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Moderna, Inc.Opportunity Rank #277(MRNA) Intrinsic Value & DCF Analysis (2026)

Sector: Healthcare

Current Price

$61.82

Last updated: Jul 20, 2026

Price vs Intrinsic Value

$61.82
Price
$2.46
Intrinsic Value
Overvalued by 96%MOS: $1.97

Fundamental Score

3/100
Bearish

Weighted across 6 signals

Narrative Score

63/100
Improving

+3 vs previous

Trend Score

67/100
Constructive

As of 2026-07-17

The intrinsic value of Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) is estimated at $2.46 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $61.82, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a -24.19% long-term growth rate and a 9.00% discount rate (calculated: 8.70%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.

The intrinsic value of Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) is estimated at $2.46 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $61.82, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a -24.19% long-term growth rate and a 9.00% discount rate (calculated: 8.70%), reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.

Valuation Details

$2.46
-96.02% downside
20% margin of safety: $1.97
Years: 10Growth Rate: -24.19%
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Capital Efficiency

Average Quarterly ROIC
-17.45%
Cost of Capital (estimated)7%
Value StatusUnderperforming Capital

The company is earning below its required return. This may indicate inefficient use of capital or excess cash that isn't being reinvested.

Complete historical ROIC is available with
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Fundamental Details

3/100
BearishWeighted across 6 signals
DCF Discount
96.0% premium to price
0
FCF Yield
-5.3% trailing FCF yield
0
ROIC vs WACC
ROIC -17.4% vs WACC 7.0% (-2.5x)
0
Net Debt / FCF
3.5x net debt to FCF
0
Buybacks
Share count growing
30
FCF CAGR (5Y)
-80.3% 5Y FCF CAGR (adjusted)
0
Pressure from: DCF Discount, FCF Yield.

Narrative Details

63/100
Improving
+3 vs previous · +1 new driversVs 6-Month Baseline:Average (43rd pct)Weighted across 4 recent drivers
Trend: Deteriorating downConfidence: 89%Updated: 2d ago
Sources: 76 (67 News · 9 Analyst)
Drivers(last 30 days)
53 news sentiment+1.3
9 regulatory scrutiny-0.3
5 legal risk+0.3
9 analyst reiterations0.0

Trend Details

67/100
ConstructiveAs of 2026-07-17310 daily bars used
6M Relative Strength vs SPY+44.7%
21 EMA vs 50 EMA+9.8%
Price vs 21 EMA-6.5%
Price vs 21 EMA16 · -6.5%
Price vs 50 EMA63 · +2.7%
21 EMA vs 50 EMA96 · +9.8%
3M RS vs SPY77 · +7.1%
6M RS vs SPY99 · +44.7%
Distance from 52W High51 · -24.4%

Investment Coach

Updating... 38d ago
AVOIDConfidence: 89%
Thesis
Moderna, Inc. is currently overvalued with an estimated fair value significantly below its market price, reflecting weak fundamentals and negative free cash flow yield. The company's returns are trailing its cost of capital, indicating poor capital efficiency and deteriorating business performance.
Key Risk
Continued deterioration in ROIC relative to WACC and worsening free cash flow could further impair valuation and investor returns.
Signals To Watch
  • Price moves to at least a mid-teens discount to fair value
  • Improvement in ROIC versus WACC spread
  • Meaningful positive shifts in narrative score and trend
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Historical Growth Rates
Free Cash Flow- - -Trend CAGR: -24.19%5 Year CAGR (Adjusted): -85.43%

Free Cash Flow (in millions)

TTM2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
-$1,308-$1,681-$1,953-$2,411$5,381$13,904$2,094-$427-$225-$273$100

How Intrinziq Estimates Fair Value

Intrinziq estimates Moderna, Inc.'s intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow (DCF) model based on free cash flow trends and a market-based discount rate. The model projects future cash flows over ten years and discounts them using a market return assumption to estimate fair value.

Moderna, Inc.Healthcare

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology firm, is dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of messenger RNA (mRNA) based therapies and preventive medicines. Its extensive research and development efforts target a broad spectrum of medical needs, including infectious diseases, cancer immunology, rare conditions, cardiovascular ailments, and autoimmune disorders, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and other global markets. The company's diverse product pipeline encompasses various vaccine candidates: those for respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); latent viral infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV); and public health threats like Zika and Nipah. Additionally, Moderna is advancing systemic secreted and cell surface-targeted therapeutics, an array of cancer vaccines (including personalized, KRAS, and checkpoint varieties), intratumoral immuno-oncology products, localized regenerative treatments, systemic intracellular medicines, and inhaled pulmonary solutions. Moderna maintains strategic alliances with several prominent entities, including AstraZeneca PLC, Merck & Co., Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited, Carisma Therapeutics, Inc., Metagenomi, Inc., the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the Institute for Life Changing Medicines, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It also holds a collaboration and license agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A. Founded in 2010 as Moderna Therapeutics, Inc., the company officially became Moderna, Inc. in August 2018. Its corporate headquarters are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.