Biogen
BIIB Nasdaq Biotechnology Financials FY2016βFY2025
Biogen's revenue rose 2.2% to $9.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 13.1%, down from 16.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $2.1 billion, down 24.6%. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
What Biogen does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- BIOGEN INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000875045-26-000013
0000875045
Revenue and margins
Biogen had $9.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β7.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $2.1B in fiscal 2025, 20.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Biogen returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
Value Biogen yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$2.5B and divides by 147.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 27.0x Β· peers 19.9x Β· sector 28.4x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Biogen can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $3.8B | $4.9B | $1.0B | $2.4B | $3.8B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.3B | $6.3B | $6.9B | $6.3B | $6.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.3x | 2.9x | 1.4x | 1.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 11.2x | 15.6x | 6.3x | 8.6x | 6.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 3.0x | 2.0x | 1.4x | 2.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 2.6x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 2.0x |
| Total assets | $23.9B | $24.6B | $26.8B | $28.0B | $29.4B |
| Total liabilities | $12.9B | $11.2B | $12.0B | $11.3B | $11.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $10.9B | $13.4B | $14.8B | $16.7B | $18.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $2.5B | $1.4B | $5.9B | $3.9B | $2.5B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$0.9M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
100%
$0.9M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Lloyd MinorDirector | Sold plan | 593 | $200.96 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Lloyd MinorDirector | Sold plan | 593 | $203.34 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Nicole MurphyHead of Pharm Ops and Tech | Bought | 3 | $195.04 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Priya SinghalHead of Development | Sold plan | 2,660 | $199.83 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Priya SinghalHead of Development | Sold plan | 748 | $179.30 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.5% | β4.5% | β3.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.65 | 4.75 | 5.66 |
Similar companies
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogen BIIB | $37.2B | 2.2% | β | 20.7% | 7.3% | 27.0x | 5 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX | $133.7B | 8.9% | 34.8% | 26.6% | 31.5% | 30.5x | 6 | Compare β |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN | $85.3B | 1.0% | 25.0% | 28.5% | 12.7% | 19.9x | 5 | Compare β |
| Incyte INCY | $23.9B | 21.2% | 29.5% | 26.4% | 79.4% | 16.3x | 8 | Compare β |
| Gilead Sciences GILD | $194.0B | 2.4% | 34.0% | 32.1% | 23.0% | β | 8 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $11.4B | $12.3B | $13.5B | $14.4B | $13.4B | $11.0B | $10.2B | $9.8B | $9.7B | $9.9B |
| Gross profit | $10.0B | $10.6B | $11.6B | $12.4B | $11.6B | $8.9B | $7.9B | $7.3B | $7.4B | $7.5B |
| Research and development | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $2.3B | $4.0B | $2.5B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.0B | $1.8B |
| Operating income | $5.2B | $5.3B | $5.9B | $7.0B | $4.6B | $2.8B | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $260M | $251M | $201M | $187M | $223M | $254M | $247M | $247M | $250M | $268M |
| Pretax income | $4.9B | $5.1B | $5.9B | $7.1B | $5.0B | $1.7B | $3.6B | $1.3B | $1.9B | $1.6B |
| Income tax | $1.2B | $2.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $992M | $52.5M | $633M | $135M | $274M | $264M |
| Net income | $3.7B | $2.5B | $4.4B | $5.9B | $4.0B | $1.6B | $3.0B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $16.93 | $11.92 | $21.58 | $31.42 | $24.80 | $10.40 | $20.87 | $7.97 | $11.18 | $8.79 |
| Diluted shares | 0.22B | 0.21B | 0.21B | 0.19B | 0.16B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $4.6B | $4.6B | $6.2B | $7.1B | $4.2B | $3.6B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $2.9B | $2.2B |
