Earnings Release • Apr 24, 2025
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• Updated sustainability strategy focuses on access to healthcare, environmental impact, and resilience of healthcare systems. 70% of the portfolio and >75% of the pipeline target diseases that are impacted by climate and environmental challenges
Paul Hudson, Chief Executive Officer: "We had a strong start in 2025 with sales growth of 9.7%, benefiting from investments in innovation and a favorable base of comparison. Our focus on pipeline value delivered further growth for Sanofi with sales from launches of new medicines and vaccines growing by 46.5%. We obtained approval for Qfitlia (fitusiran), a new treatment for patients with hemophilia, one of three potential launches this year. ALTUVIIIO is continuing to gain market share and is on track to become our next blockbuster in the full year. Business EPS was €1.79, confirming the expected strong rebound in 2025.
Our redeployment of capital continued with significant progress on our share buyback program, the upcoming closing of the sale of a majority stake in Opella and the recent acquisition of a bispecific myeloid cell engager for deep B-cell depletion in immunology, strengthening our early pipeline and providing a potential treatment option in difficult-to-treat diseases like lupus.
We achieved significant advances in the pipeline with six approvals. We also delivered steady progress across many new medicines in respiratory diseases and dermatology, including clinically meaningful efficacy for amlitelimab in asthma, allowing us to enter phase 3 development to create future value for patients, society, and our company. Underpinned by the growth in sales and business EPS, we confirm our 2025 guidance with the knowledge of the external environment we have today."
| Q1 2025 | Change | Change at CER |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| IFRS net sales reported | €9,895m | +10.8% | +9.7% |
| IFRS net income reported | €1,872m | +65.2% | — |
| IFRS EPS reported | €1.52 | +67.0% | — |
| Free cash flow7 | €1,029m | — | — |
| Business operating income | €2,902m | +20.1% | +18.7 % |
| Business net income | €2,212m | +15.9% | +14.5 % |
| Business EPS | €1.79 | +17.0% | +15.7% |
1 Changes in net sales are at constant exchange rates (CER) unless stated otherwise (definition in Appendix 9).
2 To facilitate an understanding of operational performance, Sanofi comments on the business net income, a non-IFRS financial measure (definition in Appendix 9). The income statement is in Appendix 3 and a reconciliation of net income as reported under IFRS to business net income is in Appendix 4. 3 Subject to finalization of definitive agreements.
4 Subject to closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.
5 In 2025, sales growth will exclude any impact from hyperinflation. In FY 2024, it is estimated that sales growth benefited by 1.8 percentage points.
6 Applying average April 2025 exchange rates, the currency impacts are estimated between -1% and -2% on sales and -1.5% and -2.5% on business EPS.
7 Free cash flow is a non-IFRS financial measure (definition in Appendix 9).
A conference call and webcast for investors and analysts will begin at 13:00 CEST. Details can be accessed via sanofi.com, including presentation slides.
The performance shown in this press release covers the three-month period to March 31, 2025 (the quarter or Q1 2025) compared to the three-month period to March 31, 2024 (Q1 2024). All percentage changes in sales in this press release are at CER.
In Q1 2025, sales were €9,895 million and increased by 9.7%. Exchange rate movements had a positive effect of 1.1 percentage points (pp); therefore, as reported, sales increased by 10.8%. The divestments of medicines/portfolio streamlining had a negative impact of 0.4pp on sales growth.
| Net sales (€ million) |
Q1 2025 | Change at CER |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,657 | +15.4% |
| Europe | 2,043 | +0.5% |
| Rest of World | 3,195 | +8.4% |
| of which China | 701 | -1.7% |
US sales were €4,657 million and increased by 15.4%. The performance was driven by pharma launches, Dupixent, and Lantus while legacy medicines were lower. Vaccines sales were broadly stable, including lower sales of Beyfortus.
Europe sales were €2,043 million and increased by 0.5%. Growth was driven by Dupixent, pharma launches, and Beyfortus. Other main medicines as well as other vaccines outside Beyfortus and Influenza vaccines all experienced lower sales during Q1.
Rest of World sales were €3,195 million and increased by 8.4%. The performance was led by Dupixent, Beyfortus, pharma launches, insulins, and PPH and booster vaccines while other medicines and flu vaccines declined. China sales were €701 million and decreased by 1.7%, generally impacted by the renewed national reimbursement drug list and volume-based procurement.
In Q1 2025, business operating income (BOI) was €2,902 million and increased by 18.7% (20.1% reported) from €2,417 million in Q1 2024. The ratio of BOI to net sales was 29.3% and increased by 2.2pp (29.3% reported, up by 2.2pp). This increase was mainly driven by a higher gross margin and lower growth in operating expenses.
Business development, including strategic investments in external innovation is an integral part of Sanofi's efforts to continuously access optionality for new and promising scientific developments and platforms and replenish the pipeline.
