ALKERMES (ALKS)
Health Care · Specialty neuroscience and psychiatry pharmaceuticals · NASDAQ
Alkermes is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company commercializing branded therapies for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, narcolepsy, and substance use disorders with proprietary long-acting injectable and extended-release technologies.
What ALKERMES does
Alkermes plc is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative medicines in neuroscience. The company markets branded products for alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and narcolepsy, alongside a clinical pipeline of candidates in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders including late-stage programs in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
Themes: ["Neuropsychiatry / antipsychotics","Substance use disorders (alcohol, opioid dependence)","Narcolepsy and sleep disorders","Long-acting injectable therapies","ADHD medications (early-stage pipeline)","Rare neurological disorders"]
Fundamentals
- Price$53.78 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$9.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+79.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E59.25 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+9.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+86.6% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+8.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.86 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.26 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Heavy dependence on product acceptance and physician prescribing patterns; adverse publicity regarding products or similar drug classes could reduce demand and reimbursement","Regulatory risks including FDA oversight, REMS program compliance, DEA scheduling, and potential generic competition or product label changes that restrict use","Reimbursement and pricing pressure from government payers (Medicare, Medicaid), managed care organizations, and participation in mandatory discount programs (MDRP, 340B) that reduce net revenues"]
Competitors & peers
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- Eli Lilly (LLY)
- Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY)
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- Lundbeck
- Naurex (Celgene/BMS)
- Revance Therapeutics
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.