# ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (CIK 0000899866, EIN 13-3648318) reported revenue of $6.07 billion ($6,069,900,000) for FY2020 (2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31) and net income of $603.4 million ($603,400,000) for FY2020 (2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31), as filed in its 10-K filed 2021-02-08 (accession 0000899866-21-000014).

Figures are as filed with the SEC in XBRL, in whole US dollars unless stated, for the company's own fiscal years (fiscal year ends December 31).

Notes:

- Values are as filed by the company in its 10-K and 10-Q XBRL data. When a later filing restates a value, the latest filed value is shown and the first reported value is noted.

## Identifiers

As published in the company's EDGAR submissions record.

| Identifier | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CIK | [0000899866](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000899866) |
| EIN | 13-3648318 |
| SIC industry code | 2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| State or country of incorporation | DE |
| Fiscal year end | December 31 |
| Filer category | Large accelerated filer |
| Entity type | operating |
| Olympus entity ID | org\_3nzttrngk2w6g4zn4xytg1p4zq |

- The EIN is the one the filer gave to EDGAR. The SEC does not verify it; Olympus checks only that it has nine digits and a prefix the IRS assigns.

## Latest annual financial metrics

The latest annual value of each standardised metric, with the filing it was taken from.

| Metric | Value | Fiscal period | Period | Form | Filed | Accession number | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | $6,069,900,000 | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Net income | $603,400,000 | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | NetIncomeLoss |
| Total assets | $18,103,000,000 | FY2020 | as of 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | Assets |
| Total liabilities | $6,451,800,000 | FY2020 | as of 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | Liabilities |
| Stockholders' equity | $11,651,200,000 | FY2020 | as of 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | StockholdersEquity |
| Operating cash flow | $3,002,900,000 | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Diluted earnings per share | $2.72 per share | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Shares outstanding | 219,711,754 shares | FY2020 | as of 2021-02-04 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding |

- Accession numbers link to the filing's index on SEC EDGAR.

## Revenue and net income history

Every annual revenue and net income value served for fiscal years 2011-2020, newest first, each with its filing.

| Metric | Fiscal period | Period | Value | Form | Filed | Accession number |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | $6,069,900,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2019 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | $4,991,100,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2018 | 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | $4,131,200,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | $3,551,100,000 | 10-K | 2020-02-04 | [0000899866-20-000012](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000012/0000899866-20-000012-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | $3,082,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-02-16 | [0000899866-17-000044](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000044/0000899866-17-000044-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2015 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | $2,603,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-02-16 | [0000899866-17-000044](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000044/0000899866-17-000044-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2014 | 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | $2,234,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-02-16 | [0000899866-17-000044](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000044/0000899866-17-000044-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2013 | 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | $1,551,346,000 | 10-K/A | 2017-01-19 | [0000899866-17-000012](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000012/0000899866-17-000012-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2012 | 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | $1,134,114,000 | 10-K | 2015-02-06 | [0000899866-15-000016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986615000016/0000899866-15-000016-index.htm) |
| Revenue | FY2011 | 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | $783,431,000 | 10-K | 2014-02-10 | [0000899866-14-000034](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986614000034/0000899866-14-000034-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2020 | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | $603,400,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2019 | 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | $2,404,300,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2018 | 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | $77,600,000 | 10-K | 2021-02-08 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2017 | 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | $443,300,000 | 10-K | 2020-02-04 | [0000899866-20-000012](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000012/0000899866-20-000012-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2016 | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | $399,400,000 | 10-K | 2019-02-06 | [0000899866-19-000010](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000010/0000899866-19-000010-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2015 | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | $144,400,000 | 10-K | 2018-02-08 | [0000899866-18-000022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986618000022/0000899866-18-000022-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2014 | 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | $657,000,000 | 10-K | 2017-02-16 | [0000899866-17-000044](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000044/0000899866-17-000044-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2013 | 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | $252,895,000 | 10-K/A | 2017-01-19 | [0000899866-17-000012](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986617000012/0000899866-17-000012-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2012 | 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | $254,822,000 | 10-K | 2015-02-06 | [0000899866-15-000016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986615000016/0000899866-15-000016-index.htm) |
| Net income | FY2011 | 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | $175,315,000 | 10-K | 2014-02-10 | [0000899866-14-000034](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986614000034/0000899866-14-000034-index.htm) |

