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Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc
American pharmaceutical preparations company, incorporated in Delaware. Summary from the record
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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.
Overview
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- TickerPTGX on Nasdaq1
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations1
- HeadquartersNewark, California1
- Incorporated inDE2
- Business address7707 Gateway Blvd., Suite 140, Newark, Ca 94560-11602
- Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer2
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Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (referred to as “Protagonist,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is an integrated discovery and development company with a validated technology platform. Our programs fall into three broad therapeutic areas: (i) inflammation and immunology (“I&I”), (ii) hematology and (iii) metabolic diseases. Our aim is to develop medicines for biologically and commercially validated targets which demonstrate a strong differentiation compared to existing therapies.3 From its latest annual report
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
Where the money goes
Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025
- Research and development99¢$159.3M
- Income tax1¢$838.0K
Out of $46.0M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.
Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025
- Capital spending3¢$1.6M
- Kept or used elsewhere97¢$56.1M
Out of $57.7M of cash from operations.4
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| License and collaboration revenue | $46.0M | $434.4M | $60.0M |
| Research and development | $159.3M | $138.1M | $120.2M |
| General and administrative | $44.9M | $43.5M | $33.5M |
| Total operating expenses | $204.1M | $181.6M | $153.7M |
| (Loss) income from operations | -$158.1M | $252.8M | -$93.7M |
| Interest income | $28.8M | $26.3M | $14.9M |
| Other income (expense), net | $27.0K | $250.0K | -$201.0K |
| (Loss) income before income tax expense | -$129.3M | $279.4M | -$79.0M |
| Provision for income taxes | $838.0K | $4.2M | |
| Net (loss) income | -$130.1M | $275.2M | -$79.0M |
| Net (loss) income per share, basic | -$2.05 | $4.47 | -$1.39 |
| Net (loss) income per share, diluted | -$2.05 | $4.23 | -$1.39 |
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net (loss) income per share, basic | 63.6M shares | 61.6M shares | 56.8M shares |
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net (loss) income per share, diluted | 63.6M shares | 65.1M shares | 56.8M shares |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 5 fiscal years (annual) or 5 quarters (quarterly), latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $128.4M | $97.2M | $186.7M | ||
| Marketable securities | $439.0M | $321.7M | |||
| Receivable from collaboration partner | $121.0K | $165.0M | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $10.1M | $7.7M | |||
| Total current assets | $577.6M | $591.6M | |||
| Marketable securities - noncurrent | $78.6M | $140.3M | |||
| Property and equipment, net | $3.9M | $3.2M | |||
| Restricted cash - noncurrent | $287.0K | $225.0K | $225.0K | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | $7.8M | $9.4M | |||
| Total assets | $668.2M | $744.7M | |||
| Accounts payable | $5.3M | $1.6M | |||
| Accrued expenses and other payables | $28.3M | $23.7M | |||
| Deferred revenue | $9.6M | $18.9M | |||
| Income taxes payable | $2.7M | ||||
| Operating lease liability | $2.3M | $510.0K | |||
| Total current liabilities | $45.4M | $47.4M | |||
| Deferred revenue - noncurrent | $11.7M | ||||
| Operating lease liability - noncurrent | $8.0M | $10.4M | |||
| Total liabilities | $53.5M | $69.4M | |||
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized; 62,577,897 and 61,035,139 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | $1.0K | $1.0K | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | $1.1B | $1.0B | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $641.0K | -$82.0K | |||
| Accumulated deficit | -$470.7M | -$340.5M | |||
| Total stockholders' equity | $614.7M | $675.3M | $336.7M | $215.6M | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $668.2M | $744.7M | |||
| Preferred stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 10.0M shares | 10.0M shares | |||
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 shares | 0 shares | |||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 shares | 0 shares | |||
| Common stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 180.0M shares | 180.0M shares | 180.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares issued | 62.6M shares | 61.0M shares | |||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 62.6M shares | 61.0M shares |
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $128.4M | $97.2M | $186.7M | ||
| Marketable securities | $439.0M | $321.7M | |||
| Receivable from collaboration partner | $121.0K | $165.0M | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $10.1M | $7.7M | |||
| Total current assets | $577.6M | $591.6M | |||
| Marketable securities - noncurrent | $78.6M | $140.3M | |||
| Property and equipment, net | $3.9M | $3.2M | |||
| Restricted cash - noncurrent | $287.0K | $225.0K | $225.0K | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | $7.8M | $9.4M | |||
| Total assets | $668.2M | $744.7M | |||
| Accounts payable | $5.3M | $1.6M | |||
| Accrued expenses and other payables | $28.3M | $23.7M | |||
| Deferred revenue | $9.6M | $18.9M | |||
| Income taxes payable | $2.7M | ||||
| Operating lease liability | $2.3M | $510.0K | |||
| Total current liabilities | $45.4M | $47.4M | |||
| Deferred revenue - noncurrent | $11.7M | ||||
| Operating lease liability - noncurrent | $8.0M | $10.4M | |||
| Total liabilities | $53.5M | $69.4M | |||
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized; 62,577,897 and 61,035,139 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | $1.0K | $1.0K | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | $1.1B | $1.0B | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $641.0K | -$82.0K | |||
