Amgen (AMGN) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Amgen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics worldwide. It focuses on inflammation, oncology/hematology, bone health, cardiovascular disease, nephrology, and neuroscience areas. The company's products include Enbrel to treat plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Neulasta that reduces the chance of infection due a low white blood cell count in patients cancer; Prolia to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; Xgeva for skeletal-rel

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$12.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Amgen is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

68.2%

Premium pricing power — 68.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

30.9%

Excellent — 30.9% operating margin

ROCE

4.0%

Weak — 4.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+9.1%

Steady sales growth (9.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

+31.0%

Earnings growing fast (31.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

138%

Turns 138% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

23.1%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.1%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

6.24

Heavy debt load (6.24)

Interest Cover

4.36x

Adequate interest coverage (4.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

24.5x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 24.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+9.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (24.5 → 15.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.62%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.62% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+5.8%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (5.8% YoY)

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