Sandoz FY 2025 management free cash flow jumps 39% to USD 1.5 billion

Sandoz reported FY 2025 net sales of USD 11.1 billion, up 7%, with generics sales of USD 7.8 billion (up 4%) and biosimilars sales of USD 3.3 billion (up 15%). Core EBITDA was USD 2.4 billion (up 16%), with a core EBITDA margin of 21.7% (FY 2024: 20.1%). Net income was USD 914 million, and diluted earnings per share were USD 2.09. Management free cash flow was USD 1.5 billion (up 39%), while free cash flow was USD 874 million. Net debt was USD 3.6 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025, and core return on invested capital was 14.5%. In Q4 2025, Sandoz posted net sales of USD 3.0 billion, up 12%, including generics sales of USD 2.1 billion (up 8%) and biosimilars sales of USD 934 million (up 21%). Business updates for 2025 included multiple biosimilar launches: Pyzchiva (ustekinumab) in the US (February) and its autoinjector in Europe (May); Wyost and Jubbonti (denosumab) in the US (June) and Europe (December); Tyruko (natalizumab) in the US (November); and Afqlir (aflibercept) in Europe (November). Sandoz also signed a global license agreement with EirGenix (November) to commercialize a proposed pertuzumab biosimilar, and completed the acquisition of Just-Evotec Biologics EU SAS (December), including a Toulouse site and a license to continuous-manufacturing technology. The company proposed a FY 2025 dividend of CHF 0.80 per share and guided for 2026 net sales growth at a mid to high single-digit percentage and core EBITDA-margin expansion of around 100 basis points, while noting no material contribution from any potential launch of generic semaglutide is expected in 2026.

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