Amgen company profile
- CEO
- Robert A. Bradway
- Employees
- 31,500
- Headquarters
- One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799, US
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - General
- IPO date
- 17 Jun 1983
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US0311621009
Website:amgen.com
About the company
Amgen Inc., established in 1980 and headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, is a global biotechnology leader focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering groundbreaking human medicines. The company's scientific endeavors span several critical therapeutic categories, including inflammatory conditions, oncology and hematology, bone health, cardiovascular diseases, nephrology, and neuroscience. Its extensive portfolio features a range of significant pharmaceutical products. Notable examples include Enbrel, prescribed for conditions like plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Neulasta, which helps cancer patients by reducing the risk of infection linked to a low white blood cell count; Prolia, utilized in postmenopausal women to combat osteoporosis; and Xgeva, designed to prevent skeletal-related complications. Otezla offers relief for adult patients suffering from plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease. Aranesp addresses anemia and low red blood cell counts, while KYPROLIS is employed to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Furthermore, Repatha plays a vital role in lowering the incidence of major cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization. Amgen's comprehensive product lineup also encompasses Nplate, Vectibix, MVASI, Parsabiv, EPOGEN, KANJINTI, BLINCYTO, Aimovig, EVENITY, AMGEVITATM, Sensipar/Mimpara, NEUPOGEN, IMLYGIC, Corlanor, and AVSOLA. The company distributes its therapies worldwide, primarily serving healthcare providers, including physicians and their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies. Distribution is facilitated through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, complemented by direct-to-consumer channels. Amgen actively engages in strategic collaborations. It has partnered with entities such as Novartis Pharma AG, UCB, Bayer HealthCare LLC, BeiGene, Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Datos Health, and Verastem, Inc., to jointly assess VS-6766 when combined with lumakrastm (Sotorasib) in patients with KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. Another key alliance involves Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., for the co-development and commercialization of KHK4083, a Phase 3-ready anti-OX40 fully human monoclonal antibody targeting atopic dermatitis and other autoimmune conditions. Additionally, Amgen maintains research and development partnerships with Neumora Therapeutics, Inc. and Plexium, Inc.
Employees
Amgen had about 31,500 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 12.5% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Amgen
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 85.6% of Amgen's shares on 30 June 2026, 3,261 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
How Amgen pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 24.69M USD for fiscal 2025, 73% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Cash incentive | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert A. Bradway Chief Executive Officer and President | 1.93M USD | — | 12.60M USD | 5.40M USD | 3.91M USD | 861.13K USD | 24.69M USD |
| James E. Bradner Executive Vice President, Research and Development | 1.24M USD | 500.00K USD | 3.36M USD | 1.44M USD | 1.68M USD | 426.54K USD | 8.64M USD |
| Peter H. Griffith Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 1.22M USD | — | 3.71M USD | 1.59M USD | 1.65M USD | 435.19K USD | 8.61M USD |
| Murdo Gordon Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations | 1.23M USD | — | 3.71M USD | 1.59M USD | 1.67M USD | 322.58K USD | 8.52M USD |
| David M. Reese Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | 1.31M USD | — | 3.36M USD | 1.44M USD | 1.77M USD | 415.84K USD | 8.29M USD |
FY2025 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about Amgen
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
