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Candel TherapeuticsCADL +3.67%21 Equity-to-Asset is 0.61 as of Jun. 2026, which is 2% above its 10-year median of 0.60. GuruFocus rates CADL with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,415 Biotechnology companies, Candel Therapeutics ranks worse than 57.67% on this metric.
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Candel Therapeutics Equity-to-Asset Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Candel Therapeutics's Equity-to-Asset 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.
CADL vs NGNE, CTMX, BBOT: Equity-to-Asset Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Candel Therapeutics's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.
Candel Therapeutics Equity-to-Asset vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Candel Therapeutics's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Candel Therapeutics's Equity-to-Asset falls into.
Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.
Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.
Candel Therapeutics's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* 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 (CADL) has a Equity-to-Asset of 0.61 as of Jun. 2026. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 0.60. According to the industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #816 out of 1415 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 57.7%.
Is Candel Therapeutics' Equity-to-Asset too high?
Candel Therapeutics' current Equity-to-Asset of 0.61 is near median its 10-year median of 0.60. The Biotechnology industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.68. Candel Therapeutics' value of 0.61 is 10.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #816 out of 1415 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Candel Therapeutics has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Candel Therapeutics' Equity-to-Asset compare to NGNE and CTMX?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Candel Therapeutics ranks #816 out of 1415 companies for Equity-to-Asset. This places Candel Therapeutics in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.68. Candel Therapeutics' value of 0.61 is 10.3% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.60 vs. the industry median of 0.68, Candel Therapeutics has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Equity-to-Asset for a Biotechnology company?
The median Equity-to-Asset among Biotechnology companies is 0.68, based on 1,415 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Equity-to-Asset significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Equity-to-Asset should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Candel Therapeutics's current Equity-to-Asset of 0.61 is 10.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Equity-to-Asset mean?
A high Equity-to-Asset can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Candel Therapeutics and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Equity-to-Asset is 0.68 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Candel Therapeutics's current Equity-to-Asset is 0.61, which is near median its own 10-year median of 0.60. 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 Equity-to-Asset of 0.61. The current Equity-to-Asset is 0.61, which is near median its 10-year median of 0.60 and 10.3% below the Biotechnology industry median of 0.68. Candel Therapeutics' overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Equity-to-Asset calculated?
Equity-to-Asset is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Candel Therapeutics (CADL), the current Equity-to-Asset is 0.61 as of Jun. 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 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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