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Collaborations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Collaborations Collaborations
A collaborative arrangement is a contractual arrangement that involves a joint operating activity. Such arrangements involve two or more parties that are both (i) active participants in the activity and (ii) exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activity.
From time to time, we enter into collaborative arrangements for the R&D, manufacture and/or commercialization of products and/or product candidates. These collaborations generally provide for nonrefundable upfront license fees, development and commercial-performance milestone payments, cost sharing, royalties and/or profit sharing. Our collaboration arrangements are performed with no guarantee of either technological or commercial success, and each arrangement is unique in nature. See Note 1, Summary of significant accounting policies, for additional discussion of revenues recognized under these types of arrangements. Operating expenses for costs incurred pursuant to these arrangements are reported in their respective expense line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of any payments due to or reimbursements due from our collaboration partners, with such reimbursements being recognized at the time the party becomes obligated to pay. Our significant arrangements are discussed below.
AstraZeneca plc
We are in a collaboration with AstraZeneca for the development and commercialization of TEZSPIRE. Under our collaboration, both companies share global costs, profits and losses equally after payment by AstraZeneca of a mid-single-digit royalty to Amgen. AstraZeneca leads global development. In North America, Amgen, as the principal, recognizes product sales of TEZSPIRE in the United States, and AstraZeneca, as the principal, recognizes product sales of TEZSPIRE in Canada. AstraZeneca leads commercialization for TEZSPIRE outside North America. Amgen manufactures and supplies TEZSPIRE worldwide.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, global profit and loss share expenses were $587 million, $412 million and $310 million, respectively, and were recorded primarily in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of
Income. Net costs due to AstraZeneca for global development and commercialization were not material during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
UCB
We are in a collaboration with UCB for the development and commercialization of EVENITY. Under our collaboration, UCB has rights to lead commercialization for EVENITY in most countries in Europe. Amgen, as the principal, leads commercialization for EVENITY and recognizes product sales in all other territories, including the United States. Global development costs and commercialization profits and losses related to the collaboration are shared equally. Amgen manufactures and supplies EVENITY worldwide.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, global profit and loss share expenses were $721 million, $547 million and $396 million, respectively, and were recorded primarily in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Net costs recovered from and due to UCB during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, were not material.
BeOne Medicines Ltd.
In January 2020, we acquired an equity stake in BeOne for approximately $2.8 billion in cash as part of a collaboration agreement to expand our oncology presence in China. For additional information regarding our equity investment in BeOne, see Note 10, Investments. Under the collaboration, BeOne began selling XGEVA in 2020, BLINCYTO in 2021 and KYPROLIS in 2022 in China, and Amgen shares profits and losses equally during the product-specific commercialization periods. Following entry into an amendment by Amgen and BeOne on November 11, 2025, BeOne will retain the right to commercialize XGEVA, BLINCYTO and KYPROLIS in China for so long as such products are sold in China. Amgen manufactures and supplies the collaboration products to BeOne.
In addition, we jointly develop a portion of our oncology portfolio with BeOne, which shares in global R&D costs by providing cash and development services of up to $1.25 billion. Upon regulatory approval, BeOne will assume commercialization rights in China for a specified period, and Amgen and BeOne will share profits and losses equally until certain of these product rights revert to Amgen. Upon return of the product rights, Amgen will pay royalties to BeOne on sales in China for a specified period. For product sales outside China, Amgen also pays royalties to BeOne.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, net costs recovered from BeOne for oncology product candidates were $181 million, $122 million and $109 million, respectively, and were recorded as an offset to R&D expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, product sales from Amgen to BeOne under the collaboration were $266 million, $259 million and $125 million, respectively, and were recorded in Product sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Profit and loss share expenses related to the product-specific commercialization period were not material during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Royalties on product sales of oncology portfolio products outside of China were not material for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
Since 2021, we have been in a collaboration agreement with Kyowa Kirin to jointly develop and commercialize rocatinlimab, an anti-OX40 fully human monoclonal antibody, worldwide, except in Japan. Rocatinlimab is for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, with potential for treatment of other autoimmune diseases.
Amgen and Kyowa Kirin share equally the global development costs, except in Japan, and the U.S. commercialization costs. Outside the United States and Japan, any commercialization costs incurred by Kyowa Kirin will be reimbursed by Amgen. We may also be required to make milestone payments of up to $850 million contingent upon the achievement of certain regulatory events and commercial thresholds. We will also pay Kyowa Kirin significant double-digit royalties on global sales, except in Japan.
In January 2026, we and Kyowa Kirin agreed to terminate the rocatinlimab collaboration agreement and to transition control of the global development and commercialization program to Kyowa Kirin, subject to receipt of clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. In February 2026, we received such regulatory clearance. In the first quarter of 2026, Kyowa Kirin will assume full responsibility for rocatinlimab worldwide, except that Amgen will continue to manufacture rocatinlimab and perform other transition activities for an agreed upon period of time.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, net costs recovered from Kyowa Kirin were $117 million, $166 million and $93 million, respectively, and were recorded as an offset to R&D expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Other
In addition to the collaborations discussed above, we have various other collaborations that are not individually significant to our business at this time. Pursuant to the terms of those agreements, we may be required to pay additional amounts, or we may receive additional amounts upon the achievement of various development and commercial milestones that in the aggregate could be significant. We may also incur or have reimbursed to us significant R&D costs if a related product candidate were to advance to late-stage clinical trials. In addition, if any products related to these collaborations are approved for sale, we may be required to pay significant royalties, or we may receive significant royalties on future sales. The payments of these amounts, however, are contingent upon the occurrence of various future events that have high degrees of uncertainty of occurrence.