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Novavax, Inc.

Health CareBiological Products
Ticker NVAXGAITHERSBURG, MDFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-1.32Diluted shares 164.3M

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that develops vaccines using recombinant protein-based nanoparticles and its Matrix-M adjuvant. Its commercial product is Nuvaxovid, a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, whose commercialization is led by Sanofi; Novavax also supplies Matrix-M for partner vaccine… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Novavax, Inc. reported revenue of $411.65M, down 61.3% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $76.73M. Its operating margin was −21.2%, and operations used $238.95M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.12B, up 64.7% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $440.30M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$1.12BFY2025
+64.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $411.65M
40.30%FY2025
+76.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo -21.23%
$440.30MFY2025
+334.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $-76.73M
-420.92%FY2025
−451 percentage points
Last 12 mo 35.03%
Cash & financing
$-244.63MFY2025
−180.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-238.95M
$-251.02MFY2025
−146.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-244.07M
-1.95FY2025
Was -0.37× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -1.36
173.1MFY2025
+13.7% year over year
Last 12 mo 164.3M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Novavax, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that develops vaccines using recombinant protein-based nanoparticles and its Matrix-M adjuvant. Its commercial product is Nuvaxovid, a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, whose commercialization is led by Sanofi; Novavax also supplies Matrix-M for partner vaccine programs, including the R21 malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by Serum Institute of India. The company is advancing early-stage programs in areas including C. difficile, shingles, respiratory syncytial virus combinations and pandemic influenza, while pursuing partnerships for its adjuvant and research assets. Its business centers on vaccine research and development, commercialization and supply, and licensing and collaboration agreements rather than separately reported operating segments. Partners including Sanofi, Pfizer, Takeda and Serum Institute of India hold licenses or collaborate on products using Novavax technology. Novavax had approximately 749 employees as of December 31, 2025. Its website is www.novavax.com.

Company details
Sector
Health Care
Industry (SIC)
Biological Products
Headquarters
GAITHERSBURG, MD
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1000694
SIC
2836

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-2.12B$-998.63M$119.06M$1.24B$2.35B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Novavax, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

162
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$380.28M
held by funds, at market
24.4%
of shares held by funds
2
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Novavax, Inc.’s weight in each

0.66%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.04%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.02%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.04%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Novavax, Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 2 issues of Novavax, Inc.’s debt, $2.38M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 1.49%, maturing 2027 to 2031.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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