Second Quarter 2026
Filed Aug 5, 2026Recursion Reports Second Quarter Financial Results; Genentech Options First Neuroscience Target into Early Discovery Program
Revenue was $7.7 million versus $19.2 million in the prior-year quarter, while research and development expenses decreased to $89.6 million from $128.6 million and 2026 cash operating expense guidance was reduced to <$375 million.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenueGAAP | $7.7 million | – | – |
| Research and development expensesGAAP | $89.6 million | – | – |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashother | $556.8 million | – | – |
| Roche and Genentech collaboration upfront and milestone payments to dateother | $216 million | – | – |
| Sanofi collaboration upfront and milestone payments to dateother | $134 million | – | – |
2026 outlook
- Operating expenses<$375 million
- NoteBased on current operating plans with no additional financing, the Company continues to expect its cash runway to extend into early 2028.
What drove it
- Roche and Genentech revenue recognized was less in the current period due to the successful completion of certain project phases in the prior period.
- Research and development expenses decreased primarily due to lower platform costs resulting from the timing of Tempus record purchases.
- Genentech exercised the first Validated Target Option under the companies' neuroscience collaboration, advancing a previously unexplored neuroscience target into a small molecule early discovery program.
- REC-7735 was precision designed to show >100-fold selectivity for the H1047R mutant over wild type.
- The REC-7735 development candidate was delivered in 10 months and 242 compounds from first novel hit through Recursion's AI-native design platform.
- Agent-supported enrollment strategies contributed to a 1.3 to 1.6x increase in enrollment rates versus historical benchmarks.
Concerns
- Total revenue was $7.7 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $19.2 million for the second quarter of 2025.
- Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $556.8 million as of June 30, 2026 compared to $753.9 million as of December 31, 2025.
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What to watch
- An update to define the registrational path for REC-4881 is expected in 2H26.
- Additional Phase 2 safety and efficacy data from the TUPELO clinical trial will be presented in November 2026.
- The Phase 1/2 ZINNIA clinical study for REC-7735 is expected to be initiated in the second half of 2026.
- Additional Phase 1 dose escalation data for REC-1245 are expected in 2H26.
- Potential differentiated AI-enabled oral molecules could reach development candidate and late-stage discovery milestones with Sanofi over the next 6-12 months.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $556.8 million as of June 30, 2026 compared to $753.9 million as of December 31, 2025.
- Based on current operating plans with no additional financing, the Company continues to expect its cash runway to extend into early 2028.
Analysis
Second-quarter revenue was $7.7 million, compared to $19.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. The company attributed lower Roche and Genentech revenue recognition to successful completion of certain project phases in the prior period. The result underscores that reported collaboration revenue can vary with the timing of project milestones and completion phases.
Research and development expenses decreased to $89.6 million from $128.6 million. Recursion cited lower platform costs resulting from the timing of Tempus record purchases as a primary driver. The company also reduced 2026 cash operating expense guidance to <$375 million from <$390 million, placing expense control alongside continued pipeline development.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $556.8 million as of June 30, 2026, compared with $753.9 million as of December 31, 2025. Management stated that, based on current operating plans with no additional financing, its cash runway is expected to extend into early 2028. No operating cash flow, free cash flow, debt, repurchase, or dividend data were included in the supplied text.
Operationally, Genentech exercised the first Validated Target Option in the neuroscience collaboration and advanced a previously unexplored target into a small molecule early discovery program. Recursion also reported an IND clearance for REC-7735 and expects to initiate its Phase 1/2 ZINNIA study in the second half of 2026. Near-term execution points include the expected REC-4881 registrational-path update in 2H26, additional REC-4881 Phase 2 data in November 2026, REC-7735 trial initiation, and additional REC-1245 Phase 1 data in 2H26.
Management, verbatim
Recursion has reached a pivotal point where our AI-native platform is translating unique data into potential first-in-class therapeutic opportunities.
Najat Khan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Recursion
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