CLAIM #27448 · GILD (GILD) · 2026Q1 earnings call · May 7, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“We expect SG&A expenses to remain in line with our February guidance of a mid-single-digit percentage increase compared to 2025.”
Andrew Dickinson · CFO
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Look at: Full-year 2026 SG&A expenses, non-GAAP, percentage change versus 2025
It came true if: Increase of 4% to 6% compared to full-year 2025 SG&A expenses
Where: Company non-GAAP income statement / full-year 2026 earnings release and 10-K
In context
“s between $30.0 billion and $30.4 billion, an increase of $400 million. Moving to the non-GAAP P&L for the full year 2026, we are adjusting our guidance to reflect the Arcellx, Oral Medicines, and Tubulis acquisitions. Specifically, we expect R&D expenses to increase a mid-single-digit percentage from 2025, slightly higher than the low-single-digit percentage increase shared in our February guidance. This is primarily driven by our investment in clinical programs related to the announced acquisitions of Tubulis and Arcellx. Overall, we expect R&D expense as a percentage of total product sales to be less than 20% in 2026. We expect acquired IPR&D investments of approximately $11.8 billion for the year, which includes the upfront payments associated with our recently announced acquisitions. We expect SG&A expenses to remain in line with our February guidance of a mid-single-digit percentage increase compared to 2025. And we expect full-year 2026 operating income of $2.4 billion to $2.9 billion. Full-year 2026 effective tax rate is expected to be between 140% and 190% reflecting the nondeductible expenses from the Arcellx, Oral Medicines, and Tubulis transactions. Excluding the $11.5 billion in upfront payments related to these recent transactions, operating income would be between $14.0 billion and $14.5 billion, or $200 million higher than our February guidance. On slide 25, you can see that we now expect full-year 2026 non-GAAP loss per share in the range of $1.05 to $0.65 per share. This includes an expense of approximately $9.50 per share relating to the upfront payments and financing costs associated with the Arcellx, Oral Medicines, and Tubulis transactions. Excluding this impact, our non-GAAP d”
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