Lightwave Logic, Inc. (LWLG)

NASDAQ: LWLG · USD

$4.73

+0.13 (+2.8%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	729.2M
Revenue (ttm)	250.3K
Net income (ttm)	-23.6M
EPS (ttm)	-$0.17
Shares out	154.2M
Volume	1,684,091
Beta	2.41

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 250.3K
Net income (ttm): -23.6M
EPS (ttm): -$0.17
Market cap: 729.2M

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/En/a

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Trailing P/En/a

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ROE-35.4

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ROIC-22.7

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001325964
Company name	Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	532275104
Earnings date	2026-11-10
Earnings time	amc
Employees	34
Employees change	3
Employees growth	9.68%
Enterprise value	$635.8M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1991
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Specialty Chemicals
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US5322751042
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-20
Last earnings date	2026-08-11
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$729.2M
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-10
Options	Yes
Price	$4.73
Price currency	USD
Sector	Materials
SIC code	3080
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	LWLG
U.S. state	Colorado
Website	https://lightwavelogic.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	-3.52%
EV/Sales	2,466.74x
FCF / EV yield	-2.97%
FCF yield	-2.58%
Forward EV/Sales	669.52x
Forward P/S	770.83x
Industry forward P/E	19.58x
Industry P/E	43.86x
P/B ratio	6.8x
P/S ratio	2,839.99x
Price / tangible book value	6.94x
Sector forward P/E	15.1x
Sector P/E	22.71x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
Gross margin	98.93%
Operating margin	-10,020.66%
Pretax margin	-9,416.34%
Profit per employee	$-693,073
Revenue per employee	$7,360
ROA	-22.31%
ROA (5Y)	-40.97%
ROCE	-23.54%
ROE	-35.42%
ROE (5Y)	-70.69%
ROIC	-22.67%
SBC / revenue	2,490.77%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	1
Gross profit growth	185.75%
Gross profit growth (Q)	47.91%
Net income growth years	1
Revenue growth	165.22%
Revenue growth (Q)	27.91%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	12.29%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-2M
Depreciation and amortization	$1.9M
EBIT	$-25.1M
EBITDA	$-23.1M
EPS	$-0.17
FCF per share	$-0.12
Financing cash flow	$92.8M
Free cash flow	$-18.3M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-24.6M
Gross profit	$247,583
Investing cash flow	$-51.3M
Net cash flow	$25.1M
Net income	$-23.6M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$-22.6M
Operating income	$-25.1M
Revenue	$250,251
Stock-based compensation	$6.2M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	130.2
Book value per share	$0.68
Debt / equity	0.02
Long-term assets	$10M
Long-term liabilities	$2.3M
Net cash (debt)	$93.4M
Net cash / market cap	13.14%
Net cash growth	380.94%
Net debt / equity	-0.9
Piotroski F-Score	4
Property, plant and equipment	$8.1M
Shareholders' equity	$104.2M
Tangible book value	$102.3M
Tangible book value per share	$0.66
Total assets	$108.1M
Total cash	$95.9M
Total debt	$2.5M
Total liabilities	$3.9M
WACC	17.43%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0
Current assets	$98.1M
Current liabilities	$1.6M
Current ratio	62.84
Net working capital	$813,494
Quick ratio	61.62
Working capital	$96.5M
Working capital turnover	0

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-15.11%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-15.11%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	676.67%
10Y return CAGR	22.75%
10Y total return	676.67%
150-day SMA	$8.29
15Y price change	606.06%
15Y return CAGR	13.92%
15Y total return	606.06%
1D price change	2.83%
1M price change	-12.24%
1M total return	-12.24%
1W price change	12.02%
1W total return	12.02%
1Y price change	-4.7%
1Y return CAGR	-4.71%
1Y total return	-4.7%
20-day SMA	$4.65
200-day SMA	$7.38
20Y price change	590.37%
20Y return CAGR	10.14%
20Y total return	590.37%
3M price change	-23.98%
3M total return	-23.98%
3Y price change	-2.51%
3Y return CAGR	-0.84%
3Y total return	-2.51%
50-day SMA	$5.08
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$18.71
52-week high date	2026-05-13
52-week low	$2.84
52-week low date	2025-12-17
5Y price change	-56.61%
5Y return CAGR	-15.38%
5Y total return	-56.61%
6M price change	-62.57%
6M total return	-62.57%
All-time high	$20.30
All-time high date	2021-12-16
All-time low	$0.26
All-time low date	2008-12-08
Average true range (ATR)	$0.36
Average volume	3.6M
Beta (1Y)	2.36
Beta (2Y)	2.8
Beta (5Y)	2.41
Change from 52-week high	-74.72%
Change from 52-week low	66.55%
Change from all-time high	-77.04%
Change from all-time low	1,692.31%
Change from open	0.64%
Day's gap	2.17%
Dollar volume	$8M
High price	$4.73
Low price	$4.56
Monthly RSI	48.28
Open price	$4.70
Position in 52-week range	100%
Premarket change	1.74%
Premarket close	$4.60
Premarket price	$4.68
Premarket volume	5.5K
Previous close	$4.60
Price vs 150-day SMA	-43.81%
Price vs 20-day SMA	0.32%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-36.88%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-8.32%
Relative volume	0.47
RSI	49.2
Sharpe ratio	0.51
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.49
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.31
Sortino ratio	0.87
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.82
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.54
Volume	1.7M
Weekly RSI	41.18
YTD price change	43.83%
YTD total return	43.83%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	152.4M
Float percentage	98.87%
Shares change (QoQ)	3.64%
Shares change (YoY)	15.11%
Shares held by insiders	1.13%
Shares held by institutions	37.92%
Shares outstanding	154.2M
Short % of float	17.57%
Short % of shares	17.37%
Short ratio	9.7 days

Deeper analysis on LWLG

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Lightwave Logic, Inc. (LWLG)

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