ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

NasdaqGS:ACAD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.9b

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 31.9%, while the Biotechs industry saw earnings growing at 22.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 18.9% per year. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's return on equity is 22.3%, and it has net margins of 13.8%.

Key information

31.9%

Earnings growth rate

33.5%

EPS growth rate

Biotechs Industry Growth17.0%
Revenue growth rate18.9%
Return on equity22.3%
Net Margin13.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

The Strong Earnings Posted By ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Aug 14
The Strong Earnings Posted By ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Recent updates

Acadia: Scope Of Company Goes Beyond Recent SAN711 Licensing Deal For ET

Nov 27

Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Proving The Naysayers Wrong

Nov 11

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Nov 08
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Nuplazid Performs In Q2 While Daybue Disappoints Again

Aug 26

The Strong Earnings Posted By ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

Aug 14
The Strong Earnings Posted By ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Are A Good Indication Of The Strength Of The Business

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Aug 09
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Aug 01
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

May 23
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Apr 24
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

We're Interested To See How ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Mar 27
We're Interested To See How ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Post Pimavanserin Study Setback Selloff May Continue

Mar 12

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) Just Released Its Full-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Mar 01
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) Just Released Its Full-Year Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Acadia Pharmaceuticals: New Daybue Drug Already Showing Signs Of Slowing

Feb 29

Soleno Therapeutics And Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Hope For Prader-Willi Families

Jan 23

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Share Price Boosted 35% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Jan 03
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ACAD) Share Price Boosted 35% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

We're Interested To See How ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Dec 04
We're Interested To See How ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow

Insufficient Growth At ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) Hampers Share Price

May 22
Insufficient Growth At ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) Hampers Share Price

Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Nuplazid's (Pimavanserin) Last Hurrah

Oct 19

FDA accepts Acadia's new drug application for Rett syndrome treatment trofinetide

Sep 12

Acadia: Powerful Unfolding Catalysts

Aug 03

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ACADIA Pharmaceuticals makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:ACAD Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 249291294700
30 Jun 24891314340
31 Mar 24814-24130
31 Dec 23726-614070
30 Sep 23632-1493990
30 Jun 23551-1113800
31 Mar 23520-1463740
31 Dec 22517-2163690
30 Sep 22512-2173710
30 Jun 22512-2053740
31 Mar 22493-2143810
31 Dec 21484-1683960
30 Sep 21474-1924110
30 Jun 21463-2624110
31 Mar 21458-2603980
31 Dec 20442-2823890
30 Sep 20419-2683600
30 Jun 20393-2253510
31 Mar 20366-2383350
31 Dec 19339-2353260
30 Sep 19300-2483080
30 Jun 19264-2682960
31 Mar 19238-2762980
31 Dec 18224-2452660
30 Sep 18208-2492580
30 Jun 18185-2522590
31 Mar 18158-2562500
31 Dec 17125-2892550
30 Sep 1793-2992460
30 Jun 1763-3062350
31 Mar 1733-3092250
31 Dec 1617-2711860
30 Sep 165-2381510
30 Jun 160-2061210
31 Mar 160-174920
31 Dec 150-164790
30 Sep 150-147670
30 Jun 150-133540
31 Mar 150-115410
31 Dec 140-92330
30 Sep 140-76270
30 Jun 140-62220
31 Mar 141-50170
31 Dec 131-38130

Quality Earnings: ACAD has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ACAD became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ACAD has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 31.9% per year.

Accelerating Growth: ACAD has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ACAD has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Biotechs industry (16.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ACAD's Return on Equity (22.3%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 05:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. is covered by 39 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert LeBoyerAegis Capital Corporation
Joel BeattyBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research