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IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Healthcare • CIK: 0000874015

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Market Cap
$12.66B
P/E (TTM)
-33.5x
Rev Growth (TTM)
+33.8%
Net Margin (TTM)
-40.4%
FCF Yield (TTM)
-2.6%
FCF Margin (TTM)
-34.5%

LATEST EARNINGS

Q4 FY2025
8 days ago
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Revenue
$203.00M
-10.6%
Net Income
$-229.00M
-120.2%
EPS
$-1.41
-113.6%
Operating
-105.9% -57.4%
Net
-112.8% -67.0%
  • Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $944 million, a 34% increase from $705 million in 2024, exceeding expectations.
  • TRYNGOLZA® (olezarsen) generated $50 million in net product sales in Q4 2025, a 56% increase over the prior quarter, and $108 million for the full year 2025.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased to $2.7 billion as of December 31, 2025, up from $2.3 billion in the prior year.
  • Multiple key programs are on track for 2026 launches and regulatory submissions, including olezarsen for sHTG and zilganersen for Alexander disease.

Cash Flow Health

Free Cash Flow1/8 positive
TTM$-326M
Q4 '25
$-160M-16%
Q3 '25
$-138M-201%
FCF Margin
TTM-34.5%
Q4 '25-78.9%+11%
Sector: 0.0%Below Avg
OCF Margin-28.5%
OCF/NI0.70x
CapEx Coverage-5.2x
FCF Yield-2.6%
FCF Growth (2Y)
Cash Conversion Cycle
-277 days
DSO: 0+DIO: 239DPO: 517

Capital Allocation & Returns

Total Shareholder Yield
TTM0.0%
Div Yield0.0%

Insufficient data

Dividend & Payout Metrics
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.0%
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$-325.7M
Capital Return / FCF0.0%
Est. Dividends Paid (TTM)$0
Shows how management rewards shareholders

Operational Efficiency & Returns

Return on Invested CapitalTTM
-17.2%
Volatile
+0.0% YoY-4.7%
P25MedianP75
25th pctl (med: 0.0%)
DuPont BreakdownROIC = Margin × Turn × (1+D/E)
NOPAT Margin
-40.6%
8Q: -104.3%
Asset Turnover
0.31x
8Q: 0.23x
Leverage (1+D/E)
4.60x
D/E: 3.60x
DuPont: -58.3%-17.2% ROIC
Asset & CapEx Efficiency
Fixed Asset Turn
8.79x
8Q:6.93x
-28.2%
Invested Cap Turn
0.42x
8Q:0.33x
+20.3%
CapEx Intensity
2.3%
8Q:1.7%
CapEx/Depreciation
5.14x
Asset-based ROIC formula

QUARTERLY TRENDS

Last 8 quarters + TTM

MetricTTMQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024
Revenue
$943.7M
$203.3M29.7%
$156.7M65.3%
$452.0M243.5%
$131.6M41.9%
$226.6M69.3%
$133.8M40.6%
$225.3M88.5%
$119.5M
Operating Income
$-381.7M
$-214.5M33.9%
$-160.2M214.6%
$139.8M195.2%
$-146.9M32.5%
$-110.8M25.5%
$-148.7M124.9%
$-66.1M55.8%
$-149.5M
Net Income
$-381.4M
$-229.4M78.4%
$-128.6M204.1%
$123.6M184.1%
$-146.9M40.8%
$-104.3M25.7%
$-140.5M112.0%
$-66.3M53.6%
$-142.8M
Operating Cash Flow
$-268.6M
$-137.7M4.8%
$-131.4M186.8%
$151.3M200.4%
$-150.8M29.8%
$-116.1M1.0%
$-115.0M4.1%
$-119.9M20.0%
$-149.9M
Free Cash Flow
$-325.7M
$-160.4M15.9%
$-138.4M200.9%
$137.1M183.6%
$-164.0M13.7%
$-144.2M29.5%
$-111.3M20.6%
$-140.1M10.0%
$-155.7M
Total Equity
N/A

Valuation Analysis

Fair Value
Price-to-EarningsTTM
-33.5x
Volatile
8Q: -48.6x+2805%
Multiple expansion without fundamental improvement
Valuation Lenses
Earnings
-33.5x
vs sector
Cash Flow
-33.0x
EV/FCF vs
Growth-Adj
PEG
N/A
Quality-Adj
P/E per %ROIC
ROIC: -17.2%
Shareholder Returns
Dividend
Buyback
Total Yield
Market Cap$12.66B
EV$10.74B
Multi-angle valuation analysis with sector context

Business Quality & Moat

Overall Quality Score
-63/100
Below Average

Composite score: Returns (40%) + Consistency (30%) + Earnings Quality (30%)

Returns on Capital

Return on Equity (ROE)Below Avg
-67.2%
8Q:
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)Below Avg
-17.2%
8Q:
-4.7%

DuPont Analysis (ROIC = NOPAT Margin × Asset Turnover)

NOPAT Margin: -40.6%
Asset Turnover: 0.31x

Earnings Quality

Cash Conversion

0.70x

OCF / Net Income

FCF Consistency

Positive quarters

Competitive Moat Indicators

Pricing Power

Gross Margin98.3%

Capital Efficiency

Invested Capital Turnover0.42x

Working Capital

Cash Conversion Cycle-277 days

Growth Quality & Momentum

Moderate Growth
Growth Quality Score
70/100
Growth 40%
Margins 30%
FCF 20%
Consistency 10%

Growth Rates

Revenue Growth YoY
33.8%
OpInc Growth YoY
-93.5%
EPS Growth YoY
19.7%
FCF 3Y CAGR
N/A

Margin Quality & Sustainability

Moderate
Profitability Cascade
Gross
98.3%
Operating
-40.4%
Above Avg in sector
Net
-40.4%
Margins Unknown
Earnings Quality Signals
SBC / Revenue
FCF vs Net Gap
+5.9 pts
FCF: -34.5% | Net: -40.4%

Quality = stability + cash conversion + low dilution

Balance Sheet & Solvency

Fortress
Net Debt / EBITDA
Net Cash
(0.0x)Net Cash: $917.32M
Interest Coverage
+Net cash position: $917.32M
Leverage Metrics
Debt-to-Equity
3.60x
Balance sheet risk & solvency analysis