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Ascendis Pharma (ASND1N) Q3 2026 Earnings Report

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MX:ASND1N Q3 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS
MXN 22.20
Consensus EPS
MXN 16.22
Beat/Miss
Beat by +MXN 5.98
One Year Ago EPS
-MXN 20.56

MX:ASND1N Q3 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue
MXN 7.91B
Expected Revenue
MXN 7.43B
Beat/Miss
Beat by +MXN 477.67M
YoY Revenue Growth
+70.35%

Earnings Announcement Details

Quarter
Q3 2026
Date
11/12/2026
Time
Before Open
Conference Call
Thursday, November 12, 2026
MX:ASND1N Upcoming Earnings

Ascendis Pharma's next earnings date is estimated for February 17, 2027, based on past reporting schedules.

Q3 2026 Earnings Call Audio

MX:ASND1N Q3 2026 Earnings Call
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Q3 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

No slide deck is available for this earnings event.

Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q3 2026
Earnings Call Date:Nov 12, 2026|% Change Since:0.00%|
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive

The call was strongly positive, supported by 89% year-over-year product revenue growth, accelerating Yorvipath revenue, a growing Yuvivel launch, strong operating cash flow, a 42% non-IFRS operating margin, positive regulatory progress, and multiple label-expansion and pipeline opportunities. The main challenges were the slower pace of ex-U.S. commercialization, pending European approval for Yuvivel, stable rather than rapidly growing Skytrofa revenue, and the enlargement and delay of the combination Phase III trial.

Company Guidance

For the fourth quarter of 26, Yorvipath is expected to show “growth and performance consistent with prior quarters” in The U. S and outside The U. S., Skytrofa “relatively stable revenue” in The US, and Yuvivel “demand growth and approval trends to continue” in The US, with additional growth from global commercial expansion, select international markets, and EU launches; for full year 2026, cash flow from operating activities is expected to be “at least €600 million,” while Ascendis targets “more than €5 billion” in 2030 and “€10 billion” in 2035, commercialization in more than 50 countries, at least 1 new product into clinical development each year, 15 additional Yorvipath markets in 2027, a first European Yuvivel launch in Germany in Q1 27 if approved, infant-trial top line results in 2027, a phase 3 hypochondroplasia trial in 2027, and more than 1 thousand new Yorvipath patients every quarter in The U.S.

