What is Alkermes's interest coverage?

Alkermes (ALKS) reported interest coverage of 5.8× in Q1 2026.

How has Alkermes's interest coverage changed year-over-year?

Alkermes's interest coverage decreased by 75.4% year-over-year, from 23.6× to 5.8×.

What is the long-term trend for Alkermes's interest coverage?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Alkermes's interest coverage has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -13× to 20.7×.

What does interest coverage mean?

Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.

Alkermes ALKS Interest coverage

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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.

ebit/interest expense=5.8×

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 interest coverage?: Alkermes (ALKS) reported interest coverage of 5.8× in Q1 2026.
How has Alkermes's interest coverage changed year-over-year?: Alkermes's interest coverage decreased by 75.4% year-over-year, from 23.6× to 5.8×.
What is the long-term trend for Alkermes's interest coverage?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Alkermes's interest coverage has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -13× to 20.7×.
What does interest coverage mean?: Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.