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Public Company
Revenue
$3.6M
as of Jun 2026
Cash
$202M
as of Jun 2026
Burn
$97.8M/qtr
as of Jun 2026
Runway
~2 qtr at this rate
as of Jun 2026
Researched · Fresh
10 days ago

First-ever blood-brain-barrier biologic just got approved (AVLAYAH, Mar 2026) — Denali is now a de-risked platform with a small rare-disease revenue base, but the May LUMA Parkinson's failure gutted the biggest pipeline call option, so you're paying $3.3B for a ~$525M-peak orphan drug plus optionality the market just learned to distrust.

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DNLI · weekly close
18.94 USD+2.9%
Friday 30 Oct 2026 · last 52 Fridays 15.02–25.83
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  1. Short interest: 15,475,322 sh · 8.07 days to cover, FINRA · settled 15 Oct 2026
  2. Next print: in 2 days, Scheduled · 5 Nov 2026, scheduled
18.94USD+2.9%biopharma +5.3%DNLI · 112 weekly closes to 2026-10-30

Who is buying

Shares sold shortFINRA · settled 15 Oct 2026
15,475,322 shares
Days to unwind the shortFINRA · settled 15 Oct 2026
8.07
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Financials

The reported figures

Revenue · quarterly
$3.6M
latest, Q2 ’26 · 8 periods stored
Filed · primary
Q2 ’26
$3.6M USD
as of 30 Jun 2026
Source: sec.gov
Denali Therapeutics, quarterly figures held, Q3 ’23 to Q2 ’26
PeriodAs ofRevenueFree cash flowCapexCashShares outstandingGradingSource
Q3 ’2330 Sept 2023$1.3M USD-$89.4M USD$2.1M USD$148M USD138.2M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q4 ’2331 Dec 2023$0 USD-$101M USD$2.2M USD$127M USD—Filed · primarysec.gov
Q1 ’2431 Mar 2024$0 USD-$116M USD$2.1M USD$60.6M USD142.6M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q2 ’2430 Jun 2024$0 USD-$96.0M USD$4.8M USD$74.7M USD143.2M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q3 ’2430 Sept 2024$0 USD-$63.0M USD$3.9M USD$90.6M USD143.9M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q4 ’2431 Dec 2024$0 USD-$88.8M USD$5.1M USD$175M USD—Filed · primarysec.gov
Q1 ’2531 Mar 2025—-$137M USD$5.1M USD$56.9M USD145.3M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q2 ’2530 Jun 2025$0 USD-$79.6M USD$4.3M USD$141M USD146.2M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q3 ’2530 Sept 2025—-$106M USD-$1.4M USD$91.0M USD146.7M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q4 ’2531 Dec 2025—-$100M USD$1.5M USD$205M USD—Filed · primarysec.gov
Q1 ’2631 Mar 2026—-$134M USD$2.5M USD$388M USD158.7M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov
Q2 ’2630 Jun 2026$3.6M USD-$97.8M USD$805K USD$202M USD159.8M sharesFiled · primarysec.gov

Denali Therapeutics’s figures as the company reported them in its filings. Quarters are calendar quarters, so a company whose year ends in January shows each fiscal quarter under the calendar quarter it falls in. An empty slot is a quarter we hold no figure for.

Revenue · annualFY21 – FY25
$0

FY25 · as of Dec 2025

Revenue FY21: $48.7M, as of Dec 2021Revenue FY22: $109M, as of Dec 2022Revenue FY23: $331M, as of Dec 2023Revenue FY24: $0, as of Dec 2024Revenue FY25: $0, as of Dec 2025
Free cash flow · quarterlyQ3 ’23 – Q2 ’26
-$97.8M

Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026

Free cash flow Q3 ’23: -$89.4M, as of Sep 2023Free cash flow Q4 ’23: -$101M, as of Dec 2023 (Q4 worked out from the annual total)Free cash flow Q1 ’24: -$116M, as of Mar 2024Free cash flow Q2 ’24: -$96.0M, as of Jun 2024Free cash flow Q3 ’24: -$63.0M, as of Sep 2024Free cash flow Q4 ’24: -$88.8M, as of Dec 2024 (Q4 worked out from the annual total)Free cash flow Q1 ’25: -$137M, as of Mar 2025Free cash flow Q2 ’25: -$79.6M, as of Jun 2025Free cash flow Q3 ’25: -$106M, as of Sep 2025Free cash flow Q4 ’25: -$100M, as of Dec 2025 (Q4 worked out from the annual total)Free cash flow Q1 ’26: -$134M, as of Mar 2026Free cash flow Q2 ’26: -$97.8M, as of Jun 2026

Lighter bars: Q4 worked out as the full-year total minus the three reported quarters.

Operating cash flow minus capital spending.

Cash · quarterlyQ3 ’23 – Q2 ’26
$202M

Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026

Cash Q3 ’23: $148M, as of Sep 2023Cash Q4 ’23: $127M, as of Dec 2023Cash Q1 ’24: $60.6M, as of Mar 2024Cash Q2 ’24: $74.7M, as of Jun 2024Cash Q3 ’24: $90.6M, as of Sep 2024Cash Q4 ’24: $175M, as of Dec 2024Cash Q1 ’25: $56.9M, as of Mar 2025Cash Q2 ’25: $141M, as of Jun 2025Cash Q3 ’25: $91.0M, as of Sep 2025Cash Q4 ’25: $205M, as of Dec 2025Cash Q1 ’26: $388M, as of Mar 2026Cash Q2 ’26: $202M, as of Jun 2026
Shares outstanding · quarterlyQ3 ’23 – Q2 ’26
159.8M+16% since Q3 ’23

Q2 ’26 · as of Jun 2026

Shares outstanding Q3 ’23: 138.2M, as of Sep 2023Shares outstanding Q1 ’24: 142.6M, as of Mar 2024Shares outstanding Q2 ’24: 143.2M, as of Jun 2024Shares outstanding Q3 ’24: 143.9M, as of Sep 2024Shares outstanding Q1 ’25: 145.3M, as of Mar 2025Shares outstanding Q2 ’25: 146.2M, as of Jun 2025Shares outstanding Q3 ’25: 146.7M, as of Sep 2025Shares outstanding Q1 ’26: 158.7M, as of Mar 2026Shares outstanding Q2 ’26: 159.8M, as of Jun 2026

A rising count is dilution: each existing share owns less of the company.

Latest filing: sec.gov

The record

What happened

What happened
DateTypeWhat happenedSource
2026-10-24editorial noteSources added: 0 → 3The dossier's cited-link count grew from 0 to 3 (deep-dive-2026-06-20.md → deep-dive-2026-10-24.md).dossier
2026-10-24editorial noteRevenue figure revised: $145.2M → $3.6MRevenue moved from $145.2M (deep-dive-2026-06-20.md) to $3.6M (deep-dive-2026-10-24.md).dossier
dossier age
10 days
researched 24 Oct 2026 · ring fills at 180
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Each column is a section of the dossier
Its height is how many times the section names a filing: 11 mentions across 2 sections. A dashed foot names none.
Primary sources
  1. The dossier: Refresh delta (since 2026-06-20), 476 words, 8 filing mentions
  2. The dossier: What held, 67 words, 3 filing mentions
Research

The Denali Therapeutics dossier

The verdict

First-ever blood-brain-barrier biologic just got approved (AVLAYAH, Mar 2026) — Denali is now a de-risked platform with a small rare-disease revenue base, but the May LUMA Parkinson's failure gutted the biggest pipeline call option, so you're paying $3.3B for a ~$525M-peak orphan drug plus optionality the market just learned to distrust.

