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22nd Century Group, Inc.

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22nd Century Group, Inc.

XXII·NASDAQ·Life Sciences·CIK 0001347858

22nd Century Group, Inc. is a tobacco products company focused on allowing cigarette smokers to control their nicotine consumption. The company manufactures and distributes combustible tobacco products with minimally or non-addictive nicotine levels, which are authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for retail sale. They also offer contract manufacturing services for cigarettes and filtered cigars to other tobacco brands. Their primary product, the VLN® cigarette, contains 95% less nicotine than traditional cigarettes and is designed to help reduce nicotine consumption. The company aims to provide adult smokers with the option to avoid addictive levels of nicotine. In December 2021, 22nd Century Group received Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) orders from the FDA for the marketing and sale of their RNC cigarettes, marking the first and only such orders for a combusted tobacco product.

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:XXII) is a publicly traded company in the Life Sciences sector. Wiseek has independently scored 31 items for XXII at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-28, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 10/10, with 14 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for XXII spans 10-Q, 424B3, 8-K, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • French Health Agency Backs Nicotine Caps, Citing 22nd Century's Tech as Only Commercial Path
  • 22nd Century Group Q2 2026: Revenue Down 30%, Going Concern Doubt, Warrant Overhang
  • 22nd Century Group Slashes Warrant Exercise Price to $0.3675, Adds Cashless Exercise
  • 22nd Century Q2 Revenue Falls 30% to $2.9M as Product Shift Bites
  • 22nd Century Posts Q2 Loss While Expanding VLN Retail Presence

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$17.59M
Net Income
-$5.05M
Diluted EPS
-$52.87
Op. Cash Flow
-$7.72M
Free Cash Flow
-$7.78M
Gross Profit
$7.4M
Operating Income
-$11.57M
Cash & Equivalents
$7.15M
Total Debt
$708K
Debt / Equity
0.04×
Net Margin
-28.7%
Shares Outstanding
510.38K sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-26 · accession 0001104659-26-034814

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 38,033 shares in XXII as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 11.9% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 40.9% of XXII volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)38,033 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 11.9%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 67,603
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)40.9% of 85,680 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume45.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

High risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for XXII, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-08-14.

4 recent capital raisesATM program1 shelf registrationreverse split

Warrant Exercise Price Slashed 91% · Cashless Exercise Now Allowed

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$0.89 -0.02% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-14 $0.89 – $741.48
Market cap
$652.59K
Volume
120.7K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 194.5K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:21 UTC · Market closed

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feed XXII - Latest Insights

XXII
Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.39
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$0.4975 (-36%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Aug 14, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.33
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.44 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Aug 14, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B3
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.33
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.44 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Aug 13, 2026, 6:14 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.19
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.30 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Aug 13, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.19
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.30 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jul 02, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.01
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.12 (-78%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 26, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B3
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $3.93
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.04 (-77%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 23, 2026, 5:23 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
10
Price at Filing: $4.70
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: -$3.81 (-81%) info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 12, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $6.52
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 12, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: S-3
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $6.51
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 09, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K/A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.4309
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 09, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.500
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
Jun 09, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.5154
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 18, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.6117
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 15, 2026, 8:37 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.7052
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 07, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
10
Price at Filing: $0.845
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 07, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.8354
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 07, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.8419
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 01, 2026, 5:23 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.29
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
XXII
May 01, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.8801
Real-time Price: $0.890 info
Change: Reverse Stock Split info
Market Cap: $652.591K info
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