What is Alkermes's free cash flow yield?

Alkermes (ALKS) reported free cash flow yield of 3.8% in Q1 2026.

How has Alkermes's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?

Alkermes's free cash flow yield decreased by 58.0% year-over-year, from 9% to 3.8%.

What is the long-term trend for Alkermes's free cash flow yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Alkermes's free cash flow yield has grown at a 52.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3% to 10.4%.

What does free cash flow yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.

Alkermes ALKS Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$392.9M+28.2%

Gross profit$331.3M+28.8%

Operating income-$48.3M-450%

Net income-$66.5M-396%

EPS (diluted)-$0.40-408%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$351.6M-12.1%

Total debt$1.6B+2,034%

Total equity$1.8B+15.9%

Total assets$4.3B+105%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$165.7M-268%

CapEx$4.1M-59.5%

Free cash flow-$169.8M-291%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.5B+9.7%

Enterprise value$8.73B+41.2%

P/E49.1×+29.7×

P/S4.8×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin86.6%+2.2pp

Operating margin12.3%-13.6pp

Net margin9.8%-13.5pp

FCF margin14.2%-17.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.4%-16.1pp

Debt / equity0.9×+0.9×

Current ratio2.3×-1.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Alkermes’s reported figures.

free cash flow/market cap=3.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Alkermes’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Alkermes's free cash flow yield?: Alkermes (ALKS) reported free cash flow yield of 3.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Alkermes's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?: Alkermes's free cash flow yield decreased by 58.0% year-over-year, from 9% to 3.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Alkermes's free cash flow yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Alkermes's free cash flow yield has grown at a 52.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3% to 10.4%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow divided by market capitalization at the quarter end. The cash return the business generates relative to its market price.