AbbVie Q3: Guidance Cut, Pricing Threats Offset Drug Approvals
Q2 Beat and Raised Guidance AbbVie beat Q2 estimates and raised full-year revenue and profit guidance, driven by Skyrizi and Rinvoq (now ~47% of revenue) plus neuroscience growth. This showed the core business remains strong.
This is new positive news that lifted sentiment during the quarter.
Label Expansions and Pipeline Wins EU and FDA approvals expanded labels across oncology, aesthetics, immunology, and Parkinson's. Pipeline wins for epcoritamab, etentamig, Qulipta, and Rinvoq, plus Citadel's 547% stake increase, boosted sentiment.
These new approvals and pipeline successes are fresh positive drivers.
EPCORE Trial Miss and Guidance Cut The EPCORE DLBCL-1 trial missed its survival endpoint, triggering a profit guidance cut and a 4% share drop. This was a major setback for the pipeline and investor confidence.
This new negative event directly caused a guidance cut and stock decline.
Pricing Pressures and Apogee Dilution Trump's price-cut demands threaten pricing power, J&J's oral psoriasis pill could erode Skyrizi share, and the $10.9B Apogee acquisition dilutes EPS through 2027 with profits only by 2032. Oncology sales fell 2.8% as Imbruvica plunged 27.1%.
These new risks weigh on future earnings and stock valuation.
