Royalty Pharma plc
Business
Royalty Pharma plc is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties, acquiring contractual rights to payments based on top-line sales of approved and development-stage therapies. The company holds royalties on more than 35 marketed products including Trikafta, Trelegy, Tysabri, and Evrysdi, plus 20 development-stage candidates. It operates through third-party royalty acquisitions, synthetic royalties on approved therapies, and other funding modalities including debt and equity investments. Royalty Pharma serves biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and non-profits across all therapeutic areas and geographies.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-11
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income and other revenues | 2,378 | 2,264 | 2,355 | 2,237 | 2,289 | |
| Provision for changes in expected cash flows from financial royalty assets | −296 | 732 | 561 | 904 | 453 | |
| Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments | 89 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Research and development funding expense | 452 | 2 | 52 | 177 | 200 | |
| General and administrative expenses (includes $290,890, $3,224, and $3,302 of share-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively; see Note 4) | 573 | 237 | 250 | 227 | 183 | |
| Total operating expense, net | 819 | 971 | 862 | 1,930 | 859 | |
| Operating income | 1,560 | 1,292 | 1,492 | 307 | 1,431 | |
| Equity in earnings of equity method investees | −29 | −30 | −29 | 9 | 19 | |
| Interest expense | 308 | 226 | 187 | 188 | — | |
| Losses on derivative financial instruments | 0 | 6 | 2 | −97 | 22 | |
| Losses/(gains) on equity securities | 22 | −40 | −87 | 33 | 48 | |
| Gains on available for sale debt securities | −46 | −155 | −231 | 7 | −18 | |
| Interest income | −34 | −47 | −72 | −78 | — | |
| Other non-operating expenses, net | 14 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | |
| Total other expense/(income), net | 235 | −38 | −208 | 77 | 190 | |
| Consolidated net income before tax | 1,324 | 1,331 | 1,700 | 230 | 1,241 | |
| Income tax expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Consolidated net income | 1,324 | 1,331 | 1,700 | 230 | 1,241 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 553 | 472 | 565 | 187 | 621 | |
| Net income attributable to Royalty Pharma plc | 771 | 859 | 1,135 | 43 | 620 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.79 | 1.92 | 2.54 | 0.1 | 1.49 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.78 | 1.91 | 2.53 | 0.1 | 1.49 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 430 | 448 | 448 | 438 | 415 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 564 | 594 | 603 | 438 | 415 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 619 | 929 | 477 | 1,711 | 1,541 | |
| Financial royalty assets | 854 | 784 | 738 | 691 | 614 | |
| Available for sale debt securities | 19 | 58 | 18 | 1 | 66 | |
| Other royalty income receivable | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 15 | |
| Other current assets | 7 | 4 | 18 | 91 | 7 | |
| Total current assets | 1,528 | 1,802 | 1,274 | 2,555 | 2,878 | |
| Financial royalty assets, net | 16,208 | 15,127 | 14,089 | 13,493 | 13,718 | |
| Equity securities | 171 | 187 | 199 | 112 | 270 | |
| Available for sale debt securities | 419 | 694 | 437 | 226 | 204 | |
| Equity method investments | 290 | 379 | 376 | 397 | 435 | |
| Goodwill | 925 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 79 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 4 | |
| Total assets | 19,621 | 18,223 | 16,382 | 16,813 | 17,516 | |
| Distributions payable to legacy non-controlling interests | 73 | 76 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 19 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | |
| Interest payable | 111 | 98 | 52 | 54 | 58 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 380 | 998 | 0 | 998 | 0 | |
| Other current liabilities | 53 | 69 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total current liabilities | 636 | 1,254 | 161 | 1,167 | 171 | |
| Long-term debt | 8,571 | 6,615 | 6,135 | 6,119 | 7,096 | |
| Accrued compensation liabilities | 578 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other liabilities | 121 | 12 | 900,000 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total liabilities | 9,906 | 7,880 | 6,298 | 7,288 | 7,267 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deferred shares, $0.000001 par value; issued and outstanding: 2025411,475 and 2024392,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 4,123 | 4,103 | 4,011 | 3,666 | 3,508 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,356 | 2,846 | 2,518 | 1,965 | 2,255 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 3,238 | 3,396 | 3,558 | 3,897 | 4,472 | |
| Treasury interests | −3 | −3 | — | — | — | |
| Total shareholders equity | 9,715 | 10,342 | 10,084 | 9,525 | 10,249 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 19,621 | 18,223 | 16,382 | 16,813 | 17,516 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash collections from financial royalty assets | 3,355 | 2,983 | 3,201 | 2,507 | 2,316 | |
| Cash collections from intangible royalty assets | 720,000 | 15 | 1 | 73 | 151 | |
| Other royalty cash collections | 114 | 109 | 159 | 70 | 44 | |
| Distributions from equity method investees | 13 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 34 | |
| Interest received | 34 | 46 | 72 | 25 | 3 | |
| Development-stage funding payments | −452 | −2 | −52 | — | — | |
| Payments for operating and professional costs | −288 | −236 | −243 | −223 | −185 | |
| Payments for Employee EPAs | −11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Interest paid | −276 | −160 | −169 | −170 | −130 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,490 | 2,769 | 2,988 | 2,144 | 2,018 | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | −74 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Distributions from equity method investees | 105 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 523,000 | |
| Investments in equity method investees | 0 | −11 | −13 | −10 | −35 | |
| Purchases of equity securities | −58 | −63 | 0 | −88 | −135 | |
| Proceeds from equity securities | 35 | 99 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of available for sale debt securities | −175 | −150 | 0 | −480 | −70 | |
| Proceeds from available for sale debt securities | 21 | 20 | 1 | 542 | 63 | |
| Proceeds from sales of available for sale debt securities | 511 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 0 | 0 | 24 | 792 | 1,598 | |
| Acquisitions of financial royalty assets | −1,698 | −2,506 | −2,116 | −1,742 | −2,192 | |
| Acquisitions of other financial assets | 0 | −18 | 0 | −21 | 0 | |
| Milestone payments | −271 | −75 | −12 | 0 | −19 | |
| Other | −9 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −1,614 | −2,678 | −2,073 | −1,029 | −1,870 | |
| Distributions to legacy non-controlling interests - Portfolio Receipts | −355 | −362 | −377 | — | — | |
| Distributions to continuing non-controlling interests | −167 | −125 | −120 | −144 | −133 | |
| Dividends to shareholders | −378 | −376 | −358 | −333 | −285 | |
| Repurchases of Class A ordinary shares | −1,227 | −230 | −305 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contributions from legacy non-controlling interests - R&D | 220,000 | 747,000 | 543,000 | 1 | 7 | |
| Contributions from non-controlling interests - other | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 37 | |
| Cash acquired in connection with purchase of non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | 1,275 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of revolving credit facility | −1,275 | 0 | −350 | — | — | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | −1,000 | 0 | −1,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount | 1,954 | 1,471 | 0 | 0 | 1,273 | |
| Debt issuance costs and other | −17 | −13 | −2 | −1 | −13 | |
| Other | −2 | −9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities | −1,186 | 361 | −2,149 | −945 | 385 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −310 | 452 | −1,234 | 170 | 532 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Royalty Pharma plc's CIK number?
Royalty Pharma plc's SEC CIK number is 0001802768 (1802768). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did Royalty Pharma plc last report earnings?
Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 6, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001802768-26-000008). This is Royalty Pharma plc's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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Royalty Pharma plc's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 6, 2026 under accession 0001802768-26-000008. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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