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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Operating Overview

- Third quarter total revenues of $278.6 million, up 11% year-over-year

- Narrowing and raising high end of NUPLAZID® net product sales guidance to $685 to $695 million

- Updating DAYBUE® net product sales guidance to $385 to $400 million

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAD) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

“Acadia delivered another strong quarter, generating total revenue of $278.6 million,” said Catherine Owen Adams, Chief Executive Officer. “NUPLAZID achieved record sales of $177.5 million representing a significant inflection driven by an acceleration in new prescriptions. DAYBUE delivered $101.1 million in sales, driven by the expansion of our field force and contribution from named patient supply programs outside the U.S. As we enter the final quarter of the year, we are well positioned to achieve our objectives of continued commercial growth, to surpass $1 billion in 2025 sales, and to drive meaningful progress across our pipeline.”

Company Updates

  • Third quarter NUPLAZID® (pimavanserin) net product sales of $177.5 million, up 12% year-over-year.
  • Third quarter DAYBUE® (trofinetide) net product sales of $101.1 million, up 11% year-over-year.
  • Continued to advance the Company’s pipeline with the initiation of a Phase 2 study of ACP-204 for Lewy Body Dementia Psychosis and a Phase 3 trial of trofinetide for Rett syndrome in Japan.
  • Catherine Owen Adams appointed as Chairperson of the BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) Emerging Companies section, and member of the Executive Committee.
  • Appointed Konstantina Katcheves as Senior Vice President, Chief Business and Strategy Officer, bringing experience in global business development and strategic partnerships to lead its business development efforts as Acadia expands its pipeline and pursues high-impact growth opportunities.

Financial Results

Revenues

Total revenues comprising of net product sales from NUPLAZID and DAYBUE were $278.6 million, up 11% from the third quarter of 2024.

Net product sales of NUPLAZID were $177.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 12% as compared to $159.2 million for the third quarter of 2024. The 12% year-over-year increase in net product sales of NUPLAZID included 9% volume growth and a higher average net selling price in 2025 compared to 2024.

Net product sales of DAYBUE were $101.1 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 11% as compared to $91.2 million for the third quarter of 2024. The increase in net product sales of DAYBUE was all attributable to the growth in unit sales as the Company shipped to over 1,000 unique patients, including patients outside the U.S.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were $87.8 million, compared to $66.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The increase was primarily due to increased clinical trial and personnel expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $133.4 million and $133.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively.

Net Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, Acadia reported net income of $71.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of $32.8 million, or $0.20 per common share, for the same period in 2024. The increase in net income reflects both an increase in pre-tax income, and a tax benefit recognized in the third quarter of 2025. The tax benefit primarily resulted from a one-time impact from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted during the third quarter of 2025, which provides immediate expensing of domestic R&D spending.

Cash and Investments

At September 30, 2025, Acadia’s cash, cash equivalents and investment securities totaled $847.0 million, compared to $756.0 million at December 31, 2024.

Full Year 2025 Financial Guidance

Acadia is updating its 2025 guidance:

  • Total Revenues in the range of $1.070 to $1.095 billion, compared with the prior guidance range of $1.045 to $1.095 billion*.
  • NUPLAZID net product sales in the range of $685 to $695 million, compared with the prior guidance range of $665 to $690 million.
  • DAYBUE net product sales in the range of $385 to $400 million, compared with the prior guidance range of $380 to $405 million*.
  • R&D expense in the range of $335 to $345 million, compared with the prior guidance range of $330 to $350 million.
  • SG&A expense in the range of $540 to $555 million, compared with the prior guidance range of $535 to $565 million.

*Updated guidance includes revenues from U.S. net product sales and named patient supply programs outside the U.S., whereas prior guidance included only U.S. net product sales.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Acadia will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2025 results today, Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. The conference call may be accessed by registering for the call here. Once registered, participants will receive an email with the dial-in number and unique PIN number to use for accessing the call.

About NUPLAZID® (pimavanserin)

Pimavanserin is a selective serotonin inverse agonist and antagonist preferentially targeting 5-HT2A receptors. These receptors are thought to play an important role in neuropsychiatric disorders. In vitro, pimavanserin demonstrated no appreciable binding affinity for dopamine (including D2), histamine, muscarinic, or adrenergic receptors. Pimavanserin was approved for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in April 2016 under the trade name NUPLAZID.

About DAYBUE®(trofinetide)

Trofinetide is a synthetic version of a naturally occurring molecule known as the tripeptide glycine-proline-glutamate (GPE). The mechanism by which trofinetide exerts therapeutic effects in patients with Rett syndrome is unknown. Trofinetide was approved for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March 2023 under the trade name DAYBUE.