| Accumulated deficit | -$470.7M | -$340.5M | |||
| Total stockholders' equity | $614.7M | $675.3M | $336.7M | $215.6M | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $668.2M | $744.7M | |||
| Preferred stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 10.0M shares | 10.0M shares | |||
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 shares | 0 shares | |||
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 shares | 0 shares | |||
| Common stock, par value | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 180.0M shares | 180.0M shares | 180.0M shares | ||
| Common stock, shares issued | 62.6M shares | 61.0M shares | |||
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 62.6M shares | 61.0M shares |
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.4
| Period ending | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Net (loss) income | -$130.1M | $275.2M | -$79.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $46.0M | $37.6M | $29.3M |
| Non-cash lease expense | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.3M |
| Depreciation | $1.3M | $826.0K | $977.0K |
| Accretion of discount on marketable securities | -$7.2M | -$8.9M | -$4.6M |
| Other | -$8.0K | $194.0K | |
| Receivable from collaboration partner | $164.9M | -$155.0M | -$10.0M |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | -$2.4M | -$3.8M | $1.8M |
| Accounts payable | $3.7M | $842.0K | -$2.9M |
| Accrued expenses and other payables | $4.6M | $4.3M | -$5.6M |
| Payable to collaboration partner | -$3.0K | -$66.0K | |
| Deferred revenue | -$21.0M | $30.6M | |
| Income taxes payable | -$2.7M | $2.7M | |
| Operating lease liability | -$903.0K | -$2.2M | -$2.7M |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $57.7M | $184.2M | -$70.2M |
| Purchase of marketable securities | -$546.6M | -$621.7M | -$191.0M |
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | $491.8M | $323.6M | $152.4M |
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | $7.0M | ||
| Purchases of property and equipment | -$1.6M | -$1.4M | -$609.0K |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -$49.3M | -$299.5M | -$39.3M |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options and purchases under employee stock purchase plan | $23.3M | $26.5M | $4.8M |
| Tax withholding payments related to net settlement of restricted stock units | -$479.0K | -$600.0K | -$769.0K |
| Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs | $107.8M | ||
| Proceeds from at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs | $24.3M | ||
| Proceeds from exercise of Warrants in exchange for issuance of Pre-Funded Warrants | $33.8M | ||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of Warrants | $559.0K | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $22.9M | $25.9M | $170.5M |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $31.2M | -$89.5M | $61.0M |
| Cash paid for taxes | $3.7M | $1.5M | |
| Leasehold improvements obtained under tenant improvement allowance | $360.0K | $1.4M | |
| Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $46.0K | $61.0K | |
| Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation | $10.5M |
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Leadership
Who has led Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
President
Chief financial officer
- Chief executive officerDinesh Ph D. Patel V. Aug 10, 2016 to now12
- PresidentDinesh Ph D. Patel V. Aug 10, 2016 to now12
- Chief financial officerDonald A. Kalkofen Jun 3, 2019 to Feb 17, 202213
- Chief financial officerThomas P. O'Neil Aug 10, 2016 to Aug 17, 201814
Board members and other officers (18)
- Chief Medical OfficerArturo Molina Md. Nov 17, 2022 to now15
- EVP Clinical OperationsSuneel Gupta Jan 9, 2019 to Nov 27, 202416
- VP, Controller, Interim PAONiall Murphy Jan 14, 2019 to Jan 14, 201917
- Chief Development OfficerSamuel R. Saks May 31, 2018 to Feb 26, 202118
- Chief Medical OfficerRichard S. Shame Aug 10, 2016 to Mar 4, 201919
- Sr. VP - Corporate DevelopmentWilliam A. Hodder Aug 10, 2016 to Oct 13, 201620
- Board memberDaniel N. Swisher Jr. Oct 30, 2023 to Oct 30, 202321
- Board memberSarah A. O'Dowd Aug 18, 2020 to now22
- Board memberBryan Giraudo May 17, 2018 to now23
- Board memberLewis T. Williams Jun 8, 2017 to now24
- Board memberSarah B. Noonberg Dec 19, 2017 to Jan 18, 202325
- Board memberArmen Shanafelt Aug 10, 2016 to Jun 12, 201826
- Board memberChaitan Khosla Phd. Aug 10, 2016 to Aug 12, 202027
- Board memberDinesh Ph D. Patel V. Aug 10, 2016 to now12
- Board memberHarold E. Selick Aug 10, 2016 to now28
- Board memberJulie Papanek Aug 10, 2016 to May 26, 201729
- Board memberWilliam D. Waddill Aug 10, 2016 to now30
- Board memberX. L.p. Canaan Aug 10, 2016 to Aug 16, 201631
Former names
Timeline
- Aug 10, 2016New chief executive Dinesh Ph D. Patel V. becomes CEO12
Filings
352 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 47 major events, 139 insider forms, 56 large holders, 90 other. The latest 20:
- Oct 2, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Sep 30, 2026144 EDGAR
- Sep 10, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Sep 8, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Aug 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
- Aug 12, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
- Aug 10, 2026144 EDGAR
- Aug 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
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- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 POS EDGAR
- Aug 5, 2026S-8 EDGAR
The 352 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Insider trades
69 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 69 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
| Date | Who | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
