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NKTR (Nektar Therapeutics) Degree of Operating Leverage : 10.27 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Nektar Therapeutics Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 10.27. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

NKTR's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
92.56% of 887 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -0.02 vs NKTR: 10.27

Nektar Therapeutics Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nektar Therapeutics Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Nektar Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 -0.51 3.04 12.07 -6.91

Nektar Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -40.13 -7.29 -8.30 -6.91 10.27

Competitive Comparison of Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Nektar Therapeutics Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Nektar Therapeutics's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( -101.177 (Mar. 2025) / -151.552 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 87.248 (Mar. 2025) / 90.167 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.3324/-0.0324
=10.27***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Nektar Therapeutics  (NAS:NKTR) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Nektar Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
455 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
Nektar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, research-based drug discovery biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing medicines in the field of immunotherapy. The company is focused on discovering and developing medicines in the field of immunotherapy. Its pipeline products are REZPEG (NKTR-358), REZPEG (NKTR-358), REZPEG (NKTR-358), NKTR-422, NKTR-0165, NKTR-255, and Others.
Executives
Howard W Robin director, officer: President & CEO
Jonathan Zalevsky officer: Chief R&D Officer 455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Mark Andrew Wilson officer: SVP & General Counsel 1613 RAY DRIVE, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Robert Chess director, officer: Executive Chairman
Myriam Curet director 1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Jeffrey Robert Ajer director C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
Sandra A. Gardiner officer: Chief Financial Officer CUTERA, INC., 3240 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Jillian B. Thomsen officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, 201 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
Karin Eastham director C/O BURNHAM INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEAR, 10901 N. TORREY PINES ROAD, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Gil M Labrucherie officer: SVP, COO & CFO 150 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
John Northcott officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer 455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Diana Brainard director C/O ALLOVIR, INC., 139 MAIN STREET, SUITE 500, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
R Scott Greer director 6207 E. INDIAN BEND RD, PARADISE VALLEY AZ 85253
Lutz Lingnau director 15 INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD, MENDHAM NJ 07945
Stephen K Doberstein officer: Chief Scientific Officer 129 ELSIE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110