On April 24, 2025 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) reported its first quarter 2025 results of operations.
"Gilead had a strong start to the year driven by excellent commercial and clinical execution along with disciplined expense management," said Daniel O’Day, Gilead’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Press release, Gilead Sciences, APR 24, 2025, View Source [SID1234652104]). "Our base business grew 4% year-over-year, primarily led by Biktarvy’s continued strength, and we announced positive topline Phase 3 results for Trodelvy plus pembrolizumab in first line PD-L1+ metastatic triple negative breast cancer. With the upcoming June PDUFA date for lenacapavir for HIV prevention, and continued progress across our diverse pipeline, we look forward to building on our positive momentum throughout the year."
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First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
•Total first quarter 2025 revenue of $6.7 billion remained flat compared to the same period in 2024, with lower Veklury (remdesivir) and Oncology sales offset by higher HIV and Liver Disease sales.
•Diluted earnings (loss) per share ("EPS") was $1.04 in the first quarter 2025 compared to $(3.34) in the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by prior year charges that did not repeat, including the impact of a $3.9 billion acquired in-process research and development ("IPR&D") expense related to the acquisition of CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. ("CymaBay"), as well as a pre-tax IPR&D impairment of $2.4 billion related to assets acquired by Gilead from Immunomedics, Inc. ("Immunomedics") in 2020. This increase was partially offset by higher tax expense and higher net unrealized losses on equity investments in the first quarter 2025.
•Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.81 in the first quarter 2025 compared to $(1.32) in the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by the prior year IPR&D expense related to the CymaBay acquisition.
•As of March 31, 2025, Gilead had $7.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents compared to $10.0 billion as of December 31, 2024.
•During the first quarter 2025, Gilead generated $1.8 billion in operating cash flow.
•During the first quarter 2025, Gilead paid dividends of $1.0 billion and repurchased $730 million of common stock. In addition, Gilead repaid $1.8 billion of Senior Notes in February 2025.
First Quarter 2025 Product Sales
Total first quarter 2025 product sales decreased 1% to $6.6 billion compared to the same period in 2024. Total first quarter 2025 product sales excluding Veklury increased 4% to $6.3 billion compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to higher HIV and Liver Disease sales, partially offset by lower Oncology sales.
HIV product sales increased 6% to $4.6 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher average realized price and demand.
•Biktarvy (bictegravir 50mg/emtricitabine ("FTC") 200mg/tenofovir alafenamide ("TAF") 25mg) sales increased 7% to $3.1 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher demand.
•Descovy (FTC 200mg/TAF 25mg) sales increased 38% to $586 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher average realized price and higher demand.
The Liver Disease portfolio sales increased 3% to $758 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This was primarily driven by increased demand in products for primary biliary cholangitis ("PBC"), chronic hepatitis B virus ("HBV") and chronic hepatitis delta virus ("HDV"), partially offset by lower average realized price for chronic hepatitis C virus ("HCV") products.
Veklury sales decreased 45% to $302 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by lower rates of COVID-19 related hospitalizations across regions.
Cell Therapy product sales decreased 3% to $464 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
•Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) sales increased 2% to $386 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher average realized price and increased rest of world demand, partially offset by lower demand in the United States.
•Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) sales decreased 22% to $78 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily reflecting lower demand in the United States.
Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) sales decreased 5% to $293 million in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by inventory dynamics and lower average realized price, partially offset by higher demand.
First Quarter 2025 Product Gross Margin, Operating Expenses and Effective Tax Rate
•Product gross margin was 76.7% in the first quarter 2025 compared to 76.6% in the same period in 2024. Non-GAAP product gross margin was 85.5% in the first quarter 2025 compared to 85.4% in the same period in 2024.
•Research and development ("R&D") expenses were $1.4 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to $1.5 billion in the same period in 2024, primarily due to lower clinical manufacturing activities and prior year CymaBay acquisition-related expenses that did not repeat. Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $1.3 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to $1.4 billion in the same period in 2024, primarily due to lower clinical manufacturing activities.
•Acquired IPR&D expenses were $253 million in the first quarter 2025, primarily reflecting expenses related to the strategic partnership with LEO Pharma A/S ("LEO Pharma") announced in January 2025.
•Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $1.3 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to $1.4 billion in the same period in 2024, primarily driven by prior year CymaBay acquisition-related expenses that did not repeat as well as lower corporate expenses, partially offset by incremental selling and marketing expenses in the United States. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses were $1.2 billion in the first quarter 2025 compared to $1.3 billion in the same period in 2024. This was primarily driven by lower corporate expenses, partially offset by incremental selling and marketing expenses in the United States.
•The effective tax rate ("ETR") was 20.2% in the first quarter 2025 compared to 7.0% in the same period in 2024, and the non-GAAP ETR was 16.3% in the first quarter 2025 compared to (29.8)% in the same period in 2024. These changes primarily reflect the prior year non-deductible acquired IPR&D charge related to the CymaBay acquisition, and higher tax benefits from stock-based compensation.
Guidance and Outlook
For the full-year, Gilead expects:
(in millions, except per share amounts)
April 24, 2025 Guidance
Low End High End Comparison to Prior Guidance
Product sales $ 28,200 $ 28,600
Unchanged
Product sales excluding Veklury $ 26,800 $ 27,200
Unchanged
Veklury $ 1,400 $ 1,400
Unchanged
Diluted EPS $ 5.65 $ 6.05
Previously $5.95 to $6.35
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 7.70 $ 8.10
Unchanged
Additional information and a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information for the 2025 guidance is provided in the accompanying tables. The financial guidance is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. See the Forward-Looking Statements section below.
Key Updates Since Our Last Quarterly Release
Virology
•Announced FDA accepted New Drug Application submissions for twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention under priority review, with a PDUFA date of June 19, 2025.
•Announced the European Medicines Agency validated the Marketing Authorization Application and EU-Medicines for All application for twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention, which will undergo parallel reviews under an Accelerated Assessment timeline.
•Presented initial Phase 1 data evaluating investigational once-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections ("CROI"), and announced plans to launch a Phase 3 study in the second half of 2025.
•Presented HIV treatment research data at CROI, including long-term outcomes evaluating the use of Biktarvy in people with HIV/HBV coinfection and the primary results of a Phase 2 study evaluating the investigational combination regimen of lenacapavir and broadly neutralizing antibodies teropavimab and zinlirvimab.
Oncology
•Announced Trodelvy plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression free survival in patients with previously untreated PD-L1+ unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer in the Phase 3 ASCENT-04 trial. The use of Trodelvy plus Keytruda is investigational in this setting.
Inflammation
•Received conditional marketing authorization from the European Commission for seladelpar for the treatment of PBC in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid ("UDCA") in adults who have an inadequate response to UDCA alone, or as monotherapy in those unable to tolerate UDCA.
Corporate
•The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.79 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on June 27, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 13, 2025. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval.
Certain amounts and percentages in this press release may not sum or recalculate due to rounding.
Conference Call
At 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today, Gilead will host a conference call to discuss Gilead’s results. A live webcast will be available on View Source and will be archived on www.gilead.com for one year.