Refresh delta (since 2026-06-20)

  1. First commercial quarter of AVLAYAH. Net product revenue was $3.6M in the first full quarter of commercial availability; cost of goods sold was $0.1M, low because manufacturing costs incurred before approval were expensed to research and development. Projected third-quarter 2026 net product revenue is $10.0M to $12.0M. [sec.gov: Form 8-KA filing for something that happened between reports and matters enough to tell shareholders now. filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714899/000171489926000096/ex991pressreleaseq22026.htm; quarter ended 2026-06-30]
  2. Launch indicators. Interest in starting treatment has tracked ahead of internal expectations; about 80% of the healthcare organisations treating eligible MPS II patients have been reached; published commercial policies cover more than 50% of covered lives; 14 state Medicaid programmes have published coverage. The release gives no patient count. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, same URL]
  3. Results. Research and development expenses $97.0M (Q2 2025: $102.7M). Net loss $127.6M, or $0.68 per share (Q2 2025: $124.1M, $0.72); six-month net loss $256.0M, or $1.37 per share (2025: $257.1M, $1.50). [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, same URL]
  4. Cash and the voucher sale. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities about $940.0M at 2026-06-30. On 2026-07-27 the company completed the sale of its rare pediatric disease priority review voucher to a large pharmaceutical company under an asset purchase agreement dated 2026-06-12, for gross proceeds of $195.0M, taking pro forma cash above $1.1B. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, same URL; 8-K filed 2026-07-28, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714899/000171489926000086/dnli-20260727.htm]
  5. Shares. 159,847,403 common shares outstanding at 2026-07-31, excluding 28,331,779 shares issuable on exercise of Pre-funded warrantA right to buy shares that has already been paid for, bar a token penny. It behaves like a share the investor already owns, so leaving it out of a share count understates the company’s real size.. [sec.gov: Form 10-QThe quarterly version of the annual report. Lighter, and not audited. filed 2026-08-06, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714899/000171489926000097/dnli-20260630.htm]
  6. Pipeline timing. Zafinofusp alfa (DNL126, Sanfilippo A): Phase 3 confirmatory study start-up under way, and a BLA submission and potential accelerated approval expected in 2027. DNL593 (FTD-GRN): enrolment complete at 40 participants, results now expected in 2027 (previously by end 2026), and FDA orphan drug designation granted in August 2026. DNL952 (Pompe): Phase 1 dosing began in Q2 2026, initial data expected in 2027. DNL628 (tau): Phase 1b biomarker data expected in the first half of 2027. DNL921 (amyloid): proof-of-concept data expected in 2027. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, same URL]
  7. Discontinued and terminated programmes. In May 2026 Denali and Biogen announced the Phase 2b LUMA study of DNL151 (LRRK2) missed its primary and secondary endpoints and discontinued further development in idiopathic Parkinson's disease. In April 2026 Takeda terminated the collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialise DNL593, for strategic reasons not related to efficacy or safety data. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1, same URL]
  8. Where the new filings meet the carried view (stated as fact, no line changed). The carried dossier's open item on AVLAYAH's first commercial print is answered by item 1. The carried open item on the "DNL593 FTD-GRN and DNL126 MPS IIIA precise readout dates" meets item 6: DNL593 results move into 2027 and the DNL126 BLA is expected in 2027. The carried seed's price figures rest on market data this delta does not refresh.

What held

  • AVLAYAH remains described as the first FDA-approved transferrin-receptor blood-brain-barrier medicine, approved under accelerated approval in March 2026. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1]
  • The company remains well funded: about $940.0M at quarter end before the $195.0M voucher sale. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1]
  • The confirmatory Phase 2/3 COMPASS study continues to support label expansion and global submissions. [sec.gov: 8-K filed 2026-08-06, exhibit 99.1]

How our view changed

2 dossiers

Every dossier we have written on Denali Therapeutics, newest first.

  1. current

    First-ever blood-brain-barrier biologic just got approved (AVLAYAH, Mar 2026)

  2. First-ever blood-brain-barrier biologic just got approved (AVLAYAH, Mar 2026)

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