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Liquidia Corporation

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Liquidia (LQDA) Q2 2026 Earnings: The Same $40 Million, Three Quarters Running

Published 2026-08-12

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Episodes linked
1
Latest video
Q2 2026
2026-08-12
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$74.41
+1.48 (+2.03%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
53.15x
Forward: 13.17x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
1842.7%
Earnings: —
Margins
49.8% op
Gross: 92.5% · Net: 30.7%
Balance sheet
2.31x current
Debt / Equity: 93.7
52-week range / Beta
$21.15 - $93.61
Beta: —
Analyst target
$107.75
Upside: 44.8%
Cash / shareholder return
0.83% FCF yield
Dividend yield: —

Company context

Industry: Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 60.50x
Return on equity: 131.8%
Liquidia Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes various products for rare cardiopulmonary diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidates include YUTREPIA, an inhaled dry powder formulation of treprostinil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). It also provides Remodulin, a treprostinil injection administered through continuous intravenous and subcutaneous infusion; and develops L606, an investigational liposomal formulation of treprostinil which is in phase III clinical trial for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). In addition, the company offers PRINT technology which allows to engineer and manufacture uniform drug particles with precise control over the size, three-dimensional geometric shape, and chemical composition of the particles. It has a license agreement with Pharmosa Biopharm Inc to develop and commercialize L606, an inhaled sustained-release formulation of Treprostinil for the treatment of PAH and PH-ILD; Vectura; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; GlaxoSmithKline; Alcon Inc; and promotion Agreement with Sandoz. Liquidia Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.

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LQDA vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Liquidia Corporation latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Liquidia Corporation
LQDA
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Intuitive Surgical latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation already asks investors to pay up, so the upside case depends on continued execution staying strong.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Johnson & Johnson latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
LQDA
$6.62B
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
$142.77B
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
$629.14B
Johnson & Johnson
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
LQDA
53.1x
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
45.8x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
30.3x
Johnson & Johnson
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
LQDA
13.2x
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
33.0x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
21.2x
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
LQDA
1842.7%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
18.5%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
6.6%
Johnson & Johnson
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
26.5%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
-0.9%
Johnson & Johnson
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
LQDA
49.8%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
33.6%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
29.2%
Johnson & Johnson
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
LQDA
92.5%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
66.7%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
68.1%
Johnson & Johnson
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
LQDA
30.7%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
28.4%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
21.5%
Johnson & Johnson
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
LQDA
131.8%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
17.4%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
25.7%
Johnson & Johnson
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
LQDA
0.8%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
1.8%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
2.7%
Johnson & Johnson
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
LQDA
93.74x
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
57.71x
Johnson & Johnson
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
LQDA
2.31x
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
4.96x
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
1.09x
Johnson & Johnson
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
1.46
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
0.23
Johnson & Johnson
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
LQDA
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
2.0%
Johnson & Johnson
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
LQDA
44.8%
Liquidia Corporation
ISRG
20.0%
Intuitive Surgical
JNJ
4.4%
Johnson & Johnson

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