K | 217.38K | 186.85K | 101.36K | 97.23K | 90.36K | 74.06K | 72.22K | 60.74K | 52.58K | 144.31K | 134.97K | 105.04K | 102.75K | 44.02K | 43.81K | 35.64K | 29.47K | 18.42K | 63.68K | 50.4K | 33.76K | 33.76K | 30.49M |
| Retained Earnings | -1.84B | -1.82B | -1.73B | -1.62B | -1.49B | -1.21B | -906.2M | -739.79M | -620.43M | -523.36M | -434.84M | -361.1M | -331.91M | -295.79M | -229.76M | -210.09M | -194.84M | -177.22M | -152.81M | -139.85M | -128.62M | -114.27M | -87.91M | -76.2M | -53.33M | -47.36M | -41M | -29.6M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -279.98K | -637.96K | -675.67K | -662.6K | -698.74K | -282.24K | -256.15K | 472.61K | -528.87K | -117K | 1.33M | 2.71M | -251.39K | -76.36K | 73.36K | 35.39K | 2.85K | 105.8K | 6.16K | 107.53K | -48.98K | -30.3K | 0 | 0 | -102.24K | 1.17M | -100.09K | 10.9M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.97M | 96.27K | 96.27K | 96.27K | 245.83K | 310.62K | 447.66K | 502.74K | 546.77K | 597.92K | 622.87K | 0 | 0 | 5.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying INO stock.
As of 2025, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) had total assets of $74.3M including $61.1M in current assets.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) carries total debt of $9.4M, offset by $58.5M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $24.1M ($0.51 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) reported a current ratio of 1.40x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Shrinking equity against ongoing burn
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Equity Eroded Toward Near-Zero Cushion
Based on INO's reported quarterly balance sheets, shareholders' equity fell from $96.7M in 2024Q2 to $4.4M in 2026Q2, a decline of roughly 95 percent that leaves a very thin buffer against liabilities of $45.0M.
The equity decline tracks cumulative operating cash outflows and net losses rather than any asset build, which suggests the balance sheet is weakening structurally rather than cyclically. Total assets have contracted from $133.8M to $49.4M over the same period, indicating that the company is consuming its capital base faster than it is replenishing it. Investors should monitor whether further losses push equity negative, as the 2025Q3 print already showed a deficit of $7.7M.
Leverage Rising as Equity Shrinks
As reported in financial statements, INO's debt/equity ratio climbed from 0.13 in 2024Q2 to 1.83 in 2026Q2 while total debt stayed near $8M to $13M, meaning leverage has risen almost entirely because the equity denominator collapsed.
Total debt has declined gradually from $13.4M to $8.0M, so the increase in leverage is an equity-driven effect rather than new borrowing, which points to a balance sheet whose risk profile has shifted without any new financing decision. Liabilities of $45.0M against cash of $31.5M suggest that the company's obligations are approaching its liquid resources. Refinancing capacity cannot be assessed from the supplied data, so this warrants further investigation.
Cash Buffer Thins Against Operating Burn
Based on reported figures, INO held $31.5M in cash at 2026Q2, down from $65.8M at 2024Q4, while its current ratio fell to 1.00 from 4.77 in 2024Q1, indicating a sharp narrowing of short-term coverage.
Given operating cash outflows of roughly $18M to $29M per quarter, the reported cash balance implies a runway measured in quarters rather than years, though the exact runway cannot be confirmed without management's stated funding plans. The current ratio near 1.0 leaves little margin for unexpected obligations. This pattern suggests the company relies on external capital to sustain operations, a dependency that warrants close monitoring.
Equity Losses Outpace Any Accumulated Capital
According to the reported retained earnings line, INO's accumulated deficit stands near -$1.8B, which dwarfs current paid-in equity and explains why equity has been so sensitive to quarterly losses.
The accumulated deficit of roughly $1.8B against current equity of $4.4M indicates that the equity base is largely the residual of past capital raises minus losses, with no retained profit cushion. The deficit has changed little across the period because the balance sheet shows the bulk of historical losses already recorded, so the recent equity erosion reflects current-period losses layered on that base. Dilution effects from any future raises cannot be measured from the supplied figures.
Cash Decline Partly Masked by Liability Shifts
Headline leverage may understate pressure because INO's reported debt of $8.0M is small relative to total liabilities of $45.0M, meaning the bulk of obligations sit outside interest-bearing debt in the supplied data.
The gap between total liabilities of $45.0M and total debt of $8.0M suggests roughly $37M of non-debt obligations, whose composition the supplied data does not disclose, so the debt-based leverage metrics may not capture the full claim on assets. Investors should not infer the nature of these obligations without further disclosure. Focusing on debt alone could therefore give a more comfortable picture than the total liability load supports.