Spero Therapeutics Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Spero Therapeutics Inc (SPRO) 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: Spero Therapeutics Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 61M vs 454,079M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Scale: Spero Therapeutics Inc ranks #310 of 545 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $2.45M compares with $1.00M for the peer group (2.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
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Spero Therapeutics Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
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 Spero Therapeutics 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 Spero Therapeutics Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
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Spero Therapeutics Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (97) | ||||
| 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.
SPRO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SPRO 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 | Cypherpunk Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | 180 Life Sciences Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Rallybio Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Prelude Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Spero Therapeutics Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Spero Therapeutics Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Spero Therapeutics Inc |
59.71 | 61.19 |
 Eli Lilly And Company |
1,209,663.60 | 86,462.00 |
 Johnson and Johnson |
676,352.29 | 99,335.00 |
 Beone Medicines Ltd |
612,622.08 | 6,128.24 |
 Merck and Co Inc |
362,398.40 | 66,569.00 |
 Novartis Ag |
317,785.25 | 56,674.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 4,599,066.24 | 660,619.45 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Spero Therapeutics Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Spero Therapeutics Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Ag | Company report | 85% |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Sanofi | Company report | 85% |
| Astrazeneca Plc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Spero Therapeutics Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Spero Therapeutics 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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Spero Therapeutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | 60 | 2,447,440 | 295,320 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 1,209,664 | 1,729,240 | 551,594 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 676,352 | 705,504 | 114,311 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 612,622 | 510,686 | 54,642 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 362,398 | 887,587 | 42,267 |
| Novartis Ag | 317,785 | 752,973 | 185,566 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 4,599,007 | 1,002,597 | 156,776 |
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Spero Therapeutics 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 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | United States 54.39 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | EMEA 21.50 % |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | United States 76.66 % |
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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Spero Therapeutics Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 495 companies in Spero Therapeutics Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Spero Therapeutics Inc ranks #310 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 875, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,210,070 | 20.69 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 674,004 | 11.53 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 612,622 | 10.48 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 515,910 | 8.82 % |
| 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% |
| 310 | Spero Therapeutics Inc | 60 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-06.
Spero Therapeutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc | 68 | -10.14 % |
| 306 | Acrivon Therapeutics Inc | 67 | -22.22 % |
| 307 | Pmv Pharmaceuticals Inc | 67 | -3.82 % |
| 308 | Lifevantage Corp | 66 | -30.23 % |
| 309 | Maia Biotechnology Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 310 | Spero Therapeutics Inc | 60 | -58.02 % |
| 311 | Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 312 | Fortress Biotech Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 313 | Xbiotech Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 314 | Longeveron Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 315 | Cingulate Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-06. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Spero Therapeutics Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (444 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 | 23.8x | 26.6x | -2.8x |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.5x | 15.9x | -9.4x |
| P/B | 3.3x | 4.3x | -0.9x |
| Return on Equity | 16.17 % | industry aggregate | -0.18 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.25 % | -9.82 % (avg) | 16.07 % |
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.
Spero Therapeutics 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 100.40 % | 357.56 % | -48.59 % | 95.67 % | 193.10 % | 93.95 % | -53.77 % | 39.24 % |
| Operating Margin | -1,079.32 % | -348.36 % | -847.94 % | -481.87 % | -78.86 % | 20.70 % | - | 9.45 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -22.32 % | -31.58 % | -36.57 % | -38.81 % | -33.71 % | 12.60 % | -43.27 % | 7.12 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8x | - | 19.3x |
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.
Spero Therapeutics Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Spero Therapeutics 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.
Spero Therapeutics 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 875 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Spero Therapeutics Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Spero Therapeutics Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Spero Therapeutics 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.
Spero Therapeutics 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
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (23.8x vs 26.6x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
- A meaningful share of competitors (46.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Spero Therapeutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | 5.37 | 6.28 | 0.00 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 0.16 | 1.44 | 1.44 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 0.36 | 1.04 | 0.60 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 2.30 | 3.16 | 0.23 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 0.40 | 1.46 | 1.01 |
| Novartis Ag | 0.42 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
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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.
Spero Therapeutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q3 2026 | +38.6 % | +15.6 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q3 2026 | +5.9 % | -95.9 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +29.7 % | +151.3 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +5.1 % | - |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +9.6 % | +17.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.1 % | +0.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Spero Therapeutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Eli Lilly And Company | Q3 2026 | +30.7 % | +52.2 % |
| Johnson and Johnson | Q3 2026 | +10.9 % | +17.7 % |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | Q2 2026 | +6.4 % | -57.0 % |
| Merck and Co Inc | Q2 2026 | +23.6 % | +16.9 % |
| Novartis Ag | Q4 2025 | +18.3 % | +13.3 % |
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Spero Therapeutics Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | 12.57% | 14.54% | 16.17% |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 21.24% | 32.00% | 83.65% |
| Johnson and Johnson | 8.06% | 10.53% | 19.55% |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 7.82% | 10.32% | 14.24% |
| Merck and Co Inc | 2.42% | 3.24% | 6.59% |
| Novartis Ag | 12.59% | 12.62% | 30.00% |
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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).
Spero Therapeutics Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spero Therapeutics Inc | 9.36 | 0.98 |
| Eli Lilly And Company | 43.96 | 13.99 |
| Johnson and Johnson | 41.79 | 6.81 |
| Beone Medicines Ltd | 924.91 | 99.97 |
| Merck and Co Inc | 118.32 | 5.44 |
| Novartis Ag | 22.73 | 5.61 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 44.52 | 6.96 |
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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.