Biogen Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 2.0% to $6.82B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.9%, from $6.33B to $6.82B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $5.25B | $5.32B | $5.39B | $5.46B | $5.52B | $5.58B | $5.63B | $5.68B | $5.73B | $5.79B | $5.87B | $5.95B | $6.04B | $6.14B | $6.25B | $6.33B | $6.42B | $6.56B | $6.69B | $6.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.0% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +1.1% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.5% | +1.8% | +1.8% | +1.1% | +1.5% | +2.1% | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.1% | +4.9% | +4.5% | +4.1% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +4.3% | +4.7% | +5.3% | +6.0% | +6.5% | +6.4% | +6.4% | +6.8% | +6.9% | +7.9% |