Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc (BOLT) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 5M vs 454,072M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-99.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+3.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc generated -99.7% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 13.9% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -154,400.0% net margin compares with 6.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc ranks #391 of 545 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.20M compares with $1.01M for the peer group (0.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
BOLT Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc reported revenue contraction of 99.72 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 13.90 %.
With a net margin of -154,400.00 %, Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (6.64 %).
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc generated 0.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.00 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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For context: the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry grew revenue 8.9% year over year, combined, vs -99.7% for Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc. Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | - | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (157) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
BOLT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
BOLT Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
BOLT Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inmed Pharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Gt Biopharma Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Adlai Nortye Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Cypherpunk Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Erasca Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc |
10.87 | 4.70 |
 Eli Lilly And Company |
1,261,319.90 | 86,462.00 |
 Johnson and Johnson |
690,774.55 | 99,335.00 |
 Merck and Co Inc |
367,313.70 | 66,569.00 |
 Novartis Ag |
320,013.95 | 56,674.00 |
 Astrazeneca Plc |
295,827.18 | 58,739.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 4,190,749.81 | 651,009.07 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyft Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mersana Therapeutics inc | Company report | 85% |
| Adc Therapeutics Sa | Company report | 85% |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Johnson and Johnson | Company report | 85% |
| Immunogen inc | Company report | 85% |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Company report | 85% |
| Merck and Co Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
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Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Oncology 29.93 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Pharmaceutical segment 89.95 % |
| Amgen Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | Pharmaceuticals 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | 11 | 204,348 | -1,249,522 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,261,320 | 1,729,240 | 551,594 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 690,775 | 705,504 | 114,311 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 367,314 | 887,587 | 42,267 |
| Novartis Ag | 320,014 | 752,973 | 185,566 |
| Astrazeneca Plc | 295,827 | 706,847 | 123,141 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 4,190,739 | 1,009,528 | 151,304 |
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Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly And Company | United States 62.04 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | United States 58.90 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | EMEA 21.50 % |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | United States 76.66 % |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | United States 63.04 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 495 companies in Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc ranks #391 of 495 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 888, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,261,743 | 21.10 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 688,377 | 11.51 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 628,233 | 10.51 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 519,434 | 8.69 % |
| 5 | Merck and Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Novartis Ag | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Novo Nordisk A | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Pfizer Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Astrazeneca Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 391 | Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | 11 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-09.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Tvardi Therapeutics Inc | 13 | -74.22 % |
| 387 | Synlogic Inc | 13 | -39.02 % |
| 388 | Neuphoria Therapeutics Inc | 12 | -33.18 % |
| 389 | Biofrontera Inc | 11 | -29.02 % |
| 390 | Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 391 | Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | 11 | 36.61 % |
| 392 | Kairos Pharma Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 393 | Bullfrog Ai Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 394 | Lisata Therapeutics Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 395 | Dar Bioscience Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 396 | Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-09. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (445 companies). See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 0.00 % | 37.84 % (avg) | -37.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | - | industry median | - |
| EBITDA Margin | - | -6.50 % (avg) | - |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 1.81 % | 7.56 % (avg) | -5.8 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (445 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 26.6x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 15.5x | - |
| P/B | 0.3x | 4.3x | -3.9x |
| Return on Equity | -126.23 % | industry aggregate | -142.58 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -35.17 % | -9.84 % (avg) | -25.33 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | 37.48 % | -2.36 % | 0.07 % |
| Operating Margin | - | -1,576.56 % | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -15.72 % | -20.91 % | -25.40 % | -40.21 % | -29.79 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 888 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.81 % vs industry average 7.56 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 142.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-99.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of competitors (52.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | 1.81 | 3.34 | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 0.16 | 1.44 | 1.44 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 0.36 | 1.04 | 0.60 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 0.40 | 1.46 | 1.01 |
| Novartis Ag | 0.42 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
| Astrazeneca Plc | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.51 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | -99.7 % | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q3 2026 | +38.6 % | +15.6 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q3 2026 | +5.9 % | -95.9 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +5.1 % | - |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +9.6 % | +17.0 % |
| Astrazeneca Plc | Q4 2025 | +8.6 % | +45.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.4 % | -1.7 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q3 2026 | +30.7 % | +52.2 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q3 2026 | +10.9 % | +17.7 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +23.6 % | +16.9 % |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +18.3 % | +13.3 % |
| Astrazeneca Plc | Q4 2025 | +11.2 % | +46.0 % |
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Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | - | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 21.24% | 32.00% | 83.65% |
| Johnson and Johnson | 8.06% | 10.53% | 19.55% |
| Merck and Co Inc | 2.42% | 3.24% | 6.59% |
| Novartis Ag | 12.59% | 12.62% | 30.00% |
| Astrazeneca Plc | 8.97% | 19.67% | 21.00% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc | - | 2.31 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 45.84 | 14.59 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 42.68 | 6.95 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 119.93 | 5.52 |
| Novartis Ag | 22.88 | 5.65 |
| Astrazeneca Plc | 28.96 | 5.04 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 42.96 | 6.44 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.