Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Net revenues of $171.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026
GAAP net income of $6.4 million, or $0.14 per share, for the first quarter
Adjusted non-GAAP net income of $19.5 million, or $0.42 per share, for the first quarter
Company to hold a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPH) ("Amphastar" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing technically challenging generic and proprietary injectable, inhalation, and intranasal products, today reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
"In the first quarter of 2026, we continued to strengthen our commercial foundation and core business, highlighted by the approval and subsequent launch of Ipratropium Bromide HFA, while also making meaningful advancements across our pipeline that will support our long‑term strategy," said Dr. Jack Zhang, Amphastar's President and Chief Executive Officer. "To begin the year, we broadened our portfolio through an exclusive license agreement for a fully synthetic corticotropin compound. At the same time, we remain committed to investing in our proprietary pipeline and capabilities, which we believe will support sustainable long-term growth."
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
(in thousands, except per share data)
$
171,171
$
170,528
$
6,420
$
25,285
$
19,478
$
36,871
$
0.14
$
0.51
$
0.42
$
0.74
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* Adjusted non-GAAP net income and adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion in the section entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Table III of this press release.
First Quarter Results
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
2026
2025
Dollars
%
(in thousands)
$
32,434
$
38,355
$
(5,921
)
(15
)%
29,763
29,051
712
2
%
19,213
18,587
626
3
%
13,460
13,644
(184
)
(1
)%
9,170
20,843
(11,673
)
(56
)%
67,131
50,048
17,083
34
%
$
171,171
$
170,528
$
643
0
%
Changes in net revenues as compared to the first quarter of the prior year were primarily driven by:
BAQSIMI ® sales decreased primarily due to a lower average selling price, as a result of a change in gross-to-net discounts due to changes in chargebacks and rebates and changes to the customer mix, impacting sales of approximately $8.0 million. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in unit volumes, contributing $2.0 million in sales driven by our continued marketing efforts
Primatene MIST ® sales increased due to an increase in unit volumes
Epinephrine sales increased primarily due to an increase in demand for our epinephrine pre-filled syringe, as a result of other supplier shortages, contributing $4.1 million in sales. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in our epinephrine multi-dose vial product, as a result of increased competition, impacting sales by $3.5 million
Glucagon sales decreased primarily due to a decrease in unit volumes, impacting sales by $6.1 million, as well as a lower average selling price, which impacted sales by $5.6 million, as a result of competition and the continued shift to ready to use glucagon products such as BAQSIMI ®
Other pharmaceutical product sales increased primarily due to recently launched products including an increase in albuterol sales of $2.8 million, iron sucrose sales of $1.4 million and teriparatide sales of $2.2 million, which we launched in August 2024, August 2025, and December 2025, respectively. An increase in dextrose sales, driven by heightened demand resulting from supplier shortages in the market also positively impacted sales
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
2026
2025
Dollars
%
(in thousands)
$
171,171
$
170,528
$
643
0
%
100,849
85,277
15,572
18
%
$
70,322
$
85,251
$
(14,929
)
(18
)%
41.1
%
50.0
%
Changes in the cost of revenues and gross margin were primarily driven by:
Lower average selling price for our higher margin products, such as BAQSIMI ®, glucagon, phytonadione, and our epinephrine multi-dose vial product
Increased manufacturing expenses due to the expansion of our manufacturing facility in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
2026
2025
Dollars
%
(in thousands)
$
11,927
$
11,866
$
61
1
%
18,028
15,996
2,032
13
%
26,737
20,096
6,641
33
%
General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to an increase in legal expenses, expenses associated with implementing a new ERP system and salary and personnel-related expenses
Research and development expenses increased primarily due to spending for our insulin, inhalation, and proprietary pipeline products. Additionally, we had a $2.0 million upfront payment for the licensing agreement that we entered into with Nanjing Hanxin Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., during the quarter
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
2026
2025
Dollars
%
(in thousands)
$
2,400
$
2,089
$
311
15
%
(6,553
)
(6,286
)
(267
)
4
%
575
(2,234
)
2,809
(126
)%
$
(3,578
)
$
(6,431
)
$
2,853
(44
)%
The change in non-operating expenses, net, is primarily a result of foreign currency fluctuation, as well as mark-to-market adjustments relating to our interest rate swap contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Cash flow provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was $47.8 million.
Pipeline Information
The Company currently has one abbreviated new drug application ("ANDA") and one biosimilar insulin candidate filed with the FDA targeting products with a combined market size exceeding $1.6 billion, along with two biosimilar products in development targeting products with a market size exceeding $3.7 billion, and two generic products in development targeting products with a market size of over $0.8 billion. This market information is based on IQVIA data for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026. The Company is developing multiple proprietary products with injectable, topical and intranasal dosage forms.
The Company's proprietary pipeline also includes four recently in-licensed products including three proprietary peptides targeting oncology and ophthalmology indications, and a fully synthetic corticotropin compound designed to address inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.
Conference Call Information
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results today, May 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
To access the conference call, dial toll-free (877) 407-0989 or (201) 389-0921 for international callers, ten minutes before the conference.
