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Income Statement Summary

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) annual income statement covering fiscal 2020 through 2025, as reported to the SEC.

  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals reported revenue of $943.71M in fiscal 2025, up 33.8% from $705.14M in fiscal 2024.
  • Income from operations was -$381.68M, a smaller loss than the $475.08M in fiscal 2024. Operating margin was -40.4%.
  • Net income was -$381.39M, a smaller loss than the $453.9M in fiscal 2024. Net margin was -40.4%.
  • Diluted earnings per share was -$2.38, a smaller loss than the $3.04 in fiscal 2024.
  • Cost of sales took 1.7% of revenue and selling, general and administrative 41.7%.

Revenue has grown 5.3% a year on average since fiscal 2020, from $729.26M to $943.71M.

An income statement shows what a company sold and what it cost to run the business, ending with the profit left over.

Figures in USD thousands, except per share data
Dec'25Dec'24Dec'23Dec'22Dec'21Dec'20
Revenues [Abstract]
Revenue

943,711

705,138

787,647

587,367

810,456

729,264

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

943,711

705,138

787,647

587,367

810,456

729,264

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Expenses:
Cost of sales

15,909

11,215

9,133

14,116

10,842

11,947

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cost of sales

15,909

11,215

9,133

14,116

10,842

11,947

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Research, development and patent

915,619

901,530

899,625

833,147

643,453

535,077

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Research, development and patent

915,619

901,530

899,625

833,147

643,453

535,077

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Selling, general and administrative

393,867

267,474

232,619

150,295

186,347

354,322

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Selling, general and administrative

393,867

267,474

232,619

150,295

186,347

354,322

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Total operating expenses

1,325,395

1,180,219

1,141,377

997,558

840,642

901,346

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Total operating expenses

1,325,395

1,180,219

1,141,377

997,558

840,642

901,346

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income (loss) from operations

-381,684

-475,081

-353,730

-410,191

-30,186

-172,082

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income (loss) from operations

-381,684

-475,081

-353,730

-410,191

-30,186

-172,082

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other income (expense):
Equity in net loss of Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity in net loss of Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Investment income

97,765

107,022

89,041

25,331

10,044

30,562

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Investment income

97,765

107,022

89,041

25,331

10,044

30,562

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest expense

17,262

16,994

12,660

8,122

9,349

9,510

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest expense

17,262

16,994

12,660

8,122

9,349

9,510

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest expense related to sale of future royalties

73,282

73,457

68,797

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest expense related to sale of future royalties

73,282

73,457

68,797

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate assets

-

-

-

149,604

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate assets

-

-

-

149,604

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on investments, net

10,220

-2,889

-1,914

-7,333

10,103

16,540

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on investments, net

10,220

-2,889

-1,914

-7,333

10,103

16,540

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on investment in Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on investment in Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Difference between the purchase price of the facility and the carrying value of our financing liability at the time of the purchase.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Difference between the purchase price of the facility and the carrying value of our financing liability at the time of the purchase.

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on early retirement of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on early retirement of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other income, net

-15,358

1,331

14,095

-7,274

-9,760

-62

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other income, net

-15,358

1,331

14,095

-7,274

-9,760

-62

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss before income tax (expense) benefit

-379,601

-460,068

-333,965

-257,985

-29,148

-134,552

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss before income tax (expense) benefit

-379,601

-460,068

-333,965

-257,985

-29,148

-134,552

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income tax benefit (expense)

1,786

-6,171

32,321

11,737

-551

345,191

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income tax benefit (expense)

1,786

-6,171

32,321

11,737

-551

345,191

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of Ibis Biosciences, Inc., net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of Ibis Biosciences, Inc., net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss

-

-

-

-

-

-479,743

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss

-

-

-

-

-

-479,743

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-35,480

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.

-

-

-

-

-

-35,480

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income (loss)

-381,387

-453,897

-366,286

-269,722

-28,597

-444,263

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income (loss)

-381,387

-453,897

-366,286

-269,722

-28,597

-444,263

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Basic and diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Basic and diluted net loss per share (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share (in shares)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share (in shares)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stockholders, Basic (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stockholders, Basic (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, Basic (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, Basic (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Basic net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)

-2.38

-3.04

-2.56

-1.90

-0.20

-3.18

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Basic net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)

-2.38

-3.04

-2.56

-1.90

-0.20

-3.18

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stockholders, Diluted (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. common stockholders, Diluted (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, Diluted (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income from discontinued operations, Diluted (in dollars per share)

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)

-2.38

-3.04

-2.56

-1.90

-0.20

-3.18

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Diluted net income (loss) per share (in Dollars per share)

-2.38

-3.04

-2.56

-1.90

-0.20

-3.18

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share (in Shares)

160,010

149,514

143,190

141,848

141,021

139,612

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share (in Shares)

160,010

149,514

143,190

141,848

141,021

139,612

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (in Shares)

160,010

149,514

143,190

141,848

141,021

139,612

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (in Shares)

160,010

149,514

143,190

141,848

141,021

139,612

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Royalty revenues from the sale of SPINRAZA (nusinersen).
Revenue

-

-

-

242,314

267,776

286,583

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

-

-

-

242,314

267,776

286,583

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue from the sale of TEGSEDI (inotersen).
Revenue

115,315

-

-

-

-

69,999

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

115,315

-

-

-

-

69,999

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Royalty Revenue [Member]
Revenue

285,529

257,307

272,803

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

285,529

257,307

272,803

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Royalty revenues from the sale of WAINUA (eplontersen).
Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other Commercial Revenue [Member]
Revenue

35,004

35,769

35,788

61,044

74,619

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

35,004

35,769

35,788

61,044

74,619

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Commercial Revenue [Member]
Revenue

435,848

293,076

308,591

303,358

342,395

364,699

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

435,848

293,076

308,591

303,358

342,395

364,699

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Collaborative Agreement Revenue [Member]
Revenue

465,785

332,647

352,657

207,222

468,061

364,565

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

465,785

332,647

352,657

207,222

468,061

364,565

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

WAINUA Joint Development Revenue [Member]
Revenue

42,078

79,415

126,399

76,787

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

42,078

79,415

126,399

76,787

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue from license fees and other royalties, excluding royalties from the sale of SPINRAZA.
Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

8,117

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

8,117

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Research and Development Revenue [Member]
Revenue

507,863

412,062

479,056

284,009

468,061

364,565

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

507,863

412,062

479,056

284,009

468,061

364,565

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Joint development revenue for eplontersen.
Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Revenue

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx