AbbVie Reports First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Core Insights - AbbVie reported strong first-quarter results for 2025, exceeding expectations and indicating a solid start to the year, with a focus on pipeline advancements and strategic investments [2][3] Financial Performance - First-quarter diluted EPS was $0.72 on a GAAP basis, a decrease of 6.5%, while adjusted diluted EPS was $2.46, an increase of 6.5% [3][19] - Net revenues for the first quarter reached $13.343 billion, an increase of 8.4% on a reported basis and 9.8% on an operational basis [3][4] - The immunology portfolio generated global net revenues of $6.264 billion, up 16.6% on a reported basis and 18.1% operationally [3][4] - Skyrizi net revenues were $3.425 billion, reflecting a 70.5% increase on a reported basis, while Rinvoq net revenues were $1.718 billion, up 57.2% [4][19] - Humira net revenues decreased by 50.6% to $1.121 billion [4][19] - Neuroscience portfolio revenues were $2.282 billion, an increase of 16.1% [4][19] - Oncology portfolio revenues reached $1.633 billion, up 5.8% [4][19] - Aesthetics portfolio revenues were $1.102 billion, a decrease of 11.7% [4][19] Guidance and Outlook - AbbVie raised its 2025 adjusted diluted EPS guidance from $11.99 - $12.19 to $12.09 - $12.29, accounting for an unfavorable impact of $0.13 per share related to acquired IPR&D and milestones expense [3][9] Recent Developments - The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Rinvoq for treating giant cell arteritis in adults, marking the eighth approved indication for the drug in the EU [7] - AbbVie announced a collaboration with Xilio Therapeutics to develop novel immunotherapies for cancer [7] - A Biologics License Application was submitted to the FDA for trenibotulinumtoxinE for treating moderate to severe glabellar lines, which could be the first neurotoxin of its kind available [7][8]