Product Sales Excluding Veklury Increased 4%
Year-Over-Year to $28.0 billion
for Full Year 2025
Biktarvy Sales Increased
7% Year-Over-Year to $14.3 billion for Full Year 2025
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
#Earnings
--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced today its results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.
“Our fourth quarter and full-year results close out a very strong year for Gilead overall, including the successful U.S. launch of Yeztugo, the world’s first twice-yearly HIV prevention therapy, and continued growth for Biktarvy and Descovy,” said Daniel O’Day, Gilead’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In 2026, our potential new launches include two cancer therapies and an additional HIV treatment option, and we look forward to building on the launches of Yeztugo and Livdelzi for liver disease. As we continue to increase our positive impact on healthcare, Gilead is well positioned for continued growth in 2026 and beyond.”
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Total fourth quarter 2025 revenues increased 5% to $7.9 billion compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher sales of HIV and Liver Disease products, partially offset by lower sales of Veklury® (remdesivir).
Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $1.74 in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to $1.42 in the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by higher income tax benefits, net unrealized gains from equity securities and higher product sales, as well as lower selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. The increase was partially offset by higher acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) expenses and an IPR&D impairment charge related to assets acquired as part of the MYR GmbH (“MYR”) acquisition.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.86 in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to $1.90 in the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by higher acquired IPR&D expenses, partially offset by higher product sales and lower SG&A expenses.
As of December 31, 2025, Gilead had $10.6 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities compared to $10.0 billion as of December 31, 2024.
During the fourth quarter 2025, Gilead generated $3.3 billion in operating cash flow.
During the fourth quarter 2025, Gilead paid dividends of $1.0 billion and repurchased $230 million of common stock.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Product Sales
Total fourth quarter 2025 product sales increased 5% to $7.9 billion compared to the same period in 2024. Total fourth quarter 2025 product sales excluding Veklury increased 7% to $7.7 billion compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to higher sales of HIV and Liver Disease products.
HIV
product sales increased 6% to $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher demand for HIV prevention and treatment.
Biktarvy®
(bictegravir 50mg/emtricitabine (“FTC”) 200mg/tenofovir alafenamide (“TAF”) 25mg) sales increased 5% to $4.0 billion in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher demand and favorable inventory dynamics, partially offset by lower average realized price.
Descovy®
(FTC 200mg/TAF 25mg) sales increased 33% to $819 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher average realized price and higher demand for HIV prevention.
The
Liver Disease
portfolio sales increased 17% to $844 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher demand for Livdelzi® (seladelpar).
Veklury
sales decreased 37% to $212 million
in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by lower rates of COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
Cell Therapy
product sales decreased 6% to $458 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting ongoing competitive headwinds.
Yescarta®
(axicabtagene ciloleucel) sales decreased 6% to $368 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by in- and out-of-class competition.
Tecartus®
(brexucabtagene autoleucel) sales decreased 9% to $90 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by in-class competition.
Trodelvy®
(sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) sales increased 8% to $384 million in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher demand in breast cancer treatment.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Product Gross Margin, Operating Expenses and Effective Tax Rate
Product gross margin remained relatively flat at 79.5% in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to 79.0% in the same period in 2024. Non-GAAP product gross margin was 86.8% in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to 86.7% in the same period in 2024.
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses and non-GAAP R&D expenses were $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter 2025 and remained relatively flat compared to the same period in 2024.
Acquired IPR&D expenses were $539 million in the fourth quarter 2025, primarily related to our acquisition of Interius BioTherapeutics, Inc. (“Interius”) and ongoing collaboration with Shenzhen Pregene Biopharma Co., Ltd. (“Pregene”).
SG&A expenses were $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to $1.9 billion in the same period in 2024, decreasing primarily due to lower expenses related to legal matters and corporate initiatives, partially offset by donations of equity securities made to the Gilead Foundation. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses were $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to $1.9 billion in the same period in 2024, primarily due to lower expenses related to legal matters and corporate initiatives.
