Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Ionis Pharmaceuticals' (IONS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $363.5 million in Q1 2026, up 30.54% year-on-year from $278.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.99% quarter-over-quarter from $417.8 million in Q4 2025.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ionis Pharmaceuticals' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $363.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 30.54% year-over-year to $363.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion, a 18.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 12.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $363.5 million in Q1 2026 per IONS's latest filing, from $417.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $417.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $199.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $287.5 million (2023), against an average of $294.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 64.04% in 2022 and slipped 8.14% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $359.9 million in 2022, then fell by 8.14% to $330.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 2.05% to $337.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 23.83% to $417.8 million in 2025, then declined by 12.99% to $363.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IONS Operating Expenses figures stand at $363.5 million (Q1 2026), $417.8 million (Q4 2025), and $316.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 67,072.09 Bn 67,072.09 Bn - -28.01 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,894.61 Bn 1,894.55 Bn - -
3 Akari Therapeutics 1,014.18 Bn 1,014.18 Bn - 15.76 Mn
4 BeOne Medicines 471.64 Bn 466.85 Bn 1.35 Bn 1.10 Bn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 121.72 Bn 114.47 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 68.28 Bn 59.52 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.96 Bn
7 Belite Bio 61.40 Bn 61.40 Bn - 32.68 Mn
8 Argenx Se 56.94 Bn 56.94 Bn 1.18 Bn -919.00 Mn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.37 Bn 37.37 Bn - 445.22 Mn
10 Ionis Pharmaceuticals 9.35 Bn 7.43 Bn 243.11 Mn 363.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 363.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 417.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 316.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 312.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 278.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 337.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 282.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 291.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 269.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 330.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 287.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 278.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 244.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 359.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 218.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 219.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 199.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 219.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 218.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 198.72 Mn