Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

HIK.L
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HIK.L · Stock Price

GBP 14.11-5.93 (-29.62%)
Market Cap: $4.1B

Historical price data

Market Cap: $4.1BPipeline: 17 drugs (1 Phase 3)Patents: 10Founded: 1978Employees: 9,400 - 9,500HQ: London, United Kingdom

Overview

Hikma Pharmaceuticals is a revenue-generating, publicly traded pharmaceutical company with a mission to improve global access to high-quality medicines. It operates through three distinct, market-leading segments: a top-five global Injectables business, a rapidly growing US-focused Generics (Hikma Rx) division, and a Branded business that is the largest pharmaceutical company by sales in the MENA region. The company's strategy focuses on striving for operational excellence, diversifying its product pipeline, and empowering its people, supported by a culture of innovation, caring, and collaboration. Recent achievements include launching 84 products in 2025 and implementing strategic investments to drive future growth.

OncologyCentral Nervous System DisordersCardiovascular DiseasesInfectious DiseasesPain Management

Technology Platform

Hikma's core platform is its vertically integrated global manufacturing and complex formulation expertise, specializing in difficult-to-produce sterile injectables and generic medicines, supported by extensive R&D focused on bioequivalence and process development.

Pipeline

17
17 drugs in pipeline1 in Phase 3
DrugIndicationStageWatch
Pemetrexed + ErlotinibCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungApproved
praziquantelSchistosomiasisPhase 3
DasatinibChronic Myelogenous LeukemiaPhase 2
Ekmasonid + Uceris (first dose) + Uceris (second dose)HealthyPhase 1
Sphingomod + GilenyaHealthyPhase 1

Funding History

1
IPOUndisclosed

FDA Approved Drugs

50
ATROPINE SULFATEANDAOct 24, 2025
ENOBYBLASep 26, 2025
XTRENBOBLASep 26, 2025

Opportunities

Hikma is poised to capitalize on the growing global demand for complex generics and biosimilars, particularly in the US where it is a leading domestic manufacturer.
Its unrivaled #1 position in the fast-growing MENA pharmaceutical market provides a stable platform for geographic expansion and portfolio deepening.

Risk Factors

Key risks include execution challenges in revitalizing the Injectables segment's growth, ongoing pricing pressure in the US generics market, and geopolitical and macroeconomic volatility affecting its MENA operations and global supply chain.

Competitive Landscape

Hikma competes with large global generics firms (e.g., Viatris, Teva) in Injectables and US Generics, and with multinational pharma companies (e.g., GSK, Sanofi) in MENA. Its competitive edge stems from vertical integration, complex formulation expertise, and deep regional commercial presence.

Company Timeline

1978Founded

Founded in London, United Kingdom

2005IPO

Initial Public Offering

2025FDA Approval

FDA Approval: ATROPINE SULFATE

2025FDA Approval

FDA Approval: ENOBY

2025FDA Approval

FDA Approval: XTRENBO