The effective tax rate (“ETR”) was (5.0)% in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to 17.8% in the same period in 2024, primarily driven by a tax benefit from a settlement with a tax authority related to a prior year legal entity restructuring and a tax benefit from the IPR&D impairment charge related to assets acquired as part of the MYR acquisition. The non-GAAP ETR was 20.5% in the fourth quarter 2025 compared to 19.2% in the same period in 2024.
Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Total full year 2025 revenues increased 2% to $29.4 billion compared to 2024, broken down as follows:
Total full year 2025 product sales increased 1% to $28.9 billion compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher sales of HIV and Liver Disease products, partially offset by lower sales of Veklury.
Total full year 2025 royalty, contract and other revenues increased by approximately $383 million compared to 2024, primarily driven by revenue related to a previous sale of intellectual property not expected to reoccur.
Diluted EPS was $6.78 in the full year 2025 compared to $0.38 in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by lower acquired IPR&D expenses, lower IPR&D impairments, higher net unrealized gains on equity investments, higher revenues and lower SG&A expenses, partially offset by higher tax expense.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.15 in the full year 2025 compared to $4.62 in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by lower acquired IPR&D expenses, higher revenues, and lower SG&A expenses.
Full Year 2025 Product Sales
Total full year 2025 product sales increased 1% to $28.9 billion compared to 2024. Total full year 2025 product sales excluding Veklury increased 4% to $28.0 billion compared to 2024, primarily due to higher sales of HIV and Liver Disease products.
HIV
product sales increased 6% to $20.8 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher demand for HIV treatment and prevention.
Biktarvy
sales increased 7% to $14.3 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher demand, partially offset by lower average realized price.
Descovy
sales increased 31% to $2.8 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher demand and average realized price.
The
Liver Disease
portfolio sales increased 6% to $3.2 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher demand for Livdelzi and products for chronic hepatitis B virus (“HBV”) and chronic hepatitis delta virus (“HDV”), partially offset by lower average realized price in products for chronic hepatitis C virus (“HCV”).
Veklury
sales decreased 49% to $911 million
in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by lower COVID-19-related hospitalizations.
Cell Therapy
product sales decreased 7% to $1.8 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, reflecting ongoing competitive headwinds.
Yescarta
sales decreased 5% to $1.5 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by in- and out-of-class competition.
Tecartus
sales decreased 15% to $344 million in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by in-class competition.
Trodelvy
sales increased 6% to $1.4 billion in the full year 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by higher demand in breast cancer treatment, partially offset by the indication withdrawal in bladder cancer treatment.
Full Year 2025 Product Gross Margin, Operating Expenses and Effective Tax Rate
Product gross margin remained relatively flat at 78.4% in the full year 2025 compared to 78.2% in 2024. Non-GAAP product gross margin was 86.4% in the full year 2025 compared to 86.2% in 2024.
R&D expenses were $5.8 billion in the full year 2025 compared to $5.9 billion in 2024, decreasing primarily due to lower acquisition-related integration expenses and restructuring costs, as well as lower study-related and clinical manufacturing expenses. Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $5.7 billion in the full year 2025, decreasing slightly compared to 2024 due to lower study-related and clinical manufacturing expenses.
Acquired IPR&D expenses were $1.0 billion in the full year 2025, primarily related to the acquisition of Interius and collaborations with LEO Pharma A/S and Pregene.
SG&A expenses were $5.8 billion in the full year 2025 compared to $6.1 billion in 2024, decreasing primarily due to lower corporate, legal, acquisition-related integration and restructuring expenses, partially offset by higher HIV promotional expenses and donations of equity securities made to the Gilead Foundation. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses were $5.6 billion in the full year 2025 compared to $5.9 billion in 2024, decreasing primarily due to lower expenses related to corporate initiatives and legal matters, partially offset by higher HIV promotional expenses.
