Alkermes (ALKS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Alkermes (ALKS) reported Gross Margin of 80.22% for Q2 2026, down 7.12 percentage points from 87.34% a year earlier and down 4.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Alkermes (ALKS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Alkermes' Gross Margin came in at 84.56%, down 0.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 86.69%, up 2.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +3.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 84.25% in FY2024 (-0.54 pp), 84.79% in FY2023 (+4.40 pp), 80.39% in FY2022 (-2.80 pp) and 83.19% in FY2021 (+0.35 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Gross Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 10.88 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 7.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 84.33% (Q1 2026), 87.98% (Q4 2025) and 86.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 68.19% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 74.74% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 73.54% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 78.02% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 83.60% |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 72.04% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 79.76% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 72.78% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 85.33% |
| 10 | Alkermes | 6.73 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 397.90 Mn | 80.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 80.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 84.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 87.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 86.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 87.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 83.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 85.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 83.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 84.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 81.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 89.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 79.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 79.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 80.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 83.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 83.15% |
Alkermes Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "ALKS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ALKS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();