| Capital expenditure | $616M | $867M | $771M | $515M | $425M | $258M | $240M | $277M | $154M | $154M |
| Free cash flow | $4.0B | $3.7B | $5.4B | $6.6B | $3.8B | $3.4B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $2.7B | $2.1B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $683M | $1.1B | $651M | $465M | $457M | $488M | $518M | $495M | $673M | $780M |
| Stock-based compensation | $155M | $128M | $158M | $182M | $198M | $239M | $254M | $264M | $291M | $291M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $744M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $6.9B | $1.1B | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $1.0B | $1.4B | $4.4B | $5.9B | $6.7B | $1.8B | $750M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.0B | $1.4B | $4.4B | $5.9B | $6.7B | $1.8B | $750M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.3B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $4.5B | $2.6B | $3.8B | $4.9B | $1.0B | $2.4B | $3.8B |
| Total debt | $6.5B | $5.9B | $5.9B | $4.5B | $7.4B | $6.3B | $6.3B | $6.9B | $6.3B | $6.3B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $8.7B | $7.9B | $7.6B | $8.4B | $6.9B | $7.9B | $9.8B | $6.9B | $7.5B | $9.0B |
| Current liabilities | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $4.9B | $3.7B | $4.3B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $5.5B | $3.3B |
| Inventory | $1.0B | $903M | $930M | $804M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.5B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.1B |
| Total assets | $22.9B | $23.7B | $25.3B | $27.2B | $24.6B | $23.9B | $24.6B | $26.8B | $28.0B | $29.4B |
| Total liabilities | $10.7B | $11.1B | $12.3B | $13.9B | $13.9B | $12.9B | $11.2B | $12.0B | $11.3B | $11.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $12.1B | $12.6B | $13.0B | $13.3B | $10.7B | $10.9B | $13.4B | $14.8B | $16.7B | $18.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 87.1% | 86.7% | 86.5% | 86.4% | 86.6% | 80.8% | 77.6% | 74.2% | 76.1% | 75.7% |
| Operating margin | 45.0% | 43.6% | 43.8% | 49.0% | 33.8% | 25.9% | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | 51.0% | 52.4% | 48.6% | 52.2% | 37.2% | 30.3% | 42.8% | 20.7% | 29.2% | 26.3% |
| Net margin | 32.3% | 20.7% | 32.9% | 41.0% | 29.8% | 14.2% | 30.0% | 11.8% | 16.9% | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | 34.7% | 30.0% | 40.3% | 45.7% | 28.3% | 30.8% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 28.1% | 20.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 25.0% | 16.7% | 25.7% | 38.0% | 25.4% | 19.1% | 22.4% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 7.3% |
| Return on capital employed | 28.3% | 26.9% | 27.9% | 31.8% | 21.0% | 14.0% | 18.8% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 34.4% | 20.5% | 34.5% | 44.6% | 33.3% | 14.4% | 25.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% | 7.4% |
| Return on assets | 17.5% | 10.9% | 18.1% | 22.4% | 15.4% | 6.4% | 12.6% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 4.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 6.4% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 6.9% | β6.5% | β18.3% | β7.4% | β3.3% | β1.6% | 2.2% |
| Net income growth | 4.4% | β31.4% | 74.5% | 32.9% | β32.1% | β61.1% | 95.8% | β61.9% | 40.6% | β20.8% |
| EPS growth | 10.4% | β29.6% | 81.0% | 45.6% | β21.1% | β58.1% | 100.7% | β61.8% | 40.3% | β21.4% |
| FCF growth | 21.2% | β7.2% | 47.1% | 21.2% | β42.0% | β11.1% | β66.2% | 11.0% | 114.3% | β24.7% |
| Share count change | β5.4% | β2.7% | β3.6% | β8.7% | β13.9% | β7.3% | β2.4% | β0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.0x | 1.0x | 0.7x | 0.3x | 2.9x | 1.4x | 1.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 19.8x | 21.3x | 29.4x | 37.6x | 20.5x | 11.2x | 15.6x | 6.3x | 8.6x | 6.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.3x | 2.3x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 3.0x | 2.0x | 1.4x | 2.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 2.6x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 2.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.4% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 25.2% | 37.1% | 80.4% | 89.4% | 175.5% | 53.2% | 65.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.2% | β8.7% | β7.2% | β4.5% | β0.9% | β8.6% | 6.9% | β1.5% | β4.5% | β3.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000875045). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.