Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) posted Operating Expenses of $270.1 million for Q2 2026, down 0.94% on a QoQ basis from $272.7 million in Q1 2026, and up 16.34% year-over-year from $232.2 million in Q2 2025.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acadia Pharmaceuticals has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $270.1 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 16.34% year-over-year to $270.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 34.55% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $966.7 million, up 32.97% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $270.1 million for Q2 2026 at Acadia Pharmaceuticals, down from $272.7 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $272.7 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $106.1 million in Q4 2024.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $209.8 million, with a median of $215.1 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses plunged 45.89% in 2024, then surged 151.27% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $182.6 million in 2022, then increased by 7.42% to $196.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 45.89% to $106.1 million in 2024, then soared by 151.27% to $266.6 million in 2025, then gained by 1.32% to $270.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $270.1 million (Q2 2026), $272.7 million (Q1 2026), and $266.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 649.01 Bn | 628.25 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 468.55 Bn | 462.03 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 365.49 Bn | 358.40 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.39 Bn | 265.10 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 253.18 Bn | 247.96 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -9.70 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 219.53 Bn | 205.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.85 Bn | 184.59 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 160.56 Bn | 149.16 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.81 Bn | 122.96 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 10 | Acadia Pharmaceuticals | 4.38 Bn | 3.42 Bn | 279.64 Mn | 270.12 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 270.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 272.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 266.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 242.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 232.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 225.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 106.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 218.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 211.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 190.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 196.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 269.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 162.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 172.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 182.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 161.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 168.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 228.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 175.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 146.91 Mn |
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Operating Expenses API
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params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "ACAD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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