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Exelixis, Inc. · EXEL · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Exelixis: CABOMETYX growth continues as ZANZA advances
Continued CABOMETYX growth and market-share gains support Exelixis’s commercial base. The next leg of the story depends on ZANZA’s regulatory and clinical progress, with trial outcomes, competition and gross-to-net variability as material counterweights.
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$17.44B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.87
Consensus $0.77
EPS surprise
+13.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$610.8M
Consensus $607.5M
Revenue surprise
+0.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+9.6%
Event window
SPY move
+1.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+8.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+7.8%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did EXEL rise 9.6% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in EXEL's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for EXEL after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Q1 analysis describes CABOMETYX revenue growth of 8% year over year in the U.S. and 12.5% globally, with gains in renal cell carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumors. Management reiterated full-year guidance, continued to advance ZANZA combinations across pivotal trials, expanded the GI sales team, and authorized share repurchases.
Guidance delta
Management reiterated full-year 2026 guidance. The supplied analysis does not include guidance figures.
Key takeaways
- CABOMETYX remained the central commercial growth driver, with reported market-share gains in RCC and NETs.
- ZANZA’s combination programs are progressing through regulatory review and multiple pivotal studies.
- The expanded GI sales team is intended to support NET growth and a potential colorectal-cancer launch.
- Share repurchases accompany continued investment in research and development.
Management priorities
- Sustain CABOMETYX growth and market share in RCC and NETs.
- Advance ZANZA combinations through regulatory review and pivotal trials.
- Expand commercial reach in gastrointestinal oncology.
- Allocate capital across research and development, business development and share repurchases.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$69.39Current
$18Low
$41.99Average
$60High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 30, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Citizens | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| HC Wainwright & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 21, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jun 24, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 24, 2025 |
| EF Hutton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 12, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 14, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Leerink Swann | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2017 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Maxim Group | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 12, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $69.39. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital | David Lebowitz | $60 | $66.2 | -13.5% | Oct 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $59.77 | -26.5% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $58.1 | -35.1% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $53.12 | -22.2% | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Andrew Berens | $52 | $52.59 | -25.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Gregory Renza | $52 | $54.54 | -25.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $53.03 | -20.7% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Laaman | $53 | $54.99 | -23.6% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Etzer Darout | $49 | $56.04 | -29.4% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $49 | $56.5 | -29.4% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $46 | $55.53 | -33.7% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Ashwani Verma | $52 | $55.46 | -25.1% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $56 | $53.96 | -19.3% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Gregory Renza | $54 | $52.87 | -22.2% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $44.89 | -35.1% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $42.94 | -22.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $42.98 | -36.6% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Etzer Darout | $44 | $42.59 | -36.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Laaman | $49 | $41.29 | -29.4% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $44.65 | -26.5% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $52 | $44.79 | -25.1% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $46.19 | -30.8% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $43.58 | -40.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $49 | $40.52 | -29.4% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stephen Willey | $43 | $38.74 | -38.0% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Etzer Darout | $41 | $37.9 | -40.9% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Silvan Tuerkcan | $36 | $37.9 | -48.1% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $35.03 | -36.6% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $34.54 | -30.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Derek Archila | $30 | $34.54 | -56.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $40.44 | -27.9% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $40.44 | -32.3% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $39.14 | -42.4% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $46 | $37.41 | -33.7% | Aug 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $36.85 | -45.2% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Asthika Goonewardene | $56 | $44.06 | -19.3% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Ashwani Verma | $43 | $44.86 | -38.0% | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $45.72 | -27.9% | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Michael Schmidt | $45 | $46.26 | -35.1% | May 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Sean Laaman | $47 | $36.98 | -32.3% | May 14, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $36.8 | -42.4% | Mar 13, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Silvan Tuerkcan | $41 | $32.38 | -40.9% | Jan 27, 2025 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $40 | $36.02 | -42.4% | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Michael Schmidt | $42 | $34.21 | -39.5% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Etzer Darout | $36 | $32.56 | -48.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Asthika Goonewardene | $38 | $28.73 | -45.2% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Joseph Catanzaro | $36 | $28.73 | -48.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Citigroup | David Lebowitz | $38 | $28.73 | -45.2% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Leerink Partners | Christopher Liu | $28.5 | $28.5 | -58.9% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Kennen MacKay | $34 | $28.5 | -51.0% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $18 | $28.5 | -74.1% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Akash Tewari | $33 | $28.8 | -52.4% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Hung | $30 | $28.5 | -56.8% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Asthika Goonewardene | $33 | $26.24 | -52.4% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Stephens | Sudan Loganathan | $23 | $26.24 | -66.9% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Hung | $28 | $25.97 | -59.6% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| UBS | Ashwani Verma | $30 | $26.82 | -56.8% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Citigroup | David Lebowitz | $31 | $26.46 | -55.3% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Gerberry | $30 | $25.44 | -56.8% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| H.C. Wainwright | Robert Burns | $29 | $26.52 | -58.2% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| JMP Securities | Silvan Tuerkcan | $29 | $23.45 | -58.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| New Street | David Lebowitz | $31 | $21.06 | -55.3% | May 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | George Farmertzer Darout | $29 | $21.06 | -58.2% | May 20, 2024 |
| Barclays | Peter Lawson | $25 | $23.68 | -64.0% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| JMP Securities | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $16.52 | -64.0% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Guggenheim | Michael Schmidt | $30 | $18.02 | -56.8% | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $23 | $24.34 | -66.9% | May 18, 2021 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Hung | $26 | $23.74 | -62.5% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationExelixis, Inc. operates as a biotechnology firm dedicated to combating cancer, primarily focusing on the identification, advancement, and marketing of novel oncological treatments within the United States. Its portfolio of commercially available therapeutics includes CABOMETYX tablets, prescribed for individuals with advanced renal cell carcinoma who have previously undergone anti-angiogenic treatment, and COMETRIQ capsules, utilized for managing progressive and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer. Both CABOMETYX and COMETRIQ originate from cabozantinib, a compound that inhibits several tyrosine kinases such as MET, AXL, RET, and VEGF receptors. Additionally, Exelixis offers COTELLIC, an MEK inhibitor employed in combination therapies for advanced melanoma, and MINNEBRO, an orally administered, non-steroidal selective mineralocorticoid receptor blocker, approved for hypertension treatment in Japan.…
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