The call can also be accessed on the Investors page on the Company's website, www.amphastar.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company is disclosing non-GAAP financial measures when providing financial results. The Company believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations (and comparisons of its current operations with historical and future operations) would be difficult if the disclosure of its financial results were limited to financial measures prepared only in accordance with GAAP. As a result, the Company is disclosing certain non-GAAP results, including (i) Adjusted non-GAAP net income (loss) and (ii) Adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS, which generally excludes amortization expense, share-based compensation, impairment charges, certain debt issuance costs, legal settlements, and other one-time events in order to supplement investors' and other readers' understanding and assessment of the Company's financial performance because the Company's management uses these measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. Whenever the Company uses such non-GAAP measures, it will provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors and other readers are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures set forth below and should consider non-GAAP measures only as a supplement to, not as a substitute for or as a superior measure to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Market Data
This press release contains market data that we obtained from industry sources. These sources do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. Although we believe that our industry sources are reliable, we do not independently verify the information. The market data may include projections that are based on a number of other projections. While we believe these assumptions to be reasonable and sound as of the date of this press release, actual results may differ from the projections.
About Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Amphastar is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing technically challenging generic and proprietary injectable, inhalation, and intranasal products. Additionally, the Company sells active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API products. Most of the Company's finished products are contracted and distributed through group purchasing organizations, drug wholesalers, and drug retailers. More information and resources are available at www.amphastar.com.
Amphastar's logo and other trademarks or service marks of Amphastar, including, but not limited to Amphastar ®, BAQSIMI ®, Primatene MIST ®, REXTOVY ®, Amphadase ®, and Cortrosyn ®, are the property of Amphastar.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements in this press release and in the conference call referenced above that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements relating to our expectations regarding future financial performance and business trends, our future growth and our ability to continue to scale, sales and marketing of our products, market size and expansion, product portfolio, product development, the timing of FDA filings or approvals, the timing of product launches, acquisitions and other matters related to our pipeline of product candidates, the timing and results of clinical trials, the impact of our products, including their potential for continued revenue growth, the strategic trajectory of and market for our product pipeline, our long-term strategic vision, our ability to leverage our existing expertise and technology, the impacts of any licensing agreements and ability to commercialize additional therapies, our in-house manufacturing expertise, our ability to deliver high-quality, affordable therapies to patients, our commercial momentum and position in the market. These statements are not facts but rather are based on Amphastar's historical performance and our current expectations, estimates, and projections regarding our business, operations, and other similar or related factors. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "could," "would," "should," "anticipate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "believe," "estimate," and other similar or related expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict and, in some cases, beyond Amphastar's control. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described in Amphastar's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, and our other filings or reports that we may file with the SEC. In particular, there can be no guarantee that our sales strategies will be successful, or that we will continue to experience significant sales of BAQSIMI ®. You can locate these reports through our website at http://ir.amphastar.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of the release. Amphastar undertakes no obligation to revise or update information or any forward-looking statements in this press release or the conference call referenced above to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available or if subsequent events cause our expectations to change.
Contact Information:
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bill Peters
Chief Financial Officer
(909) 476-3416
Table I
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
$
171,171
$
170,528
100,849
85,277
70,322
85,251
11,927
11,866
18,028
15,996
26,737
20,096
56,692
47,958
13,630
37,293
2,400
2,089
(6,553
)
(6,286
)
575
(2,234
)
(3,578
)
(6,431
)
10,052
30,862
3,632
5,577
$
6,420
$
25,285
$
0.14
$
0.53
$
0.14
$
0.51
45,322
47,641
46,458
49,890
Table II
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
March 31,
December 31,
2026
2025
(unaudited)
$
170,939
$
170,177
235
235
121,012
112,635
2,200
2,200
147,848
143,560
170,194
176,890
9,605
17,167
11,650
13,152
633,683
636,016
307,231
310,567
185
221
71,496
42,931
559,623
565,965
33,480
31,135
42,464
42,464
$
1,648,162
$
1,629,299
$
152,688
$
148,348
414
239
1,671
1,641
9,705
7,928
164,478
158,156
5,926
5,926
609,801
608,749
65,201
37,684
29,365
29,979
874,771
840,494
-
-
6
6
543,816
535,380
673,301
666,881
(5,736
)
(5,314
)
(437,996
)
(408,148
)
773,391
788,805
$
1,648,162
$
1,629,299
Table III
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2026
2025
$
6,420
$
25,285
6,270
6,240
9,274
8,393
1,000
-
(3,486
)
(3,047
)
$
19,478
$
36,871
$
0.43
$
0.77
$
0.42
$
0.74
45,322
47,641
46,458
49,890
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Selling,
General
Research
Cost of
distribution
and
and
Income
revenue
and marketing
administrative
development
tax provision
$
100,849
$
11,927
$
18,028
$
26,737
$
3,632
(6,250
)
-
(1
)
(19
)
-
(2,456
)
(360
)
(5,137
)
(1,321
)
-
-
-
(1,000
)
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,486
$
92,143
$
11,567
$
11,890
$
25,397
$
7,118
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Selling,
General
Research
Cost of
distribution
and
and
Income
revenue
and marketing
administrative
development
tax provision
$
85,277
$
11,866
$
15,996
$
20,096
$
5,577
(6,220
)
-
(1
)
(19
)
-
(2,338
)
(313
)
(4,569
)
(1,173
)
-
-
-
-
-
3,047
$
76,719
$
11,553
$
11,426
$
18,904
$
8,624
SOURCE: Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.