- Revenue for FY2015 was restated: first reported as $2,602,532,000 (accession 0000899866-16-000226, filed 2016-02-08).
- Revenue for FY2014 was restated: first reported as $2,233,733,000 (accession 0000899866-15-000016, filed 2015-02-06).
- Net income for FY2016 was restated: first reported as $399,000,000 (accession 0000899866-17-000044, filed 2017-02-16).
- Net income for FY2015 was restated: first reported as $144,385,000 (accession 0000899866-16-000226, filed 2016-02-08).
- Net income for FY2014 was restated: first reported as $656,912,000 (accession 0000899866-15-000016, filed 2015-02-06).

## Recent 10-K and 10-Q filings

The 12 most recent 10-K, 10-Q and amendment filings in EDGAR, newest first.

| Form | Filed | Period of report | Accession number | Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10-Q | 2021-04-30 | 2021-03-31 | [0000899866-21-000039](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000039/0000899866-21-000039-index.htm) | [alxn-20210331.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000039/alxn-20210331.htm) |
| 10-K/A | 2021-02-16 | 2020-12-31 | [0000899866-21-000018](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000018/0000899866-21-000018-index.htm) | [alxn-20201231.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000018/alxn-20201231.htm) |
| 10-K | 2021-02-08 | 2020-12-31 | [0000899866-21-000014](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/0000899866-21-000014-index.htm) | [alxn-20201231.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986621000014/alxn-20201231.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2020-10-29 | 2020-09-30 | [0000899866-20-000088](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000088/0000899866-20-000088-index.htm) | [alxn-20200930.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000088/alxn-20200930.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2020-07-30 | 2020-06-30 | [0000899866-20-000074](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000074/0000899866-20-000074-index.htm) | [alxn-20200630.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000074/alxn-20200630.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2020-05-06 | 2020-03-31 | [0000899866-20-000042](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000042/0000899866-20-000042-index.htm) | [alxn331202010q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000042/alxn331202010q.htm) |
| 10-K | 2020-02-04 | 2019-12-31 | [0000899866-20-000012](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000012/0000899866-20-000012-index.htm) | [alxn10k12312019.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986620000012/alxn10k12312019.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2019-10-23 | 2019-09-30 | [0000899866-19-000099](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000099/0000899866-19-000099-index.htm) | [alxn930201910q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000099/alxn930201910q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2019-07-24 | 2019-06-30 | [0000899866-19-000087](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000087/0000899866-19-000087-index.htm) | [alxn630201910q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000087/alxn630201910q.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2019-04-25 | 2019-03-31 | [0000899866-19-000061](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000061/0000899866-19-000061-index.htm) | [alxn3311910q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000061/alxn3311910q.htm) |
| 10-K | 2019-02-06 | 2018-12-31 | [0000899866-19-000010](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000010/0000899866-19-000010-index.htm) | [alxn10k12312018.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986619000010/alxn10k12312018.htm) |
| 10-Q | 2018-10-24 | 2018-09-30 | [0000899866-18-000131](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986618000131/0000899866-18-000131-index.htm) | [alxn9301810q.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/899866/000089986618000131/alxn9301810q.htm) |

## Identifier registry

The company's identifiers in the Olympus identifier registry, each with how it was linked and its source.

| Scheme | Value | How linked | Source | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEC Central Index Key (CIK) · OLY-US-SEC-CIK | 0000899866 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000899866.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000899866.json) | 2026-10-21 |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) · US-EIN | 13-3648318 | published by the source | [data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000899866.json](https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000899866.json) | 2026-10-21 |

## Former names

| Name | From | To |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1996-10-29 | 2018-06-29 |

## Sources

- EDGAR submissions (nightly bulk archive) (company profile and filings) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:f7d2a4f18cb91aae, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000899866.json
- EDGAR XBRL company facts (nightly bulk archive) (financial metrics) (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), EDGAR snapshot sha256:01e4045aa34d7224, source date 2026-10-20: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000899866.json
- Published by Olympus: Oct 21, 2026 (2026-10-21T00:18:16.411Z)
- Source data: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Values are as filed by the registrant; Olympus does not audit or adjust them.
- Olympus is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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