Strong commercial performance and excellent pipeline delivery in a continuing catalyst-rich period
Revenue and EPS summary
|
|
FY 2025 |
% Change |
Q4 2025 |
% Change |
||
|
|
$m |
Actual |
CER 1 |
$m |
Actual |
CER |
|
- Product Sales |
55,573 |
9 |
9 |
14,538 |
9 |
7 |
|
- Alliance Revenue |
3,067 |
39 |
38 |
959 |
34 |
33 |
|
Product Revenue2 |
58,640 |
10 |
10 |
15,497 |
10 |
8 |
|
Collaboration Revenue |
99 |
(89) |
(89) |
6 |
(99) |
(99) |
|
Total Revenue |
58,739 |
9 |
8 |
15,503 |
4 |
2 |
|
Reported EPS ($) |
6.60 |
45 |
43 |
1.50 |
55 |
47 |
|
Core 3 EPS($) |
9.16 |
12 |
11 |
2.12 |
1 |
(2) |
Key performance elements for FY 2025
(Growth numbers at constant exchange rates)
-
Total Revenue up 8% to
$58,739m , driven by Oncology, CVRM, R&I and Rare Disease - Growth in Total Revenue across all major geographic regions
- Core Operating profit increased 9%
-
Core EPS increased 11% to
$9.16 -
Second interim dividend declared of
$2.17 per share (159.5 pence ,19.49 SEK ). Total dividend declared for FY 2025 increased by 3% to$3.20 per share - 16 positive Phase 3 readouts and 43 approvals in major regions in the last twelve months
"In 2025 we saw strong commercial performance across our therapy areas and excellent pipeline delivery. We announced the results of 16 positive Phase 3 studies during the year and now have 16 blockbuster medicines.
The momentum across our company is continuing in 2026 and we are looking forward to the results of more than 20 Phase 3 trial readouts this year. We have more than 100 Phase 3 studies ongoing, including a substantial and growing number of trials of our transformative technologies which have the potential to revolutionise outcomes for patients and drive our growth well beyond 2030.
Lastly, ordinary shares in our company began trading on the NYSE on the 2nd February, resulting in a harmonised listing structure across exchanges in
Guidance
Total Revenue is expected to increase by a mid-to-high single-digit percentage
Core EPS is expected to increase by a low double-digit percentage
The Core Tax rate is expected to be between 18-22%
If foreign exchange rates for
Results highlights
Table 1: Milestones achieved since the prior results announcement
Phase III and other registrational data readouts
|
Medicine |
Trial |
Indication |
Event |
|
ceralasertib + Imfinzi |
LATIFY |
Post-IO NSCLC |
Primary endpoint not met |
|
baxdrostat |
BaxAsia |
Treatment resistant hypertension |
Primary endpoint met |
Regulatory approvals
|
Medicine |
Trial |
Indication |
Region |
|
Enhertu |
DESTINY-Gastric04 |
2L HER2+ gastric/GEJ cancer |
EU, CN |
|
Enhertu |
DESTINY-Breast09 |
1L HER2+ mBC |
US |
|
Enhertu |
DESTINY-Breast06 |
CTx naïve HER2-low and -ultralow mBC |
CN |
|
Imfinzi |
PACIFIC-5 |
Stage III NSCLC |
CN |
|
Imfinzi |
MATTERHORN |
Resectable gastric/GEJ cancer |
US |
|
Imfinzi |
DUO-E |
dMMR endometrial cancer |
CN |
|
Wainua |
NEURO-TTRANSFORM |
ATTRv-PN |
CN |
|
Fasenra |
MANDARA |
EGPA |
CN |
|
Saphnelo |
TULIP-SC |
SLE (subcutaneous) |
EU |
|
Koselugo |
KOMET |
Adult patients with NF1-PN |
US |
|
Koselugo |
SPRINKLE |
Paediatric patients with NF1-PN (granule formulation) |
EU |
|
Soliris |
NCT03759366 |
gMG (paediatric patients) |
CN |
Regulatory submissions or acceptances* in major regions
|
Medicine |
Trial |
Indication |
Region |
|
Datroway |
TROPION-Breast02 |
Metastatic TNBC not candidates for IO |
US, EU, CN |
|
Enhertu |
DESTINY-Breast09 |
1L HER2+ mBC |
EU |
|
Ultomiris |
ALXN1210-PNH-323 |
PNH |
CN |
|
baxdrostat |
BaxHTN / Bax24 |
Treatment resistant hypertension |
US, EU |
|
gefurulimab |
PREVAIL |
Generalised myasthenia gravis |
US, EU, CN |
|
anselamimab |
CARES |
Kappa light chain amyloidosis |
EU, JP |
* US, EU and
Other pipeline updates
For recent trial starts and anticipated timings of key trial readouts, please refer to the Clinical Trials Appendix document in the financial results section of the
Table 2: Key elements of financial performance: Q4 2025
|
For the quarter |
Reported |
Change |
Core |
Change |
|
||
|
ended 31 December |
$m |
Act |
CER |
$m |
Act |
CER |
|
|
Product Revenue |
15,497 |
10 |
8 |
15,497 |
10 |
8 |
• See Tables 3, 7, 29 and 30 for further details of Product Revenue, Product Sales and Alliance Revenue |
|
Collaboration Revenue |
6 |
(99) |
(99) |
6 |
(99) |
(99) |
• See Tables 4 and 31 for details of Collaboration Revenue
|
|
Total Revenue
|
15,503 |
4 |
2 |
15,503 |
4 |
2 |
• See Tables 5 and 6 for Total Revenue by Therapy Area and by region |
