Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$4.96B- Market cap
- $4.83B
- Debt
- +$306.51M
- Cash
- −$177.70M
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 4.63x · EV / EBITDA 32.90x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ACAD stock price at premium vs ELAN $28.02 current versus $16.14 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ELAN's multiple
Implied fair value · at ACAD's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ACAD FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · ELAN FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Seven fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 4.63x · EV / EBITDA 32.90x
Capital structure 76% equity / 24% debt · EV / Revenue 3.28x · EV / EBITDA 29.44x
ELAN carries the larger enterprise value at $15.46B against $4.96B; ELAN trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.28x vs 4.63x); ELAN on the lower EV / EBITDA (29.44x vs 32.90x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
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Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.25x
0.57x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.85x
6.13x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$177.70M
$545.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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