The Filing Desk

Acadia Pharmaceuticals vs Amphstar Pharmaceuticals

Acadia Pharmaceuticals ACAD · Amphstar Pharmaceuticals AMPH · Pharmaceuticals

Acadia Pharmaceuticals reported revenue of $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Amphstar Pharmaceuticals' $720 million in fiscal 2025. Acadia Pharmaceuticals' revenue grew 11.9% in its latest year, and Amphstar Pharmaceuticals' fell 1.6%. Acadia Pharmaceuticals had an operating margin of 9.8%, against 19.5% at Amphstar Pharmaceuticals. Free cash flow was $105 million at Acadia Pharmaceuticals and $121 million at Amphstar Pharmaceuticals.

Side by side

Acadia PharmaceuticalsAmphstar Pharmaceuticals
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$1.1B$720M
Revenue growth11.9%−1.6%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years19.4%15.5%
Gross margin91.7%49.5%
Operating margin9.8%19.5%
Net margin36.5%13.6%
Free cash flow$105M$121M
Free cash flow margin9.8%16.8%
Return on capital—9.9%
Net debt to EBITDA—1.7x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$76M
Change in diluted share count2.1%−7.4%
Last close$19.74$25.47
P/E at the last close8.9×15.1×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $3.4 millionsold $1.7 million
Piotroski F-score—6 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Acadia PharmaceuticalsAmphstar Pharmaceuticals
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
Acadia PharmaceuticalsAmphstar Pharmaceuticals
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
Acadia PharmaceuticalsAmphstar Pharmaceuticals

Start a new comparison

Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Acadia Pharmaceuticals and Amphstar Pharmaceuticals pages.