Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) recorded Short-term Investments of $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, down 14.5% from $1.99 billion a year earlier and down 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ionis Pharmaceuticals reported Short-term Investments of $2.31 billion, up 12.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $2.06 billion in FY2024 (+6.4%), $1.93 billion in FY2023 (+13.0%), $1.71 billion in FY2022 (+37.3%) and $1.25 billion in FY2021 (-16.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 37.3% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 20.2% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.75 billion (Q1 2026), $2.31 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Ionis Pharmaceuticals | 7.21 Bn | -1.68 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
API Access
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Short-term Investments 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=IONS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=IONS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();