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

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $363.5 million in Q1 2026, down 12.99% quarter-over-quarter from $417.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 30.54% on a YoY basis from $278.5 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 30.54% year-over-year to $363.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (up 18.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 billion, up 12.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $363.5 million for Q1 2026 at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, down from $417.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $417.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $199.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $294.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $287.5 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses jumped 64.04% in 2022, then retreated 8.14% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $363.5 million (Q1 2026), $417.8 million (Q4 2025), and $316.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -3.82 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 15.76 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Ionis Pharmaceuticals 12.23 Bn 10.31 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