Company Deep-Dive

Tempus AI high

200+ petabytes of multimodal oncology data, a recently-hit positive adjusted-EBITDA inflection, and positioning as AI infrastructure rather than a diagnostics vendor.

Updated May 28, 2026
Stage
public
Ticker
NASDAQ: TEM
Valuation
~$7.7–9.0B
Revenue
$1.27B TTM
Multiple
~7.6x fwd rev
Conviction
high
Thesis Fit

The purest public expression of the proprietary-data-loop thesis — the durable infrastructure layer that survives model commoditization.

Why it expresses the thesis

The purest public expression of the data-moat argument: 200+ petabytes of multimodal oncology data, relationships with a large share of US oncologists, and a recently-hit positive adjusted-EBITDA inflection on $1.27B revenue growing ~25–30%. Management positions it as AI infrastructure, not a diagnostics vendor — exactly the durable layer the thesis overweights.

The data asset is closed-loop: genetic sequencing, clinical records, and medical imaging combined into a dataset that compounds with every patient and cannot be scraped or bought. That scale is the barrier to entry.

The higher-margin mix

The Lens analytics platform and AI-driven trial-matching technologies serve pharmaceutical clients. These higher-margin offerings — not the base diagnostics — are the segments carrying the multiple and attracting investor attention. Recent oncology partnerships (Merck, Predicta Biosciences) reinforce the precision-medicine flywheel.

What to diligence

  • Path to GAAP profitability and cash burn trajectory.
  • Defensibility of the data moat against payer/provider data-portability mandates.
  • Concentration in oncology versus expansion into cardiology and neuropsychiatry.
  • Whether the Lens / trial-matching higher-margin mix can sustain the forward multiple.

Current technicals are weak and the stock has pulled back year-to-date — a position to scale into on volatility rather than chase.

Sources

Independent analysis for discussion only — not investment advice. Figures are from public sources, time-sensitive, and may be outdated or inaccurate. Private-company valuations are estimates that vary by source.