Royalty Pharma Past Earnings Performance

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Royalty Pharma's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -25.2%, while the Pharmaceuticals industry saw earnings growing at 1.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.5% per year. Royalty Pharma's return on equity is 12.9%, and it has net margins of 37.9%.

Key information

-25.2%

Earnings growth rate

-27.6%

EPS growth rate

Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth6.0%
Revenue growth rate3.5%
Return on equity12.9%
Net Margin37.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2024

Recent past performance updates

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Nov 13
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Recent updates

Royalty Pharma: Delivering Growth With A Positive Story Ahead

Feb 13

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) With Shares Advancing 25%

Jan 29
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) With Shares Advancing 25%

Royalty Pharma: Key Strategic Updates To Be Priced In

Jan 15

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.22

Jan 13
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.22

We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 05
We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Nov 13
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma: Massive Opportunity Ahead

Nov 09

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Oct 14
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Oct 09
Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Royalty Pharma plc Q2: Beat And Raise Reaffirm Our Buy Rating

Aug 22

Royalty Pharma: Busy Putting Capital To Work

Aug 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Jul 22
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 12
Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Royalty Pharma: Solid Start Of The Year, Buy Confirmed

May 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Apr 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Apr 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 04
Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Royalty Pharma: Solid Operational Performance

Feb 19

Royalty Pharma: One Of The Best Names In Pharmaceuticals

Jan 22

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Royalty Pharma makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:RPRX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 242,2648592372
30 Sep 242,2661,1452282
30 Jun 242,23867322952
31 Mar 242,23979922252
31 Dec 232,3551,13525052
30 Sep 232,324184264102
30 Jun 232,36125525777
31 Mar 232,35933226177
31 Dec 222,23743227177
30 Sep 222,247507200230
30 Jun 222,259466198295
31 Mar 222,278602191298
31 Dec 212,289620183200
30 Sep 212,286783187104
30 Jun 212,23997218919
31 Mar 212,19549318721
31 Dec 202,12249518226
30 Sep 202,0081,74515534
30 Jun 201,9341,86313052
31 Mar 201,8802,05211768
31 Dec 191,8142,34910383
31 Dec 181,7951,37862393
31 Dec 171,5981,210106118

Quality Earnings: RPRX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RPRX's current net profit margins (37.9%) are lower than last year (48.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RPRX's earnings have declined by 25.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RPRX's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: RPRX had negative earnings growth (-24.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Pharmaceuticals industry average (42.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: RPRX's Return on Equity (12.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/22 16:20
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Royalty Pharma plc is covered by 14 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Jason Matthew GerberryBofA Global Research
Geoff MeachamCitigroup Inc