The ETR was 13.1% in the full year 2025 compared to 30.5% in 2024, primarily driven by the impact of the prior year non-deductible acquired IPR&D charge for the acquisition of CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (“CymaBay”), partially offset by the tax impact of the prior year higher IPR&D impairment charges. The non-GAAP ETR was 18.3% in the full year 2025 compared to 25.9% in 2024, primarily driven by the prior year non-deductible acquired IPR&D charge for the acquisition of CymaBay.
Guidance and Outlook
For the full year 2026, Gilead expects:
(in millions, except per share amounts)
February 10, 2026 Guidance
Low End
High End
Product sales
$
29,600
$
30,000
Product sales excluding Veklury
$
29,000
$
29,400
Veklury
$
600
$
600
Diluted EPS
$
6.75
$
7.15
Non-GAAP diluted EPS
$
8.45
$
8.85
Additional information and a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information for the 2026 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 positive topline Phase 3 results from the ARTISTRY-1 and ARTISTRY-2 trials, evaluating our investigational daily oral single-tablet regimen of bictegravir 75mg and lenacapavir 50mg (“BIC/LEN”) for virologically suppressed adults with HIV. BIC/LEN met its primary endpoints demonstrating non-inferiority to baseline multi-tablet antiviral regimens (ARTISTRY-1) and Biktarvy (ARTISTRY-2).
Exercised option to license investigational herpes simplex virus helicase-primase inhibitor programs ABI-1179 and ABI-5366 from Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (“Assembly”).
Announced the first delivery of lenacapavir for PrEP in sub-Saharan African countries Eswatini and Zambia through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Oncology
Announced that the Phase 3 ASCENT-07 study evaluating the investigational use of Trodelvy versus chemotherapy in first-line post-endocrine HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer did not meet its primary endpoint of progression-free survival as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review. Overall survival, a secondary endpoint, was not mature at the time of the primary analysis, however, a favorable early trend compared to chemotherapy was observed in the Trodelvy arm. In addition, no new safety signals were identified in this patient population. The results from this study were presented at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Announced the discontinuation of the Phase 3 STAR-221 study, in partnership with Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (“Arcus”), evaluating the anti-TIGIT antibody domvanalimab (“dom”) plus zimberelimab (“zim”) and chemotherapy in first-line HER2- advanced gastric and esophageal cancers. The decision was based on the recommendation of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee, following review of data from a pre-specified interim analysis. Additionally, Gilead and Arcus will discontinue the Phase 2 EDGE-Gastric study evaluating dom and zim regimens in upper gastrointestinal cancers. Dom and zim are investigational products and are not approved anywhere globally.
Cell Therapy
Announced a new label update for Yescarta that removes a limitation around Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma, an ultra-rare cancer affecting a highly vulnerable patient population. Yescarta is the only CAR-T therapy in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (“R/R LBCL”) to have this limitation removed.
Presented new positive data, with our partner Arcellx, Inc. (“Arcellx”), from the pivotal Phase 2 iMMagine-1 trial evaluating the investigational CAR T-cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel in 4L+ R/R multiple myeloma at the 2025 American Society of Hematology (“ASH”).
Presented initial Phase 1 data for KITE-753 and KITE-363, evaluating two investigational bicistronic CAR T-cell therapies in patients with R/R LBCL at ASH 2025.
Presented a new analysis of Yescarta from the Phase 3 ZUMA-7 and Phase 2 ALYCANTE study in patients with R/R LBCL at ASH 2025. The data demonstrated consistent benefits of Yescarta among patients with R/R LBCL, including those ineligible for previous standard of care chemotherapy and stem cell transplant.
Inflammation
Presented new long-term data from the Phase 3 ASSURE study for Livdelzi, which reinforce the safety and efficacy of Livdelzi for people living with primary biliary cholangitis over 3 years, including data on switching from obeticholic acid. The data were presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases meeting.
Corporate
The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2026. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2026. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval.
Appointed Keeley Cain Wettan as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Legal and Compliance.
Announced an agreement with the U.S. government to lower the cost of medicines for Americans, reinforcing a commitment to U.S.-based innovation, affordability and global health leadership.
