Vistagen 2026 Q1 Earnings Widened Losses Despite Surging Revenue

Vistagen Therapeutics (VTGN) reported its fiscal 2026 Q1 earnings on August 7, 2025. The company delivered a strong revenue performance but continued to post significant net losses. Investors should note the gap between revenue growth and profitability, with losses widening year-over-year.

Vistagen’s revenue surged dramatically in Q1 2026, reaching $244,000, up from $84,000 in the same period in 2025, representing a 190.5% year-over-year increase. The revenue was entirely derived from sublicense and other income, which reflects the company’s current business model and lack of diversified revenue streams.

The company’s net loss widened to $-15.10 million in 2026 Q1, a 40.6% increase from the $-10.73 million loss recorded in 2025 Q1. Per-share losses deepened to $0.47 from $0.35 a year ago, representing a 34.3% increase in losses per share. These figures indicate that Vistagen is struggling to convert its revenue into profitability, with its losses growing faster than its income.

The stock price of Vistagen has faced mixed short-term performance. It declined 7.77% during the latest trading day and 4.88% during the most recent full trading week. However, the stock has seen a 10.98% increase month-to-date, showing some investor optimism despite the post-earnings downturn.

A post-earnings trading strategy involving the purchase of VTGN when revenues miss and holding for 30 days performed exceptionally poorly. The strategy returned -99.63%, significantly underperforming the benchmark by 185.82%. The strategy exhibited high risk with a Sharpe ratio of -0.56 and a maximum drawdown of 0.00%. This highlights the need for a more nuanced investment approach when dealing with Vistagen’s stock.

Shawn Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vistagen, highlighted a productive quarter with key program advancements. He emphasized progress on fasedienol, noting topline results from the PALISADE-3 Phase 3 trial are expected in Q4 2025 and from PALISADE-4 in the first half of 2026. Singh expressed optimism about fasedienol’s potential to address the unmet need in social anxiety disorder treatment, impacting over 30 million U.S. adults. He also noted growing support for the pherine platform and reaffirmed the company's focus on delivering long-term patient impact and shareholder value.

Vistagen expects to receive topline results from the PALISADE-3 Phase 3 trial of fasedienol for the acute treatment of social anxiety disorder in Q4 2025 and from the PALISADE-4 Phase 3 trial in the first half of 2026. The company anticipates submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for fasedienol following successful trial outcomes and positive results from PALISADE-2. Additionally, Vistagen expects to file a U.S. Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for PH80 in menopausal hot flashes and advance further Phase 2 development of itruvone for Major Depressive Disorder.

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