(Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934sepFor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025OR☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THETRANSITION PERIOD FROMTOCommission File Number 001-38052 FORTE BIOSCIENCES, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each classTradingSymbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon StockFBRXThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLCSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES☐NO☒ Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. YES☐NO☒ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past90 days. YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). YES☒NO☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerginggrowth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☒Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revisedfinancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its auditreport.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark where the financial statements of the Registrant included in the filing reflectthe correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any ofthe Registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES☐NO☒ The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of commonstock on The NASDAQ Stock Market on June 30, 2025 was $157.0 million. The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 27, 2026 was 13,885,668. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, subsequent to the date hereof pursuant toRegulation 14A in connection with the Registrant’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report onForm 10-K assuming such proxy statement is filed with the SEC not later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.If such proxy statement is not filed on or before such date, the information called for by Part III will be filed as part of an amendment to this Annual Report on Form10-K on or before such date. Table of Contents PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities56Item 6.Reserved56Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations57Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk64Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data64Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure64Item 9A.Controls and Procedures64Item 9B.Other Information65Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspe