CVM CEL SCI (CVM) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Pharma & Biotech · Biological products, (no diagnostic substances) · CIK 0000725363
C-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
19
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about CVM
Insiders, 180 days
+$617.0K net bought
1 buyer
CEL SCI insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, CEL SCI CORP insiders bought a net $617.0K of stock across 14 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys), the last on May 14, 2026.
- +9.6% median (-2.6% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
- The trade is 31.6% of the 316,142 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer KERSTEN GEERT R bought about $138.0K of CVM on Aug 25, 2026; 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys), the last on May 13, 2026.
- -3.5% median (-5.4% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
- The trade is 96.3% of the 311,547 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer KERSTEN GEERT R bought about $360.0K of CVM on May 14, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on Jan 22, 2026.
- -16.5% median (-11.8% mean) 90-day return after 5 previous buys.
- The trade is 44.9% of the 222,497 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer KERSTEN GEERT R bought about $119.0K of CVM on May 13, 2026; 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Dec 4, 2025.
- -3.5% median (-2.7% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
- The trade is 31.5% of the 120,815 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer KERSTEN GEERT R bought about $200.0K of CVM on Jan 22, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Jul 25, 2025.
- +9.6% median (+9.9% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- The trade is 10.3% of the 81,794 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer KERSTEN GEERT R bought about $50.0K of CVM on Dec 4, 2025; 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.14 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$617.0K over 180 days
+$138.0K over 90 days
more than 86% of Pharma & Biotech
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
19 funds bought in last quarter
below 70% of Pharma & Biotech
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
3.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 1.6 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 55% of Pharma & Biotech
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-82.3%12M
Insider buy
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns CVM: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
572,460 sh
$595.4K
543,079 sh
$564.8K
198,500 sh
$206.4K
108,280 sh
$112.6K
88,200 sh
$91.8K
Congress trades in CVM
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
CVM planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
CVM mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$7.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund
$65.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
$89.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
$475.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund
$18.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
$17.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Clinical pipeline
1 registered trials, 0 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov).
A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
1
Phase 1
0 active
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's
own name are not included.
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$919.9K
$617.9K
$397.1K
+9820%
n/a
2024
$1.1M
$911.9K
$468.5K
+9550%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $617.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 19 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
CVM financials
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Revenue, TTM CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Net margin, TTM CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$16.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -$17.2M |
| FY Sep 2024 | -$18.9M |
| FY Sep 2023 | -$23.2M |
| FY Sep 2022 | -$18.9M |
| FY Sep 2021 | -$27.8M |
| Jun 2026 | -$4.0M |
| Mar 2026 | -$4.0M |
| Dec 2025 | -$4.0M |
| Sep 2025 | -$4.7M |
| Jun 2025 | -$3.9M |
| Mar 2025 | -$4.4M |
| Dec 2024 | -$4.2M |
| Sep 2024 | -$4.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.52x
long-term debt only, 2025-09-30 (9 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | 0.36x |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | 0.52x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.83x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.51x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.36x |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
-2.95x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2025-09-30 (9 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -3.01x |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | -2.95x |
| Mar 2026 | -2.93x |
| Dec 2025 | -2.99x |
| Sep 2025 | -3.01x |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-252.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -176.3% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -206.4% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -142.6% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -82.8% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -95.4% |
| Jun 2026 | -252.5% |
| Mar 2026 | -305.3% |
| Dec 2025 | -212.1% |
| Sep 2025 | -176.3% |
| Jun 2025 | -328.0% |
| Mar 2025 | -238.6% |
| Dec 2024 | -227.8% |
| Sep 2024 | -206.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-108.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -92.2% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -93.6% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -79.9% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -58.1% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -62.5% |
| Jun 2026 | -108.9% |
| Mar 2026 | -114.9% |
| Dec 2025 | -98.0% |
| Sep 2025 | -92.2% |
| Jun 2025 | -114.5% |
| Mar 2025 | -102.6% |
| Dec 2024 | -100.3% |
| Sep 2024 | -93.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on invested capital CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-143.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -109.3% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -111.4% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -88.9% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -61.2% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -66.9% |
| Jun 2026 | -143.8% |
| Mar 2026 | -152.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -122.3% |
| Sep 2025 | -109.3% |
| Jun 2025 | -149.6% |
| Mar 2025 | -126.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -121.5% |
| Sep 2024 | -111.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$28.5M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-10 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2025-09-30 (9 months older than the period end), minus cash 2023-06-30
Enterprise value CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | $63.9M |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | $9.4M |
| Mar 2026 | $27.7M |
| Dec 2025 | $44.8M |
| Sep 2025 | $63.9M |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-59.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | -27.1% |
| FY Sep 2024 | -1.0% |
| FY Sep 2023 | -1.3% |
| FY Sep 2022 | -0.5% |
| FY Sep 2021 | -0.2% |
| Jun 2026 | -189.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -61.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -38.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -27.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -8.3% |
| Mar 2025 | -3.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -2.5% |
| Sep 2024 | -1.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing CVM
| FY Sep 2025 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2024 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2023 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2022 | n/a |
| FY Sep 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-09 | 2024-09 | 2023-09 | 2022-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | -$24.8M | -$26.4M | -$31.5M | -$36.1M |
| Net income | -$25.4M | -$26.9M | -$32.4M | -$36.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -6.27 | -15.31 | -0.73 | -0.87 |
| Operating cash flow | -$17.1M | -$18.8M | -$22.8M | -$18.2M |
| Cash | n/a | n/a | n/a | $22.7M |
| Long-term debt | $5.7M | n/a | n/a | n/a |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
CVM Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareCVM ranks highest on insider conviction (70th percentile) and risk and compliance (63rd), and lowest on profitability (17th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.
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CVM filings, in plain words
Are CEL SCI insiders buying or selling CVM?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, CEL SCI insiders were net buyers, a net $617.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, CEL SCI insiders were net buyers of CVM, a net $617.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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