vTv Therapeutics Inc. (VTVT) stock analysis

VTVTNasdaqPharmaceutical PreparationsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 11/3051% below fair value

$19.69−1.00 (-4.83%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $77.85MP/E –Yield –

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Prices as of Nov 13, 2026How the score works

Mixed11 of 30 checks passed

vTv Therapeutics passes 11 of the 30 checks behind our score; 17 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation: 3/6
Growth: 1/6
Past performance: 2/6
Financial health: 5/6
Dividend: 0/6

What stands out

Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 51.3% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $19.69 is below our fair value estimate of $40.43.
No debt
vTv Therapeutics has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Interest well covered
No meaningful interest expense to cover.

What to watch

Elevated bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 0.51; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
No dividend
vTv Therapeutics has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

Valuation3/6

P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E against the industry
Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.
EV/EBITDA against its history
Needs positive EBITDA and price history.
P/B below the industry
vTv Therapeutics's price-to-book of 1.12 is below the Drugs median of 2.09.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $19.69 is below our fair value estimate of $40.43.
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 51.3% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

Growth1/6

Revenue growth over 3 years
Needs three years of positive revenue.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 216600% over the last twelve months; the Drugs median is 7.7%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin trend
This company does not report gross profit.

Past performance2/6

Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity above the industry
vTv Therapeutics's return on equity of -11.0% is above the Drugs median of -57.0%.
Earnings over 5 years
Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.
Net margin against its history
Needs five years of revenue and net income.
Net margin above the industry
vTv Therapeutics's net margin of -20.8% is above the Drugs median of -53.5%.

Financial health5/6

No debt
vTv Therapeutics has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Debt not rising
With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.
Debt covered by cash flow
There is no debt to cover.
Interest well covered
No meaningful interest expense to cover.
Short-term assets cover short-term debts
Current assets are 11.19 times current liabilities.
Elevated bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 0.51; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6

No dividend
vTv Therapeutics has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

Our estimate per share

$40.43

The share price is 51% below this estimate.

20%+ below

Near fair value

20%+ above

$19.69Price$40.43Fair value

Method	Multiple used	Own 5Y median	Industry median	Value per share	Weight
P/B	2.1×	–	2.1×	$36.79	50%
P/S	4.7×	–	4.7×	$44.08	50%
Fair value				$40.43	100%

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

High risk

Average value traded per day: $585.29K
Value traded per 1% price move: $271.24K

Downside

High risk

Typical loss in a bad month: 26.5%
Volatility (annualized): 72%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year: -0.57
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y): 1.08

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2012 to 2025

Operating margin

–

Net margin

–

Returns and balance sheet

10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.

Measure	FY2016	FY2020	FY2025
Return on equity	19.4%	13.2%	-70.4%
Return on assets	-22.4%	-70.7%	-42.1%
Current ratio	4.56	1.13	13.54
Debt to equity	-0.12	–	–
Interest coverage	-138.2×	-17.1×	–
Capex to revenue	13.7%	0.0%	–

DuPont analysis

Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage

Net margin-1815.3%

Asset turnover0.04×

Equity multiplier-3.95×

Return on equity, FY2024295.8%

Fiscal year	Net margin	Asset turnover	Equity multiplier	Return on equity
FY2024	-1815.3%	0.04×	-3.95×	295.8%
FY2022	-949.7%	0.07×	-2.87×	187.1%
FY2021	-324.3%	0.20×	-0.45×	28.9%
FY2020	-132.5%	0.53×	-0.19×	13.2%
FY2019	-471.9%	0.31×	-0.14×	19.8%
FY2018	-63.6%	0.68×	-0.16×	6.8%
FY2017	-5547.8%	0.01×	-0.34×	13.3%
FY2016	-2579.2%	0.01×	-0.86×	19.4%

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in vTv Therapeutics's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 1-for-40 reverse split on Nov 21, 2023
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing