NKTX Stock — Nkarta Inc

Nkarta Inc (NKTX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NKTX is a Stock. Total return is -96.2% over the past 6.3 years, 257.8 points behind SPY at 161.6%.

Nkarta, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing natural killer cell therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, with its lead candidate NKX019 currently in Phase 1 trials for conditions including lupus nephritis and systemic sclerosis. The company does not currently distribute dividends. Nkarta appeals primarily to investors seeking exposure to early-stage biotech innovation rather than those focused on generating income.

NKTX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -96.2% over the past 6.3 years, 257.8 points behind SPY at 161.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -27.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.0%.

NKTX key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/10/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$1.80 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$128,924,624

Average volume

1751036.0

Beta

0.938

Payout ratio

0.0%

EPS

$-1.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NKTX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.0%.

Who may consider NKTX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NKTX does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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