AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Moderna (MRNA)

Moderna Q2 revenue rises to $145 million; net loss narrows to $(0.8) billion

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Moderna reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $145 million, up from $142 million a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss of $(0.8) billion, or $(1.97) per share, versus $(2.13) per share in the prior-year quarter. The company improved its 2026 operating expense outlook, lowering R&D to approximately $2.9 billion and projecting year-end cash and investments of $4.7 to $5.2 billion, but its norovirus candidate mRNA-1403 did not meet early-success criteria at a Phase 3 interim analysis.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 revenue $145 million vs $142 million; net loss $(782) million vs $(825) million
  • Loss per share $(1.97) vs $(2.13) in Q2 2025
  • 2026 R&D now approximately $2.9 billion (from $3.0 billion); cost of sales approximately $1.7 billion (from $1.8 billion), including a $0.9 billion litigation settlement charge
  • mRNA-1403 norovirus Phase 3 missed interim early-success criteria; mFLUSIVA U.S. PDUFA date is August 5, 2026

The filing

CompanyModerna (MRNA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 31, 2026, 7:03 AM ET
Accession number0001682852-26-000147

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 31, 2026.

Briefs are written by AI from the filing text (each brief's own page names the model) and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the model's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.