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 32.92x
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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: ACAD stock price at discount vs QLYS $28.04 current versus $72.59 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at QLYS'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 discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: ACAD FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · QLYS 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 32.92x
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 8.64x · EV / EBITDA 23.19x
QLYS carries the larger enterprise value at $5.78B against $4.96B; ACAD trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.63x vs 8.64x); QLYS on the lower EV / EBITDA (23.19x vs 32.92x).
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.
Qualys, Inc. · implied price per share
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
0.17x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.85x
-0.62x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$177.70M
$250.26M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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