CADL (Candel Therapeutics) EBITDA per Share: $-0.91 (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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CADL Candel Therapeutics Inc CADL
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What is Candel Therapeutics EBITDA per Share?

Candel Therapeutics CADL +7.38% 30 EBITDA per Share is $-0.91 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CADL with a GF Score™ of 30/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,137 Biotechnology companies, Candel Therapeutics ranks worse than 75.2% on this metric.

Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.12. Its EBITDA per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.91.

During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate was -3.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA per Share growth rate using EBITDA per Share data.

The historical rank and industry rank for Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA per Share or its related term are showing as below:

CADL' s 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.3   Med: -8.1   Max: -5.5
Current: -5.5

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA per Share Growth Rate of Candel Therapeutics was -5.50% per year. The lowest was -19.30% per year. And the median was -8.10% per year.

CADL's 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is ranked worse than
75.2% of 1137 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 14.9 vs CADL: -5.50

Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-7.15 Mil.

During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -29.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EBITDA Growth Rate was -25.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the EBITDA Growth Rate using EBITDA data.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA Growth Rate of Candel Therapeutics was -24.60% per year. The lowest was -38.00% per year. And the median was -29.00% per year.


Candel Therapeutics  (NAS:CADL) EBITDA per Share Explanation

EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals EBIT. EBIT is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.

While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.

The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.

EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:

Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners

EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.

A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.

Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.


Be Aware

Although depreciation is not a cash cost, it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.

EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies.


Candel Therapeutics EBITDA per Share Related Terms


Candel Therapeutics EBITDA per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA per Share 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.

Candel Therapeutics EBITDA per Share Chart

Candel Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
EBITDA per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.29 -0.57 -1.19 -1.65 -0.67

Candel Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Candel Therapeutics EBITDA per Share Calculation

EBITDA per Share is the amount of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) per outstanding share of the company's stock.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

EBITDA per Share(A: Dec. 2025 )
=EBITDA/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=-35.218/52.959
=-0.67

Candel Therapeutics's EBITDA per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

EBITDA per Share(Q: Mar. 2026 )
=EBITDA/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=-7.148/62.362
=-0.11

EBITDA per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.91

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBITDA per Share →
What does a EBITDA per Share of $-0.91 mean?
Candel Therapeutics (CADL) has a EBITDA per Share of $-0.91 as of Mar. 2026. EBITDA per share is the per-share amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #855 out of 1137 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 75.2%.
Is Candel Therapeutics' EBITDA per Share too high?
Candel Therapeutics' current EBITDA per Share is $-0.91. Based on the distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #855 out of 1137 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Candel Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Candel Therapeutics' EBITDA per Share compare to AURA and RIGL?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #855 out of 1137 companies for EBITDA per Share. This places Candel Therapeutics in the lower half of its industry. The industry median EBITDA per Share is 14.90. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBITDA per Share for a Biotechnology company?
The median EBITDA per Share among Biotechnology companies is 14.90, based on 1,137 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a EBITDA per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, EBITDA per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBITDA per Share mean?
A high EBITDA per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. EBITDA per share is the per-share amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median EBITDA per Share is 14.90 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Candel Therapeutics's current EBITDA per Share is $-0.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Candel Therapeutics stock overvalued right now?
Candel Therapeutics (CADL) has a current EBITDA per Share of $-0.91. The current EBITDA per Share is $-0.91. Candel Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA per Share calculated?
EBITDA per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Candel Therapeutics (CADL), the current EBITDA per Share is $-0.91 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Candel Therapeutics Business Description

Address 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 450, Needham, MA, USA, 02494
Candel Therapeutics Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing off-the-shelf viral immunotherapies that elicit an individualized, systemic anti-tumor immune response to help patients fight cancer. The immune cells induced by these viral immunotherapies are believed to target patients' specific tumor antigens, potentially improving responses in immunologically hot tumors while at the same time infiltrating the tumor microenvironment, transforming non-inflamed cold tumors with limited immune response into hot tumors. The company has established two clinical off-the-shelf viral immunotherapy platforms based on novel, genetically modified adenovirus and herpes simplex virus (HSV) constructs, respectively.
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