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Leading global biotech and pharmaceutical companies 2026, by net income
As of February 2026, the American-based company Johnson & Johnson was the leading biotech and pharmaceutical company with a net income of **** billion U.S. dollars. Eli Lilly followed with a net income of about 21 billion dollars.Â
Biotech and pharmaceutical companies
Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly, both based in the United States, are among the world’s largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies based on their net incomes of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars and billion U.S. dollars, respectively, as of 2026. Johnson & Johnson generated some **** billion U.S. dollars of revenue in 2024. Pfizer had record-high annual revenues during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, exceeding 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.
Story of a former blockbuster
Lyrica was once one of Pfizer’s most successful products. It is an anticonvulsant for neuropathic pain and is also used as therapy for partial seizures. In the EU and in Russia, Lyrica has also been approved to treat general anxiety disorder. In 2017, this prescription medication generated some **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue.Â
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