|
Gross Margin (%) |
80 |
-2pp |
-2pp |
80 |
-2pp |
-2pp |
− Cost of sales included a |
|
R&D expense |
3,862 |
(17) |
(19) |
3,731 |
4 |
3 |
• Core R&D: 24% of Total Revenue
|
|
SG&A expense |
5,492 |
2 |
- |
4,453 |
4 |
2 |
• Core SG&A: 29% of Total Revenue |
|
Other operating income and expense6 |
100 |
- |
2 |
101 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Operating Profit |
2,978 |
46 |
40 |
4,098 |
(2) |
(5) |
− Operating Profit includes the |
|
Operating Margin (%) |
19 |
+6pp |
+5pp |
26 |
-2pp |
-2pp |
|
|
Net finance expense |
349 |
(4) |
(2) |
269 |
(13) |
(10) |
− Adjustment of interest on tax and maturity of debt during Q4 2025 |
|
Tax rate (%) |
11 |
+1pp |
+1pp |
14 |
-2pp |
-2pp |
• Variations in the tax rate can be expected between periods |
|
EPS ($) |
1.50 |
55 |
47 |
2.12 |
1 |
(2) |
− Year-on-year comparison reflects the sales-based milestones recognised in Q4 2024
|
For monetary values the unit of change is percent. For Gross Margin, Operating Margin and Tax rate, the unit of change is percentage points (pp).
In the expense commentary above, the plus and minus symbols denote the directional impact of the item being discussed, e.g. a '+' symbol beside an R&D expense comment indicates that the item increased R&D expenditure relative to the prior year period.
Corporate and business development
Jacobio Pharma
In
Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobio will receive an upfront payment of
Modella AI
In Q4 2025, Modella AI was acquired by
BMS
In Q4 2025,
Compugen
In Q4 2025,
AbelZeta
In
Following completion of this agreement,
In
Listing harmonisation
On
The prior listing of American Depositary Shares on Nasdaq in the US ceased on
CSPC
In
Sustainability highlights
For the tenth year,
Reporting calendar
The Company intends to publish its Q1 2026 results on
Conference call
A conference call and webcast for investors and analysts will begin today,
Reporting changes since FY 2024
Product Revenue
Effective
Product Revenue and Collaboration Revenue form Total Revenue.
Product Sales and Alliance Revenue will continue to be presented separately, with the new subtotal providing additional aggregation of revenue types with similar characteristics, reflecting the growing importance of Alliance Revenue.
Full descriptions of Product Sales, Alliance Revenue and Collaboration Revenue are included from page 152 of the Group's Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2024.
Gross Margin
Effective
Notes
- Constant exchange rates. The differences between Actual Change and CER Change are due to foreign exchange movements between periods in 2025 vs. 2024. CER financial measures are not accounted for according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because they remove the effects of currency movements from Reported results.
-
Effective
1 January 2025 , the Group has updated its presentation of Total Revenue, adding a new subtotal of Product Revenue, the sum of Product Sales and Alliance Revenue. For further details, see Note 1: 'Basis of preparation and accounting policies' in the Notes to the Condensed consolidated financial statements. - Core financial measures are adjusted to exclude certain items. The differences between Reported and Core measures are primarily due to costs relating to the amortisation of intangibles, impairments, legal settlements and restructuring charges. A full reconciliation between Reported EPS and Core EPS is provided in Tables 10 and 11 in the Financial Performance section of this document.
- The Company is unable to provide guidance on a Reported basis because it cannot reliably forecast material elements of the Reported results, including any fair value adjustments arising on acquisition-related liabilities, intangible asset impairment charges and legal settlement provisions. Please refer to the Cautionary statements section regarding forward-looking statements at the end of this announcement.
-
Effective
1 January 2025 , the Group has updated its presentation of Gross Margin, which is defined as Gross Profit divided by Total Revenue. In prior years, the Group's financial tables cited a different margin metric, Product Sales Gross Margin. - Income from disposals of assets and businesses, where the Group does not retain a significant ongoing economic interest, is recorded in Other operating income and expense in the Group's financial statements.
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