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Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 28 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 6 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Total net product sales up 28%: Total net product sales were $790 million, up 16% from the second quarter of 2025 and 28% from the third quarter of 2024. Total revenues were $794.9 million against $622.1 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS rose to $2.17: Non-GAAP net income was $222.1 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.17, against $189.2 million and $1.81 a year earlier. The release attributes the net income change mainly to higher net product sales and higher operating expenses. Source
  • INGREZZA sales grew 12%: INGREZZA net product sales were $687 million, up 10% sequentially and 12% year over year. The release reports $686.6 million in the income table. Source
  • CRENESSITY launch sales reached $98 million: CRENESSITY net product sales were $98 million in the quarter and $166 million for the first nine months. The release reports 1,617 new patient enrollment forms through the first nine months. Source
  • SG&A rose on CRENESSITY launch: GAAP SG&A was $291.6 million against $234.3 million, and non-GAAP SG&A $259.4 million against $204.6 million. The release also cites continued INGREZZA investment, including the sales team expansion from September 2024. Source
  • Osavampator Phase 2 data presented: SAVITRI Phase 2 data for osavampator showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in depression severity at Day 28 and Day 56 with 1 mg once daily. The data received a 2025 Poster Award at the Psych Congress. Source
  • Cash and securities near $2.1 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $2,113.3 million at September 30, 2025, against $1,815.6 million at December 31, 2024. Source

“Neurocrine’s third quarter commercial results highlight the meaningful impact that INGREZZA and CRENESSITY are having on patients’ lives.”

Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
INGREZZA net product sales Sourcefull year 2025$2,500 - $2,550 millionKept
GAAP R&D expense Sourcefull year 2025$1,000 - $1,020 millionRaised from $960 - $1,010 million
Non-GAAP R&D expense Sourcefull year 2025$910 - $930 millionRaised from $890 - $940 million
GAAP SG&A expense Sourcefull year 2025$1,140 - $1,160 millionRaised from $1,135 - $1,155 million
Non-GAAP SG&A expense Sourcefull year 2025$1,010 - $1,030 millionRaised from $980 - $1,000 million
Development milestones included in R&D guidance Sourcefull year 2025$62 millionRaised from $60 million
Non-cash stock-based compensation excluded from non-GAAP guidance Sourcefull year 2025approximately $90 million in R&D and $125 million in SG&ARaised from approximately $85 million in R&D and $115 million in SG&A

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: Full year 2025 INGREZZA net product sales guidance was reaffirmed at $2,500 to $2,550 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full year 2025 expense ranges for GAAP and non-GAAP SG&A and GAAP R&D were raised; non-GAAP R&D low end rose and high end fell. Source
  • New: A second Phase 3 registrational trial for direclidine in schizophrenia is reported as initiated. The prior release reported a Phase 3 program for NBI-’568 in the same indication. Source
  • New: Mike Sibley was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Neuropsychiatry franchise. Source
  • New: Expansion of the INGREZZA and CRENESSITY sales teams was announced as a planned action. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Total net product sales up 28%: Total net product sales were $790 million, up 16% from the second quarter of 2025 and 28% from the third quarter of 2024. Total revenues were $794.9 million against $622.1 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS rose to $2.17: Non-GAAP net income was $222.1 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.17, against $189.2 million and $1.81 a year earlier. The release attributes the net income change mainly to higher net product sales and higher operating expenses. Source
  • GAAP net income and operating income higher: GAAP net income was $209.5 million and GAAP diluted EPS $2.04, against $129.8 million and $1.24. Operating income was $239.0 million, against $183.8 million in the third quarter of 2024. Source
  • Nine-month results compared with prior year: For the nine months, total revenues were $2,055.0 million against $1,727.6 million, and GAAP net income $324.9 million against $238.2 million. GAAP diluted EPS was $3.19 against $2.29; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $4.51 against $4.64. Source

INGREZZA and CRENESSITY sales

  • INGREZZA sales grew 12%: INGREZZA net product sales were $687 million, up 10% sequentially and 12% year over year. The release reports $686.6 million in the income table. Source
  • Prescription volume grew double digits: The release says double-digit volume growth was driven by patient demand. The prior release described the second quarter as a return to INGREZZA volume growth. Source
  • CRENESSITY launch sales reached $98 million: CRENESSITY net product sales were $98 million in the quarter and $166 million for the first nine months. The release reports 1,617 new patient enrollment forms through the first nine months. Source
  • CRENESSITY start forms lower than second quarter: Start forms were 540 in the third quarter, against 664 in the second quarter. Reimbursement coverage for dispensed scripts was 80%, against 76%. The documents give no reason for the change in start forms.
  • Collaboration revenue slightly lower: Collaboration revenue was $5.0 million against $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. Other revenues were $10.2 million against $9.2 million. Source

“INGREZZA achieved another record quarter in new patient starts and total prescriptions, further demonstrating continued unmet need within the tardive dyskinesia and Huntington’s chorea market.”

Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences

Costs, margins and other income

  • R&D spend rose on pipeline investment: GAAP R&D was $250.0 million against $195.0 million, and non-GAAP R&D $228.0 million against $180.2 million. The release links the increase to pre-clinical and clinical work, including the osavampator Phase 3 program in MDD. Source
  • SG&A rose on CRENESSITY launch: GAAP SG&A was $291.6 million against $234.3 million, and non-GAAP SG&A $259.4 million against $204.6 million. The release also cites continued INGREZZA investment, including the sales team expansion from September 2024. Source
  • Milestone expense fell to $1 million: Development milestone expense under collaborations was $1 million in the third quarter, against $39 million in the third quarter of 2024. Source
  • Equity investments gained $31 million: Changes in fair values of equity investments were a $31 million gain, against a $17 million loss a year earlier. The company excludes this item from non-GAAP results. Source

Pipeline and clinical data

  • Osavampator Phase 2 data presented: SAVITRI Phase 2 data for osavampator showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in depression severity at Day 28 and Day 56 with 1 mg once daily. The data received a 2025 Poster Award at the Psych Congress. Source
  • KINECT-PRO remission analysis presented: A post-hoc analysis of the Phase 4 KINECT-PRO open-label study reported rates of symptomatic remission of tardive dyskinesia with once-daily INGREZZA capsules, along with sustained patient-reported improvements. Source
  • Three-year Huntington's safety data: Open-label KINECT-HD2 data showed an established long-term safety profile, tolerability and sustained chorea improvement through three years of once-daily INGREZZA capsules in adults. Source

“With registration-enabling clinical trials enrolling for osavampator in major depressive disorder and direclidine in schizophrenia, Neurocrine Biosciences is well positioned to lead the next wave of innovation in neuroscience”

Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences

Leadership and commercial team

  • Neuropsychiatry sales leader's remit: The new Neuropsychiatry leader is responsible for sales and marketing strategy for the neuropsychiatry products, including the INGREZZA franchise. The release cites more than 20 years of commercial experience. Source
  • Sales expansion scope stated: The planned expansion covers both the INGREZZA and CRENESSITY sales teams. The release does not give a headcount or cost figure for the expansion. Source

Cash and balance sheet

  • Cash and securities near $2.1 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $2,113.3 million at September 30, 2025, against $1,815.6 million at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Total assets and equity increased: Total assets were $4,265.7 million, against $3,718.7 million at December 31, 2024. Stockholders' equity was $3,003.6 million, against $2,589.7 million. Source
  • Diluted share count declined: Weighted average diluted shares were 102.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, against 104.3 million a year earlier. Basic shares were 99.4 million against 101.1 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 28 October 2025

  • Sales team expansion due Q1 2026: The planned expansion of the INGREZZA and CRENESSITY sales teams is to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • R&D Day in San Diego: The company plans to host an R&D Day in San Diego on December 16, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
INGREZZA net product sales, third quarter 2025 Source$687 million (income table: $686.6 million)
CRENESSITY net product sales, third quarter 2025 Source$98 million
CRENESSITY new patient enrollment start forms Source540 in third quarter 2025
Total net product sales, third quarter 2025 Source$790 million
GAAP R&D expense, third quarter 2025 Source$250.0 million
Pipeline milestone SourceSecond Phase 3 registrational trial for direclidine initiated
Phase 2 trial readout Sourceosavampator SAVITRI data at Day 28 and Day 56

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The release reaffirms the full year 2025 INGREZZA net product sales range set in the prior release, while updating expense ranges. Source
  • Not stated: R&D guidance covers the continued advancement of the portfolio, including the initiation of the osavampator MDD and direclidine schizophrenia Phase 3 programs. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.