Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IONS) debt

What Ionis Pharmaceuticals owes, when it comes due, and what it costs to carry, from the balances and cash flows the company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At a glance

MetricJun 2026Jun 2025Change
Due within a year$0$630M−$630M
Cash and equivalents$350M$297M+$53M

Debt over time

Total debt by quarter
$1.2BDec 2022$9MMar 2023$1.2BDec 2023$1.2BDec 2024$1.8BDec 2025
Balance dateTotal debtDue within a yearLong-term debtCash
Jun 2026—$0—$350M
Mar 2026—$433M—$173M
Dec 2025$1.76B†$432M$1.33B$372M
Sep 2025—$631M—$338M
Jun 2025—$630M—$297M
Dec 2024$1.20B†$165,000$1.20B$242M
Sep 2024—$44M—$335M
Jun 2024—$44M—$294M
Mar 2024—$44M—$349M
Dec 2023$1.24B†$157,000$1.24B$399M
Mar 2023$9M†—$9M$309M
Dec 2022$1.19B$151,000$1.18B$276M

† Sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date, not a reported total.

When it comes due

Principal due by year as of December 31, 2025.

Principal due
Within 1 yearWithin 1 year$443MYear 2Year 2$19MYear 3Year 3$580MYear 4Year 4$60,000Year 5Year 5$770MAfter year 5After year 5$300,000
DuePrincipalShare of total
Within 1 year$443M24.5%
Year 2$19M1.0%
Year 3$580M32.0%
Year 4$60,0000.0%
Year 5$770M42.5%
After year 5$300,0000.0%
Total$1.81B100%

Interest cost and borrowing

Interest expense by quarter
$4MSep 2023$5MDec 2023*$4MMar 2024$4MJun 2024$4MSep 2024$4MDec 2024*$4MMar 2025$4MJun 2025$4MSep 2025$5MDec 2025*$5MMar 2026$5MJun 2026
Fiscal yearInterest expenseBorrowedRepaidConvertible notes issuedConvertible notes repaid
FY Dec 2025$17M———$0
FY Dec 2024$17M——$0$45M
FY Dec 2023$13M——$575M$488M
FY Dec 2022$8M——$0$0
FY Dec 2021$9M——$633M$62M

* Fiscal fourth quarter computed from the annual filing minus the three reported quarters.

About these figures

These are the balances Ionis Pharmaceuticals reports in its SEC filings as of each balance-sheet date, and the interest, borrowing and repayments it reports for each period. This page does not show market prices or yields of the company's bonds. "Long-term debt" is the line as the company tags it in its filings and may or may not include the portion due within a year.

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All figures from company filings with the SEC.

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