Sanofi and Dren Bio, Inc., a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi has agreed to acquire DR-0201, a targeted bispecific myeloid cell engager that has shown robust B-cell depletion in pre-clinical and early clinical studies. DR-0201 is a potential first-in-class CD20-directed bispecific antibody that targets and engages specific tissue-resident and trafficking myeloid cells to induce deep B-cell depletion via targeted phagocytosis. Recent early clinical study data in autoimmune diseases suggest that deep B-cell depletion might have the potential to reset the adaptive immune system, leading to sustained treatment-free remission in patients with refractory B-cell mediated autoimmune diseases such as lupus, where significant unmet medical needs remain.1
1 Subject to closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.
| Net sales (€ million) |
Q1 2025 | Change at CER |
|---|---|---|
| ALTUVIIIO | 251 | +100.0% |
| Nexviazyme/Nexviadyme | 195 | +26.3% |
| Sarclisa | 136 | +26.4% |
| Rezurock | 131 | +36.6% |
| Cablivi | 67 | +11.9% |
| Xenpozyme | 56 | +60.0% |
| Tzield | 11 | +10.0% |
| Qfitlia | — | —% |
| Total | 847 | +43.8% |
ALTUVIIIO (hemophilia A) sales were €251 million of which 87% were in the US. Growth was driven by continued patient switches from older plasma-derived and recombinant factor medicines and to a lesser extent from non-factor treatments. Rest of World sales of €33 million benefited from the launch in Japan and sales to the collaborator in Europe. The hemophilia A franchise (ALTUVIIIO and Eloctate combined) sales were €321 million and increased by 50.0% as Eloctate sustained significant sales levels.
Nexviazyme/Nexviadyme (Pompe disease) sales were €195 million and increased by 26.3%, driven by Europe (+48.8%) and Rest of World (+33.3%). In the US (+12.9%), most eligible patients have converted from Myozyme/Lumizyme. The Pompe disease franchise (Nexviazyme/Nexviadyme and Myozyme/Lumizyme combined) sales were €330 million and decreased by 5.0% in total.
Sarclisa (multiple myeloma) sales were €136 million and increased by 26.4%, driven by market share gains globally, increased use in earlier lines of treatment, mainly in the second-line setting, but gradually also in front-line combination use.
Rezurock (chronic graft-versus-host disease) sales were €131 million and increased by 36.6%, driven by the US (+31.0%) from solid volume growth and by launches gaining momentum in Europe (sales of €9 million) and in Rest of World (sales of €9 million).
Cablivi (acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) sales were €67 million and increased by 11.9%, driven by more patients being identified for treatment, aided by using artificial intelligence in the US and from launches in Europe and Rest of World.
Xenpozyme (acid sphingomyelinase deficiency) sales were €56 million and increased by 60.0%, driven by more patients being identified for treatment across all geographies.
Tzield (delay onset of type 1 diabetes) sales were €11 million and increased by 10.0%. After a softer start to the year, sales are anticipated to benefit from the continued investment in increased awareness and improved screening.
Qfitlia (hemophilia A and B) was approved in the US on March 28, 2025, with first sales recorded at the beginning of Q2 2025.
| Net sales (€ million) |
Q1 2025 | Change at CER |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent | 3,480 | +20.3% |
Dupixent sales were €3,480 million and increased by 20.3%. Global sales were driven by increased use in all approved indications, including atopic dermatitis, asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis, eosinophilic esophagitis, prurigo nodularis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, and emerging use in COPD. Country launches have commenced in COPD with increased momentum expected during the year. In the US, sales were €2,476 million and increased by 18.4%. Growth in the US reflected the customary Q1 impact from the annual reset of insurance deductibles leading to higher utilization of the co-pay assistance program. In Europe, Dupixent sales were €459 million and increased by 23.5% reflecting strong momentum in all approved indications. In Rest of World, sales were €545 million and increased by 26.5%, driven by Japan.
| Net sales (€ million) |
Q1 2025 | Change at CER |
|---|---|---|
| Lantus | 450 | +24.4% |
| Toujeo | 354 | +10.0% |
| Fabrazyme | 262 | +2.4% |
| Plavix | 244 | +2.5% |
| Lovenox | 238 | -6.5% |
| Cerezyme | 190 | -9.3% |
| Alprolix | 160 | +20.0% |
| Myozyme/Lumizyme | 135 | -29.8% |
| Praluent | 130 | +6.6% |
| Thymoglobulin | 122 | +2.6% |
| Cerdelga | 86 | +2.4% |
| Eloctate | 70 | -20.9% |
| Aubagio | 65 | -37.3% |
Lantus sales were €450 million and increased by 24.4%. US sales were €196 million and increased by 68.8% from a lower base in Q1 2024 due to gross-to-net adjustments. Lantus continued to benefit from windfall sales in the US due to the unavailability of a competing medicine. In 2025, customer demand is still expected to normalize depending on windfall sales. In Europe and Rest of World, combined sales increased by 4.4%.
