Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' Operating Expenses was $1.06 billion in Q2 2026, up 34.1% from $789.89 million a year earlier and up 17.9% from the prior quarter.
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' Operating Expenses was $3.8 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 44.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.21 billion, up 32.5% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has now increased for ten consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $2.43 billion in FY2024 (+14.9%), $2.11 billion in FY2023 (+15.8%), $1.82 billion in FY2022 (+17.4%) and $1.55 billion in FY2021 (+17.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has increased for 17 straight quarters, with growth averaging 31.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 56.0%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 1.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, ALNY's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $898.54 million (Q1 2026), $965.32 million (Q4 2025) and $881.04 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 653.54 Bn | 572.07 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 467.01 Bn | 440.17 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.16 Bn | 321.59 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 277.56 Bn | 233.43 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 258.23 Bn | 231.79 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -9.70 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 224.14 Bn | 179.54 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 187.30 Bn | 161.42 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.47 Bn | 110.41 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.31 Bn | 105.31 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 10 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | 34.23 Bn | 22.28 Bn | 992.69 Mn | 1.06 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 898.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 965.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 881.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 789.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 576.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 698.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 577.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 611.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 537.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 556.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 536.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 548.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 469.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 523.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 522.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 416.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 359.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 453.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 369.31 Mn |
API Access
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ALNY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "ALNY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=ALNY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();