Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) posted Operating Expenses of $370.24 million for Q2 2026, up 18.6% from $312.23 million a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Ionis Pharmaceuticals was $1.47 billion, up 21.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.33 billion, up 12.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ionis Pharmaceuticals' Operating Expenses was $1.18 billion in FY2024 (+3.4%), $1.14 billion in FY2023 (+14.4%), $997.56 million in FY2022 (+18.7%) and $840.64 million in FY2021 (-6.7%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $199.42 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $417.79 million in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 12.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 64.0%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 29.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $363.52 million (Q1 2026), $417.79 million (Q4 2025) and $316.9 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -9.70 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 10 | Ionis Pharmaceuticals | 7.55 Bn | -1.34 Bn | 265.21 Mn | 370.24 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 370.24 Mn |
| 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 |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Operating Expenses API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "IONS", "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=IONS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();