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WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.

$WUXIF·$62B·Medical - Diagnostics & Research·Healthcare
$20.780.0%YTD+52.8%1Y+183.1%
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WUWUXIF
$WUXIFWuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $WUXIF, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-05

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

The WuXi AppTec CRO OTC up 183% t12m — Q2 EPS beat 39%, revenue +47% YoY, DoD lawsuit filed June 11.

WuXi AppTec is a large-cap ($62B mcap) Chinese CRO providing R&D and manufacturing services for small molecules and cell/gene therapies globally (OTC ADR WUXIF) — a business up 183% t12m and 53% YTD as multi-quarter EPS-beat cadence combined with the Aug 3 Q2 print set the accelerating trajectory to 88% of range.

  • The Q2 print was decisive: EPS of $0.32 vs $0.23 estimate (39% beat), revenue of $2.44B (+27.7% vs $1.91B estimate), and the underlying local-currency Q2 revenue of ¥16.4B (+47.1% YoY) reflects the specific pattern where a Chinese CRO leader accelerates as global-biopharma-outsourcing rebounds despite US-China regulatory overhang.
  • The June 11 WuXi AppTec Reuters complaint against US DoD for linking to Chinese military is the specific regulatory-overhang signal — the specific institutional-tension pattern between the strong operational Q2 (+47% YoY) and the ongoing US-China regulatory risk that supports the +183% t12m rerating from prior compressed multiples.
  • The financial profile is a large-cap CRO leader: TTM P/E of 18.7x, ROIC of 17.9%, ROE of 27.2%, D/E of 0.18 (light leverage), gross margin of 51.9%, FCF yield of 3.9%, beta 0.46 (defensive) — the specific pattern where a leading CRO with global scale generates specific compounding cash flow through the biopharma outsourcing cycle.
  • The FY26 sell-side EPS estimate of $6.08 rising to $7.11 in FY27 encodes the specific expected mid-teens growth from small-molecule + cell/gene-therapy service expansion.

The Oct 28 Q3 print is next — small-molecule backlog, cell/gene therapy growth, and DoD-lawsuit status. Continued execution extends the +183% t12m; a soft print at 88% of range invites mean-reversion.

What to watch: The Oct 28 Q3 print — small-molecule backlog, cell/gene therapy growth, and DoD-lawsuit status.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Chinese pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) serving global drug discovery and production pipelines.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Diagnostics & Research sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WUXIF.

Medical - Diagnostics & Research · Healthcare

No material change from last week — pharma R&D spending is recovering and CDMO demand is growing as drug pipelines advance toward clinical trials.

Industry benchmark

21-name peer basket
+34.7%YTD
+83.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
18.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
17.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
42.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
27.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
52.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.32$0.23+39.2%
Q1 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.23$0.18+30.5%
Q4 2025Mar 23, 2026$0.37$0.38-3.9%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$0.17$0.15+13.9%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $0.26

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$16.4B+47.1%55.8%47.2%$2.24—
Q1 FY26$12.4B+28.8%50.4%45.2%$1.59$2.4B
Q4 FY25$12.6B+9.2%50.3%39.6%$2.48$3.8B
Q3 FY25$12.0B+15.1%49.8%38.3%$1.21$2.7B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 19 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$53.3B$51.7B – $56.4B$6.08$5.79 – $6.9019
FY27$62.3B$59.6B – $71.1B$7.11$6.77 – $8.0519
FY28$71.9B$69.3B – $79.3B$8.28$7.88 – $9.388
FY29$85.6B$82.4B – $94.3B$9.74$9.27 – $11.0410
FY30$100.2B$96.5B – $110.4B$11.34$10.80 – $12.8516

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.4.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.88%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+13.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+37.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 2.5B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.465-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

WuXi AppTec files complaint against U.S. DoD for linking it to Chinese militaryreuters.com·56d agoWuXi AppTec Recognized as a Top-Performing Company on 2026 Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Indexprnewswire.com·81d ago

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