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CLAIM #6290 · Amgen Inc (AMGN) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Feb 3, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

We expect non-GAAP R&D expense to grow low single digits excluding the roughly $300 million of business development in 2025.

Peter Griffith · CFO

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Look at: Non-GAAP R&D expense growth, full-year 2025, excluding ~$300 million of business development spending

It came true if: Year-over-year growth between 1% and 4% (low single digits) when 2025 R&D expense is adjusted to exclude ~$300 million of business development

Where: Company non-GAAP reconciliation tables in 10-K/earnings release (R&D expense line, FY2025 results)

In context

relative to subsequent quarters and expect additional impact from denosumab biosimilar competition in Q1. Additionally, note that we saw roughly $250 million of inventory build in 2025, that could potentially impact first-quarter sales. For total company revenues, we expect lower mid-single-digit year-over-year growth in the first quarter. For the full year, we expect other revenue in the range of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion reflecting our commitment to investing in the best innovation while also driving execution excellence efficiency and prioritization across the organization, we project the full-year non-GAAP operating margin as a percentage of product sales to be roughly 45% to 46%. This guidance does not include any potential business development that may occur throughout the year. We expect non-GAAP R&D expense to grow low single digits excluding the roughly $300 million of business development in 2025. We continue to execute six global Phase III clinical trials for miratide advance additional late-stage assets, and invest in the best innovation. While maintaining disciplined resource allocation. In line with lower product sales in the first quarter, we expect Q1 non-GAAP operating margin to be the lowest of the year and roughly the same as 2025. We anticipate non-GAAP other income and expense to be about $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion in 2026. We expect a non-GAAP tax rate of 16% to 17.5%. We expect share repurchases not to exceed $3 billion in 2026. We expect capital expenditures of about $2.6 billion in 2026. This is consistent with our capital allocation priority to invest in our business and scale manufacturing capacity for volume growth. Including preparing for Miratide's launch. We

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SEC filings for AMGN · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.