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Amgen (AMGN) Debt-to-Equity : 8.02 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Amgen Debt-to-Equity?

Amgen's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $3,544 Mil. Amgen's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $56,854 Mil. Amgen's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $7,527 Mil. Amgen's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 8.02.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Amgen's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AMGN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1   Med: 2.94   Max: 40.23
Current: 10.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Amgen was 40.23. The lowest was 1.10. And the median was 2.94.

AMGN's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
98.42% of 825 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs AMGN: 10.57

Amgen Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amgen's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Amgen Debt-to-Equity Chart

Amgen Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.09 3.51 4.97 10.64 10.37

Amgen Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.90 10.37 12.75 10.57 8.02

Competitive Comparison of Amgen's Debt-to-Equity

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Amgen's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Amgen's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Amgen's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amgen's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Amgen Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Amgen's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Amgen's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Amgen  (NAS:AMGN) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Amgen Business Description

Address
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320-1799
Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). The 2023 Horizon acquisition brings several rare-disease drugs, including thyroid eye disease drug Tepezza. Amgen also has a growing biosimilar portfolio.
Executives
Nancy A. Grygiel officer: SVP & CCO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Jonathan P Graham officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secy. 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Matthew C. Busch officer: VP, Finance & CAO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Murdo Gordon officer: EVP Global Commercial Ops C/O BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, 345 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Rachna Khosla officer: SVP, Business Development ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
R Sanders Williams director DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, TRENT DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27706
Robert Eckert director MATTEL, INC., 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, M1-1518, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Michael V Drake director ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Derek Miller officer: SVP, Human Resources ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Omar Ishrak director 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Ronald D Sugar director 10877 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1650, LOS ANGELES CA 900274
Linda H. Louie officer: VP, Finance & CAO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Amy E Miles director
David Piacquad officer: SVP, Business Development ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799
Peter H. Griffith officer: EVP & CFO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320