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| Sep 10, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 7,278 | $144.10 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 63,548 | $146.18 | $9.3M | Form 4 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 54,174 | $145.87 | $7.9M | Form 4 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 34,239 | $148.52 | $5.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 65,761 | $149.11 | $9.8M | Form 4 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Waddill William D.Director | Sale | 9,000 | $117.94 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Waddill William D.Director | Sale | 9,000 | $107.68 | $969.1K | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | Waddill William D.Director | Sale | 9,000 | $99.64 | $896.8K | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 75,000 | $100.12 | $7.5M | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 75,000 | $100.12 | $7.5M | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Giraudo BryanDirector | Sale | 11,130 | $100.00 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| May 7, 2026 | Giraudo BryanDirector | Sale | 48,000 | $100.12 | $4.8M | Form 4 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Ali AsifChief Financial Officer | Sale | 1,750 | $105.47 | $184.6K | Form 4 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MOLINA ARTURO MDChief Medical Officer | Sale | 15,000 | $104.79 | $1.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | SELICK HAROLD EDirector | Sale | 24,000 | $105.00 | $2.5M | Form 4 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Ali AsifChief Financial Officer | Sale | 24,765 | $104.24 | $2.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 54,641 | $101.00 | $5.5M | Form 4 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | PATEL DINESH V PH DPresident and CEO | Sale | 59 | $101.00 | $6.0K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Williams Lewis TDirector | Sale | 18,000 | $82.42 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Waddill William D.Director | Sale | 20,000 | $83.68 | $1.7M | Form 4 |
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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.
Major holders
Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.
- FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.SCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 11, 2022 to Aug 13, 202632
- State Street CorporationSCHEDULE 13G, 9 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Aug 7, 202633
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 30, 202634
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 29, 202635
- VANGUARD GROUP INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 6 filings Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 27, 202636
- RTW INVESTMENTS, LPSCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 17, 202637
- Wellington Management CompanySCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Feb 10, 202638
- Farallon Capital Partners, L.P.SCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 9, 2023 to Feb 6, 202639
- BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND L PSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Nov 14, 202540
- Deep Track Capital, LPSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Apr 10, 2025 to Nov 14, 202541
- BlackRockSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 5, 2025 to Oct 17, 202542
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLCSC 13G/A, 2 filings Jan 3, 2023 to Feb 14, 202443
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.SC 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 14, 202444
- ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.SC 13G/A, 2 filings Apr 13, 2023 to Feb 7, 202445
- FMR LLCSC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Dec 12, 202246
- Consonance Capital Management LPSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 14, 202247
Held by these funds
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Share of the fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 10,307,837 | $1.3B | 0.0% | +528,468 |
| Farallon Capital Management, L.l.c. | 6,348,906 | $778.2M | 4.6% | No change |
| Rtw Investments, LP | 5,061,175 | $620.4M | 5.3% | +2,122 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3,629,298 | $444.9M | 0.0% | +148,087 |
| Wellington Management Group Llp | 3,416,781 | $418.8M | 0.1% | −182,863 |
| UBS Group AG | 3,399,221 | $416.7M | 0.1% | −1,778,575 |
| State Street Corp | 3,321,554 | $407.2M | 0.0% | +204,805 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2,853,394 | $349.8M | 0.0% | +47,498 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2,449,183 | $300.2M | 37.6% | No change |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,340,667 | $286.9M | 0.0% | +175,997 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | 2,129,780 | $261.0M | 0.1% | New |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1,741,209 | $213.5M | 0.0% | +71,838 |
| Woodline Partners LP | 1,414,173 | $173.3M | 0.5% | No change |
| Bank Of America Corp /de/ | 1,324,498 | $162.4M | 0.0% | +29,064 |
| Jennison Associates LLC | 1,151,681 | $141.2M | 0.1% | +79,670 |
| Perceptive Advisors LLC | 981,879 | $120.4M | 1.9% | −249,000 |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | 960,863 | $117.8M | 5.6% | −33,256 |
| Morgan Stanley | 905,992 | $111.1M | 0.0% | −112,230 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 889,298 | $109.0M | 0.3% | +296,101 |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | 882,738 | $108.2M | 0.8% | +53,453 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 812,852 | $99.6M | 0.0% | +33,907 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | 731,053 | $89.6M | 0.5% | +10,125 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 725,335 | $88.9M | 0.1% | +103,515 |
| Fmr LLC | 672,186 | $82.4M | 0.0% | +10,189 |
| Northern Trust Corp | 666,105 | $81.7M | 0.0% | +78,137 |
13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.
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- 25SEC EDGARSarah B. Noonberg, Board member
- 26SEC EDGARArmen Shanafelt, Board member
- 27SEC EDGARChaitan Khosla Phd., Board member
- 28SEC EDGARHarold E. Selick, Board member
- 29SEC EDGARJulie Papanek, Board member
- 30SEC EDGARWilliam D. Waddill, Board member
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