  • Strong Third-Quarter Product Revenue GrowthQ3 product revenue was €366 million, up 89% year over year and €51 million sequentially, reflecting strong new patient demand across all three marketed products.
  • Yorvipath Revenue AcceleratedGlobal Yorvipath revenue was €291 million in Q3, up 103% year over year and €39 million from Q2. Growth reflected consistent new patient demand in the U.S. and continued growth outside the U.S.
  • Large U.S. Yorvipath Opportunity and Continued UptakeManagement estimates that 70,000 to 90,000 adults in the U.S. live with chronic hypoparathyroidism, with more than 90% still potential candidates for Yorvipath PTH replacement therapy. U.S. new patient demand remained consistent through the summer, with expectations for more than 1,000 new patients per quarter. The company also added 300 new prescribers in the latest quarter.
  • Yorvipath Commercial Expansion Outside the U.S.Yorvipath was fully commercially available in 13 countries, including Switzerland and Norway, with 15 additional markets expected in 2027. The product was commercially available or offered through named-patient programs in more than 40 countries.
  • Yorvipath Disease-Awareness InitiativesAscendis launched a U.S. national disease-awareness campaign in September to help patients identify symptoms and discuss treatment options with healthcare providers. Management expects the campaign's impact to build gradually over the coming quarters and plans to launch a digital awareness campaign in 2027.
  • Yuvivel U.S. Launch MomentumYuvivel revenue was €16 million in Q3, doubling from €8 million in Q2, its first quarter on the U.S. market. Around 340 patients were enrolled through October, with more than 80% approved for reimbursement. New patients included those switching from daily therapy, returning to medical treatment, and starting treatment for the first time.
  • Yuvivel Addressing a Large Untreated PopulationThrough October, new Yuvivel enrollments represented nearly half of all U.S. patients receiving pharmacological treatment before the April launch. Approximately 70% of children with achondroplasia in the U.S. remain untreated, according to management.
  • Positive European Regulatory Progress for YuvivelYuvivel received a positive CHMP opinion in October and a positive COMP opinion to maintain orphan medicinal product designation if approved, potentially providing up to 10 years of market exclusivity. The European Commission decision on the MAA is expected before year end, with a first European launch in Germany planned for Q1 2027 if approved.
  • Yuvivel Clinical Differentiation and SafetyManagement stated that Yuvivel has demonstrated improvements in linear growth, skeletal proportionality, lower-limb alignment, spinal canal dimension, health-related quality of life, and physical function versus placebo, with safety and tolerability comparable to placebo. In the infant trial, early sentinel data showed stabilization or improvement in foramen magnum stenosis and linear growth benefit, with no reported injection-site reactions over 52 weeks.
  • Stable Skytrofa LeadershipSkytrofa revenue was €59 million in Q3, up €4 million sequentially. It remained the number-one long-acting growth hormone by value in the U.S., and management described performance as steady and revenue as relatively stable in the fourth quarter.
  • Broad Label-Expansion PipelineAscendis has more than 20 ongoing or planned studies supporting indication expansion across its three marketed products. Yorvipath programs include a U.S. trial increasing dosing up to 60 micrograms, multinational trials in patients aged 8 and 12 to 17, and a once-weekly PTH program for patients who have attained stable dosing of daily Yorvipath.
  • Expansion of Yuvivel and Skytrofa IndicationsAscendis is studying Yuvivel in additional achondroplasia age groups and hypochondroplasia, expects to initiate a Phase II proof-of-concept trial in adults with achondroplasia before year end, and expects to initiate a Phase III hypochondroplasia trial in the current quarter. Skytrofa's basket trial in ISS, SGA, Noonan syndrome, and Turner syndrome is progressing, with enrollment expected to complete in the first half of 2027.
  • Promising Combination-Therapy DataIn the Phase II COAST trial, adding TransCon hGH to TransCon CNP produced up to three- to four-fold greater improvement in achondroplasia-specific height Z-score, as well as improvement in arm span and body proportionality sustained through 78 weeks, without a reported compromise to safety or tolerability. Patient recruitment has started for the Phase III combination trial in children with achondroplasia.
  • New Product Development Through TransConAscendis is progressing multiple TransCon programs in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, plans to advance at least one new product into clinical development each year, and expects to disclose a new therapeutic area in the coming year. Management described the new therapeutic area as being built around a foundation of at least two to three products.
  • Improved Profitability and Cash FlowOperating expenses fell to €217 million in Q3 from €249 million in Q2, primarily due to lower litigation costs and the timing of commercial initiatives. Reported operating profit was €125 million, non-IFRS operating profit was €156 million, and the non-IFRS operating margin was 42%. Cash flow from operating activities was €189 million in Q3, and full-year 2026 operating cash flow is expected to be at least €600 million.
  • Strong Cash Position and Share RepurchasesAscendis ended Q3 with €964 million in cash, an increase of €152 million from the end of Q2, primarily reflecting operating cash flow and partially offset by €52 million of treasury share purchases. Through November 11, the company had spent an additional $273 million repurchasing 1.2 million shares; year to date, it had repurchased 2 million shares for approximately $460 million. Approximately $330 million of the current $400 million repurchase program had been used.
  • Long-Term Revenue Ambitions ReaffirmedManagement said the company remains self-sustaining with increasing operating cash flow and expressed confidence in achieving more than €5 billion in annual product revenue in 2030 and €10 billion in 2035, supported by existing-product growth, indication expansion, global commercialization, and new TransCon products.

MX:ASND1N Earnings History

MX:ASND1N earnings history
Report DateFiscal QuarterForecast / EPSLast Year's EPSEPS YoY ChangePress Release
Feb 17, 20272026 (Q4)31.62--11.31――
Nov 12, 20262026 (Q3)16.2222.20-20.56208.00% (+42.76)
Aug 13, 20262026 (Q2)30.7758.17-16.86445.12% (+75.03)
May 07, 20262026 (Q1)―200.42-32.48717.09% (+232.90)
Feb 11, 20262025 (Q4)-1.64-11.31-13.1614.06% (+1.85)
Nov 12, 20252025 (Q3)-5.02-20.56-35.3641.86% (+14.80)
Aug 07, 20252025 (Q2)-26.44-16.86-39.2657.07% (+22.41)
May 01, 20252025 (Q1)-30.16-32.48-47.2831.30% (+14.80)
Feb 12, 20252024 (Q4)-20.23-13.16-31.6658.44% (+18.50)
Nov 14, 20242024 (Q3)-32.17-35.36-55.336.06% (+19.94)

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