2. Revenue

Revenues from Collaborative Arrangements

Viatris

In January 2015, the Company and Viatris Inc. (“Viatris”) established a strategic collaboration (the “Viatris Agreement”) for the development and commercialization of revefenacin, including YUPELRI® (revefenacin) inhalation solution. The Company entered into the collaboration to expand the breadth of its revefenacin development program and extend its commercial reach. In November 2018, YUPELRI was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”).

In the US, Viatris is leading the commercialization of YUPELRI, and the Company co-promotes the product under a profit and loss sharing arrangement (65% to Viatris; 35% to the Company). Outside the US (excluding China and adjacent territories), Viatris is responsible for development and commercialization and will pay the Company a tiered royalty on net sales at percentage royalty rates ranging from low double-digits to mid-teens. Viatris also holds exclusive development and commercialization rights to nebulized revefenacin in China and adjacent territories, which include the Hong Kong SAR, the Macau SAR, and Taiwan (collectively, the “China Region”), and the Company is eligible to receive tiered royalties ranging from 14% to 20% on net sales of nebulized revefenacin in the China Region. Viatris is responsible for all aspects of development and commercialization in the China Region, including pre- and post-launch activities and product registration and all associated costs. Viatris is the principal in the YUPELRI sales transactions, and as a result, the Company does not reflect the product sales in its consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company is eligible to receive from Viatris potential global sales and regulatory milestone payments (excluding the China Region) up to $180.0 million in the aggregate, with $135.0 million associated with YUPELRI monotherapy and $45.0 million associated with future potential combination products. Of the $135.0 million associated with monotherapy, $125.0 million relates to sales milestones based on achieving certain levels of US net sales and $10.0 million relates to regulatory actions in the European Union (“EU”). The Company is also eligible to receive additional potential sales and regulatory milestones up to $45.0 million related to Viatris’ development and commercialization of nebulized revefenacin in the China Region with $37.5 million associated with YUPELRI monotherapy and $7.5 million associated with future potential combination products. The $37.5 million relates to sales milestones based on achieving certain levels of net sales in the China Region, and the $7.5 million relates to achieving regulatory milestones.

The Viatris Agreement is considered to be within the scope of ASC 808, Collaborative Arrangements, as the parties are active participants and exposed to the risks and rewards of the collaborative activity with a unit of account provided to Viatris as a customer. Under the terms of the Viatris Agreement, which included the delivery by the Company of a license to Viatris to develop and commercialize revefenacin, Viatris was responsible for reimbursement of the Company’s costs related to the registrational program up until the approval of the first new drug application in November 2018; thereafter, R&D expenses are shared by both parties according to the profit and loss sharing percentages noted above. Performing R&D services for reimbursement is considered a collaborative activity under the scope of ASC 808. Reimbursable program costs, if any, are recognized proportionately with the performance of the underlying services and accounted for as reductions to R&D expense.

The future potential milestone amounts for the Viatris Agreement were not included in the original transaction price, as they were all determined to be fully constrained following the concepts of ASC 606. As part of the Company’s evaluation of the constraint on development and regulatory milestones, the Company determined that the achievement of such milestones is contingent upon success in future clinical trials and regulatory approvals which are not within its control and uncertain at this stage. In June 2025, YUPELRI received regulatory approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) which triggered a $7.5 million milestone payment from Viatris to the Company. The milestone payment was recognized as “licensing revenue and milestone” on consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025, as the milestone was variable consideration that became no longer constrained. No such licensing and milestone revenue was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Company expects that the sales-based milestone payments and royalty arrangements will be recognized when the sales occur or the milestone is achieved. In December 2025, the Company recognized a $25.0 million milestone related to the achievement of $250.0 million in US net sales in 2025. The milestone payment was recognized as “licensing and milestone revenue” on consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. No such licensing and milestone revenue was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Following the FDA approval of YUPELRI in November 2018, net amounts payable to or receivable from Viatris each quarter under the profit-sharing structure are disaggregated according to their individual components. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, amounts receivable from Viatris in connection with the commercialization of YUPELRI are recorded within the consolidated statements of operations as revenue from “Viatris collaboration agreement” irrespective of whether the overall collaboration is profitable.

The following YUPELRI-related amounts were recognized within revenue in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

2025

2024

Viatris collaboration agreement – Amounts receivable from Viatris

$

74,964

$

64,381

Licensing and milestone revenue – 2025 US net sales milestone

25,000

Licensing and milestone revenue – China Region regulatory approval milestone

7,500

Total

$

107,464

$

64,381

 

 

While Viatris records total YUPELRI net sales within its own consolidated financial statements, Viatris collaboration agreement revenue on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations included the Company’s implied 35% share of total YUPELRI net sales, before deducting shared commercial expenses, as presented below:

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  ​

2025

  ​

2024

YUPELRI net sales (Theravance Biopharma implied 35%)

$

93,310

$

83,519

 

 

Revenue by Geographic Region

The following table summarizes total revenue by geographic region based on the location of the Company’s customers or collaboration partners:

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

US

$

74,964

$

64,381

Europe 1

 

32,500

Total revenue

$

107,464

$

64,381

 

1 Represents licensing and milestone revenue from European-based contractual collaboration partner.

 

 

Revenue by Significant Customers

The following table summarizes total revenue from each of the Company’s customers or collaboration partners who individually accounted for 10% or more of total revenue (as a percentage of total revenues):

Year Ended December 31, 

(% of total revenue)

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

Viatris

100

%  

100

%  

 

 

Viatris accounted for 100% of the Company’s receivables from collaborative arrangements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 23, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 7, 2025
2023Mar 1, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Feb 28, 2022
2020Feb 26, 2021
2019Feb 27, 2020

About Revenue Disclosures

Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.

Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.