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
and will be archived on
for one year.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
The information presented in this document has been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), unless otherwise noted as non-GAAP. Management believes non-GAAP information is useful for investors, when considered in conjunction with Gilead’s GAAP financial information, because management uses such information internally for its operating, budgeting and financial planning purposes. Non-GAAP information is not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules and should only be used to supplement an understanding of Gilead’s operating results as reported under GAAP. Non-GAAP financial information generally excludes acquisition-related expenses including amortization of acquired intangible assets and other items that are considered unusual or not representative of underlying trends of Gilead’s business, fair value adjustments of equity securities and discrete and related tax charges or benefits associated with such exclusions as well as changes in tax-related laws and guidelines, transfers of intangible assets between certain legal entities, and legal entity restructurings. Although Gilead consistently excludes the amortization of acquired intangible assets from the non-GAAP financial information, management believes that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of acquisitions and contribute to ongoing revenue generation.
Non-GAAP measures may be defined and calculated differently by other companies in the same industry. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the accompanying tables.
About Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, cancer and inflammation. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Gilead cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include those relating to: Gilead’s ability to achieve its full year 2026 financial guidance, including as a result of the uncertainty of the amount and timing of Veklury revenues, the impact from Medicare Part D pricing reform in the Inflation Reduction Act, the expiration of subsidies related to the Affordable Care Act, our most-favored-nation pricing agreement with the U.S. government, changes in U.S. regulatory or legislative policies, and changes in U.S. trade policies, including tariffs; Gilead’s ability to make progress on any of its long-term ambitions or priorities laid out in its corporate strategy; Gilead’s ability to accelerate or sustain revenues for its virology, oncology, inflammation and other programs; Gilead’s ability to realize the potential benefits of acquisitions, collaborations or licensing arrangements, including the arrangements with Arcellx, Arcus, Assembly and the U.S. government; the risk that Gilead’s U.S. manufacturing and R&D investment may not achieve their intended benefits; patent protection and estimated loss of exclusivity for our products and product candidates; Gilead’s ability to initiate, progress or complete clinical trials within currently anticipated timeframes or at all, the possibility of unfavorable results from ongoing and additional clinical trials, including those involving anitocabtagene autoleucel, axicabtagene ciloleucel, bictegravir, domvanalimab, lenacapavir, sacituzumab govitecan-hziy, seladelpar, zimberelimab, ABI-1179, ABI-5366, KITE-753 and KITE-363 (such as ALYCANTE, ARTISTRY-1, ARTISTRY-2, ASCENT-07, ASSURE, EDGE-Gastric, iMMagine-1, STAR-221 and ZUMA-7), and the risk that safety and efficacy data from clinical trials may not warrant further development of Gilead’s product candidates or the product candidates of Gilead’s strategic partners; Gilead’s ability to resolve the issues cited by the FDA in pending clinical holds to the satisfaction of the FDA and the risk that FDA may not remove such clinical holds, in whole or in part, in a timely manner or at all; Gilead’s ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates or expanded indications in the currently anticipated timelines; Gilead’s ability to receive or maintain regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, and the risk that any such approvals, if granted, may be subject to significant limitations on use and may be subject to withdrawal or other adverse actions by the applicable regulatory authority; Gilead’s ability to successfully commercialize its products; the risk of potential disruptions to the manufacturing and supply chain of Gilead’s products; pricing and reimbursement pressures from government agencies and other third parties, including required rebates and other discounts; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Gilead products; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of Gilead’s products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead’s ability to effectively manage the access strategy relating to lenacapavir for HIV PrEP, subject to necessary regulatory approvals; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead’s reports filed with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. In addition, Gilead makes estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. Gilead bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market specific and other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. There may be other factors of which Gilead is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ significantly from these estimates. Further, results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for any future periods. Gilead directs readers to its press releases, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other subsequent disclosure documents filed with the SEC. Gilead claims the protection of the Safe Harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements.
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