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Model output · Signal date 2026-10-20

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) Stock Forecast Oct. 20, 2026

Analysis updated on Oct. 20, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq

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Rating · 90D ▲ Bullish Exact rating locked
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Rank in coverage Top 35% of 4020 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D 1.0% Spearman, 358 dates
Market Cap $481M small-cap · #60 of 60 peers
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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) stock forecast summary

Our AI ranks Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $481M. It ranks number 60 by market capitalization among the 60 Pharmaceutical Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

For AQST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 1.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-02 and 2026-07-22 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 7.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-02 and 2026-09-18. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +5.1%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +1.8%, strong sell < +0.9% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-20 signals)

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How AQST ranks among 4020 stocks

90D Total forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals · 2026-06-30

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Pharmaceutical Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $481M $11.93B 60/60
EPS $-0.82 – –
Revenue/Share $0.43 – –
FCF/Share $-0.37 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
ROA -59.2% 2.0% 39/42
ROIC -45.6% 2.3% 36/46
Gross Margin 67.0% 82.1% 30/36
Operating Margin -97.5% 12.4% 34/39
Net Margin -144.6% 7.5% 30/34
EBT Margin -144.6% 10.6% 42/46
Tax Rate 0.0% – –

Financial Health

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 7.19x 3.08x 15/59
Quick Ratio 6.74x 1.71x 3/44
Interest Coverage -3.6x 1.1x 24/36
Working Capital $102M $863M 52/59

Cash Flow

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow -$45M $166M 40/59
Free Cash Flow -$46M $148M 34/50
Capital Spending -$580K -$38M 9/50
FCF/Sales -85.0% 16.8% 39/42
CapEx/Sales 1.1% 2.5% 29/42

Operational Efficiency

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Asset Turnover 0.41x 0.49x 27/40
Receivables Turnover 5.8x 5.2x 14/38
Inventory Turnover 2.4x 1.9x 16/36
Fixed Assets Turnover 13.7x 7.6x 15/41
Days Sales Outstanding 63 days 69 days 24/38
Days Inventory 151 days 194 days 21/36
Payables Period 184 days 162 days 11/26
Cash Conversion Cycle 30 days 193 days 18/24

Income Statement

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Total Revenue $54M $2.83B 45/46
Operating Income -$53M $58M 31/51
Net Income -$78M $0.00M 27/45
R&D Expense $16M $527M 58/58
SG&A Expense $73M $1.32B 41/41
Cost of Goods Sold $18M $1.76B 34/37

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricAQSTIndustry medianRank
Shares Outstanding 126M – –

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$118M
Cash & Short-term Investments$98M
Accounts Receivable$9M
Inventory$7M
Total Liabilities$189M
Short-term Debt$8M
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Industry Peers · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Preparations): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
AQST Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $481M – –
LLY Eli Lilly & Co ▼ $1.17T 41.6x 118.8x
JNJ Johnson & Johnson ▼ $611.61B 29.5x 7.2x
ABBV Abbvie Inc. ▼ $499.53B 73.0x –
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. ▶ $354.36B 114.9x 8.5x
NVS Novartis Ag ▼ $286.60B 9.0x –
AZN Astrazeneca Plc ▼ $254.12B 11.8x –
ABT Abbott Laboratories ▼ $182.39B 29.4x 3.5x
NVO Novo Nordisk A S ▼ $170.74B 2.9x –
PFE Pfizer Inc ▼ $167.80B 36.4x 2.0x
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma ▼ $127.22B 29.2x 6.3x
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co ▼ $120.17B 12.9x 5.4x
GSK Gsk Plc ▼ $99.78B 5.5x –
SNY Sanofi ▼ $97.55B – –
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▶ $80.86B 19.4x 2.6x
TAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ▼ $61.26B 5.9x –
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd ▼ $48.14B 86.1x 6.2x
ONC Beone Medicines Ltd. ▲ $42.08B 1276.5x 8.1x
ZTS Zoetis Inc. ▼ $32.80B 13.1x 10.4x
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▶ $31.22B 58.6x 23.1x
RPRX Royalty Pharma Plc ▼ $26.58B 34.4x 3.9x
ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. ▶ $25.06B – 5.9x
GMAB Genmab A/S ▲ $24.77B 1.6x –
UTHR United Therapeutics Corp ▼ $23.30B 19.5x 3.6x
VTRS Viatris Inc ▼ $20.97B – –
INSM Insmed Inc ▶ $20.81B – 27.5x
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S ▶ $15.16B – –
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc ▼ $13.53B 14.3x 2.8x
BBIO Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. ▶ $13.28B – –
SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc. ▲ $12.42B – 19.7x
CORT Corcept Therapeutics Inc ▲ $12.12B 126.0x 17.2x
ELAN Elanco Animal Health Inc ▶ $11.74B – 1.8x
RDY Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd ▼ $10.92B 14.4x –
BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc ▶ $10.58B 68.3x 1.7x
MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▼ $10.33B – 19.7x
CYTK Cytokinetics Inc ▲ $8.71B – –
PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc ▶ $8.70B 170.2x 10.3x
TGTX Tg Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $8.46B 20.1x 14.0x
AXSM Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $8.16B – 98.0x
ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▲ $8.08B – 17.4x
SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $7.47B – 6.8x
IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc ▶ $7.38B – 16.8x
PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. ▲ $7.26B – 5.4x
ALKS Alkermes Plc. ▶ $7.21B 47.2x 4.0x
ABVX Abivax S.A. ▼ $6.87B – –
KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc ▼ $6.20B 87.3x 10.2x
AMRX Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▶ $6.18B 58.7x –
RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▶ $6.07B – 59.0x
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc ▼ $5.93B 28.8x 6.1x
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc ▲ $5.80B – 7.5x
MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ▲ $5.34B – –
COGT Cogent Biosciences, Inc. ▲ $5.21B – 9.8x
PTCT Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. ▶ $5.14B – –
MANE Veradermics, Inc ▲ $5.11B – 6.3x
ORKA Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $4.93B – 4.4x
ERAS Erasca, Inc. ▲ $4.76B – 13.2x
TVTX Travere Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $4.52B – 184.3x
DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. /De/ ▲ $4.17B – 3.6x
EWTX Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. ▲ $4.12B – 9.2x
ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. ▲ $4.01B 289.9x 18.2x

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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) stock forecast FAQ

What is the Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) stock forecast?

Our AI ranks Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.

How accurate are Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. stock predictions?

For AQST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 1.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-02 and 2026-07-22 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 7.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-02 and 2026-09-18. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. forecasts updated?

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 20, 2026.

Which companies are Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.'s industry peers?

60 issuers in our coverage, AQST included, share the SEC industry code Pharmaceutical Preparations. The largest are: Eli Lilly & Co (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbvie Inc. (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Novartis Ag (NVS), Astrazeneca Plc (AZN).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.