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia is committed to turning scientific promise into meaningful innovation that makes the difference for underserved neurological and rare disease communities around the world. Our commercial portfolio includes the first and only FDA-approved treatments for Parkinson’s disease psychosis and Rett syndrome. We are developing the next wave of therapeutic advancements with a robust and diverse pipeline that includes mid- to late-stage programs in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis and Lewy body dementia psychosis, along with earlier-stage programs that address other underserved patient needs. At Acadia, we’re here to be their difference. For more information, visit us at acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact and can be identified by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential,” “guidance,” “continue” and similar expressions (including the negative thereof) intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release, include, but are not limited to, statements about: (i) our business strategy, objectives and opportunities, including support for and innovations in our pipeline assets and business development opportunities, DAYBUE sales growth, expansion of our NUPLAZID sales force in the U.S., and potential for enhanced shareholder value; (ii) plans for, including timing, development and progress of commercialization or regulatory timelines for our products, including NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, and our product candidates; (iii) benefits to be derived from and efficacy of our products, including the potential advantages of our products; (iv) the timing and conduct of our clinical trials; (v) our estimates regarding our future financial performance, profitability, capital requirements or expenses, including our revised full year 2025 financial guidance, and (vi) our ability to successfully complete additional business development transactions. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied by our forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: our dependency on the continued successful commercialization of our products and our ability to maintain or increase sales of our products; our plans to continue commercial growth; the costs of our commercialization plans and development programs, and the financial impact or revenues from any commercialization we undertake; our ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals for our product candidates and, if and when approved, market acceptance of our products; the risks associated with clinical trials and their outcomes, including risks of unsuccessful enrollment and negative or inconsistent results; our dependence on third-party collaborators, clinical research organizations, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors; the impact of competitive products and therapies; our ability to generate or obtain the necessary capital to fund our operations; our ability to grow, equip and train our specialized sales forces; our ability to manage the growth and complexity of our organization; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; and our ability to continue to stay in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Given the risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these and other risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ, please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as well as our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update them after this date, except as required by law.

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales, net

 

$

278,633

 

 

$

250,401

 

 

$

787,516

 

 

$

698,195

 

Total revenues

 

 

278,633

 

 

 

250,401

 

 

 

787,516

 

 

 

698,195

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product sales (1)(2)

 

 

21,647

 

 

 

18,857

 

 

 

62,773

 

 

 

60,038

 

Research and development (2)

 

 

87,829

 

 

 

66,606

 

 

 

244,045

 

 

 

202,518

 

Selling, general and administrative (2)

 

 

133,401

 

 

 

133,294

 

 

 

393,278

 

 

 

358,348

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

242,877

 

 

 

218,757

 

 

 

700,096

 

 

 

620,904

 

Income from operations

 

 

35,756

 

 

 

31,644

 

 

 

87,420

 

 

 

77,291

 

Interest income, net

 

 

8,246

 

 

 

6,586

 

 

 

23,390

 

 

 

18,451

 

Other income

 

 

593

 

 

 

576

 

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

1,248

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

44,595

 

 

 

38,806

 

 

 

112,585

 

 

 

96,990

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(27,184

)

 

 

6,041

 

 

 

(4,847

)

 

 

14,281

 

Net income

 

$

71,779

 

 

$

32,765

 

 

$

117,432

 

 

$

82,709

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.70

 

 

$

0.50

 

Diluted

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

0.50

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

168,836

 

 

 

165,974

 

 

 

167,837

 

 

 

165,443

 

Diluted

 

 

170,650

 

 

 

166,178

 

 

 

169,156

 

 

 

166,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes license fees and royalties

(2) Includes the following stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product sales

 

$

372

 

 

$

383

 

 

$

724

 

 

$

898

 

Research and development

 

$

4,312

 

 

$

3,863

 

 

$

12,222

 

 

$

11,705

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

8,496

 

 

$

21,918

 

 

$

25,954

 

 

$

43,996

 

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

2025

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and investment securities

 

$

847,019

 

 

$

755,993

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

115,850

 

 

 

98,739

 

Interest and other receivables

 

 

23,588

 

 

 

5,956

 

Inventory

 

 

29,097

 

 

 

21,949

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

60,868

 

 

 

55,681

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,076,422

 

 

 

938,318

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,708

 

 

 

4,215

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

49,673

 

 

 

46,571

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

111,615

 

 

 

119,782

 

Restricted cash

 

 

9,471

 

 

 

8,770

 

Long-term inventory

 

 

76,888

 

 

 

69,741

 

Other assets

 

 

2,994

 

 

 

359

 

Total assets

 

$

1,330,771

 

 

$

1,187,756

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

21,747

 

 

$

16,192

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

334,837

 

 

 

378,678

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

356,584

 

 

 

394,870

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

43,026

 

 

 

42,037

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

13,889

 

 

 

18,056

 

Total liabilities

 

 

413,499

 

 

 

454,963

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

917,272

 

 

 

732,793

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,330,771

 

 

$

1,187,756

  

 

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