Amgen Inc. · AMGN · FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

Amgen sustains growth as pipeline investment rises

Amgen’s latest call supports a constructive operating picture: broad product demand and pipeline progress are being paired with manufacturing expansion. The counterweight is that pricing and policy pressure, regulatory outcomes, Horizon integration and higher research investment remain important tests of how efficiently that growth converts into durable returns.

Reported After market closeNASDAQHealthcare $217.52B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $4.97 Consensus $4.98
EPS surprise -0.2% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $8.33B Consensus $8.35B
Revenue surprise -0.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -5.0% Event window
SPY move -0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -4.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the current discussion places more emphasis on newly secured oncology approvals, UPLIZNA readouts, biosimilar launches and expanded manufacturing, while maintaining an overall guidance stance and increasing capital-spending plans.

Guidance delta

Overall guidance was maintained, while capital-spending guidance increased to support MariTide manufacturing and other capacity.

Key takeaways

  • Management described broad volume growth across therapeutic areas and continued momentum in key cardiovascular, asthma, oncology and rare-disease products.
  • Recent approvals expanded the oncology portfolio, while the pipeline remains centered on obesity, rare disease, inflammation and oncology.
  • The central trade-off is stronger capacity and pipeline investment against pricing, policy and execution risks.

Management priorities

  • Advance MariTide through a broad Phase III program in obesity and type 2 diabetes
  • Deliver upcoming UPLIZNA data readouts
  • Launch WEZLANA and BEKEMV in the United States
  • Expand manufacturing capacity and international commercialization

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AMGN EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $4.59 Q4 '23 actual $4.71, beat Q1 '24 estimate $3.88 Q1 '24 actual $3.96, beat Q2 '24 estimate $4.98 Q2 '24 actual $4.97, match Q3 '24 estimate $5.11 Q3 '24 actual $5.58, beat Q2 '25 estimate $5.28 Q2 '25 actual $6.02, beat Q3 '25 estimate $5.02 Q3 '25 actual $5.64, beat Q4 '25 estimate $4.73 Q4 '25 actual $5.29, beat Q1 '26 estimate $4.77 Q1 '26 actual $5.15, beat Q2 '26 estimate $5.62 Q2 '26 actual $6.29, beat Q3 '26 estimate $5.79 Q4 '26 estimate $5.77 Q1 '27 estimate $5.42
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold41 ratings
Bullish2253.7%
Neutral1639.0%
Bearish37.3%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$403.04Previous close
$182Low
$341.65Average
$500High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 5, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Scotiabank Sector Outperform Sector OutperformMaintainSep 29, 2026
HSBC Hold BuyDowngradeSep 10, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 8, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform OutperformDowngradeSep 8, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 4, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $403.04. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
ScotiabankLouise Chen$500$417.71 +24.1%Sep 28, 2026
JefferiesAkash Tewari$410$410.24 +1.7%Sep 23, 2026
UBSMichael Yee$430$378.42 +6.7%Sep 17, 2026
Wells FargoMohit Bansal$435$444.12 +7.9%Sep 4, 2026
Piper SandlerDavid Amsellem$457$442.36 +13.4%Aug 20, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Amgen Inc., established in 1980 and headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, is a global biotechnology leader focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering groundbreaking human medicines. The company's scientific endeavors span several critical therapeutic categories, including inflammatory conditions, oncology and hematology, bone health, cardiovascular diseases, nephrology, and neuroscience. Its extensive portfolio features a range of significant pharmaceutical products. Notable examples include Enbrel, prescribed for conditions like plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Neulasta, which helps cancer patients by reducing the risk of infection linked to a low white blood cell count; Prolia, utilized in postmenopausal women to combat osteoporosis; and Xgeva, designed to prevent skeletal-related complications. Otezla offers relief for adult patients suffering from plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease.…

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