Alexion Pharmaceuticals

American company
Organization business Q204727
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 13 annual filings
Revenue
$6.07B
▲ 21.6% YoY FY2020
Net Income
$603.40M
▼ 74.9% YoY FY2020
Assets
$18.10B
▲ 3.2% YoY FY2020
EPS (diluted)
$2.72
▼ 74.6% YoY FY2020
$0.00$1.67B$3.34B$5.01B$6.68B FY2008: $259.10M · NI $33.15M (12.8% margin)FY2009: $386.80M · NI $295.17M (76.3% margin)FY2010: $540.96M · NI $97.03M (17.9% margin)FY2011: $783.43M · NI $175.31M (22.4% margin)FY2012: $1.13B · NI $254.82M (22.5% margin)FY2013: $1.55B · NI $252.90M (16.3% margin)FY2014: $2.23B · NI $657.00M (29.4% margin)FY2015: $2.60B · NI $144.40M (5.5% margin)FY2016: $3.08B · NI $399.40M (13.0% margin)FY2017: $3.55B · NI $443.30M (12.5% margin)FY2018: $4.13B · NI $77.60M (1.9% margin)FY2019: $4.99B · NI $2.40B (48.2% margin)FY2020: $6.07B · NI $603.40M (9.9% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2020-12-31 · accession 0000899866-21-000014

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Summary

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals is in the country of United States[3].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's headquarters location is recorded as Cheshire[7].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's child organization or unit is recorded as Alexion Pharma (Switzerland)[8].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[9].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[10].
  • January 1, 1992 marks the founding of Alexion Pharmaceuticals[11].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's location of formation is recorded as Boston[12].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's parent organization or unit is recorded as AstraZeneca[13].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's official website is recorded as https://alexion.com/[14].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's official website is recorded as http://www.alexion.com[15].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's product or material produced is recorded as Soliris[16].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's product or material produced is recorded as Kanuma[17].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's product or material produced is recorded as ravulizumab[18].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's product or material produced is recorded as Strensiq[19].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3837'}[20].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2656'}[21].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3082'}[22].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's legal form is recorded as Delaware corporation[23].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alexion'}[24].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+6069900000'}[25].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+4991100000'}[26].
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+4131200000'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1992 marks the founding of Alexion Pharmaceuticals[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Boston[12].

Identity

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alexion'}[24].

Operations

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's headquarters location is recorded as Cheshire[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as AstraZeneca[13]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Alexion Pharma (Switzerland)[8].

Industry

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[10].

Ownership

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[9]. Products include Soliris[16], Kanuma[17], ravulizumab[18], and Strensiq[19].

Why It Matters

Alexion Pharmaceuticals ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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