Toujeo sales were €354 million and increased by 10.0%, driven by Rest of World (+14.4%) where Toujeo continued to increase its basal insulin market share. Europe sales were broadly stable (+2.5%) while US sales increased (+14.3%).
Fabrazyme sales were €262 million and increased by 2.4%, mainly driven by slight growth in the number of patients.
Plavix sales were €244 million and increased by 2.5%, reflecting volume growth in Rest of World.
Lovenox sales were €238 million and decreased by 6.5%, mainly as the result of impact from biosimilar competition in Europe.
Cerezyme sales were €190 million and decreased by 9.3%, driven by an element of phasing as well as some patients stopping treatment. The Gaucher disease franchise (Cerezyme and Cerdelga) sales were €276 million and decreased by 6.1%.
Alprolix sales were €160 million and increased by 20.0%, benefiting from an increase in US market share and supply sales.
Myozyme/Lumizyme sales were €135 million and decreased by 29.8% due to the ongoing shift to Nexviazyme/Nexviadyme.
Praluent sales were €130 million and increased by 6.6% because of higher sales in Europe, but lower sales in Rest of World.
Thymoglobulin sales were €122 million and increased by 2.6%, mainly reflecting increased sales in Rest of World.
Cerdelga sales were €86 million and increased by 2.4%, reflecting higher sales in Europe, but lower sales in the US.
Eloctate sales were €70 million and decreased by 20.9% because of patients converting to ALTUVIIIO in the US and in Japan.
Aubagio sales were €65 million and decreased by 37.3%, reflecting losses of exclusivity in the US and the EU in 2023. Aubagio sales are expected to continue to decrease.
| Net sales (€ million) |
Q1 2025 | Change at CER |
|---|---|---|
| RSV (Beyfortus) | 284 | +54.9% |
| Polio/Pertussis/Hib primary and booster vaccines | 668 | +3.8% |
| Influenza vaccines | 73 | -1.4% |
| Meningitis, Travel and endemic vaccines | 302 | +3.5% |
| Total | 1,326 | +11.4 % |
Vaccines sales were €1,326 million and increased by 11.4%, driven by favorable Beyfortus phasing and geographical roll-out.
Beyfortus sales were €284 million, driven by additional sales in the Northern Hemisphere, in particular Germany and Japan. In the US, the immunization rate in Q1 reduced compared to Q4 2024; consequently, an element of the doses sold for the 2024/2025 season may be utilized for immunizations in later quarters. In Rest of World, sales were driven by the roll-out in Japan and Australia. Beyfortus is routinely protecting babies in around 25 countries.
Polio/Pertussis/Hib (PPH) primary and booster vaccines sales were €668 million and increased by 3.8%, primarily driven by demand for boosters to re-vaccinate adolescents and adults.
Influenza vaccines sales were €73 million and decreased by 1.4%, partly from a higher base of comparison last year in Southern Hemisphere countries, offset by late Northern Hemisphere sales.
Meningitis, Travel and endemic vaccines sales were €302 million and increased by 3.5%, reflecting favorable ordering pattern for meningitis in the US, partly offset by phasing of travel and endemic vaccines.
In Q1 2025, Biopharma BOI was €2,893 million and increased by 19.3% (20.6% reported) from €2,399 million in Q1 2024. The ratio of BOI to net sales was 29.2% and increased by 2.3pp (29.2% reported, up by 2.3pp). This increase was mainly driven by a higher gross margin and lower growth in operating expenses.
Sanofi has 86 projects in a pipeline across four main disease areas (Immunology, Rare diseases, Neurology, and Oncology) and Vaccines, including 41 potential new medicines (NMEs) and vaccines (NVEs). The following section highlights significant developments in the late- and mid-stage pipeline in the quarter.
| Regulatory approvals | Dupixent – COPD (JP) Qfitlia – hemophilia A/B (US) Sarclisa – NDMM (JP) Sarclisa – NDMM, TI (EU, CN) Sarclisa – R/R MM (CN) |
|---|---|
| Regulatory submission acceptances | Dupixent – BP (US priority review, EU, CN) tolebrutinib – nrSPMS (US priority review, EU) |
| Phase 3 study start | itepekimab – CRSwNP |
Sanofi and Teva presented new, detailed results from the RELIEVE UCCD phase 2b study (clinical study identifier: NCT05499130) of duvakitug at the 20th Congress of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation in Berlin, Germany in February. Duvakitug is a human IgG1-λ2 monoclonal antibody targeting TL1A and was assessed in patients with moderate-tosevere ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In the UC cohort of the RELIEVE UCCD study, 36% (450 mg dose) and 48% (900 mg dose) of patients treated with duvakitug achieved the primary endpoint of clinical remission at week 14 compared to 20% treated with placebo; placebo-adjusted rates were 16% (450 mg dose) and 27% (900 mg dose) (p=0.050 and 0.003, respectively). In the CD cohort of the RELIEVE UCCD study, 26% (450 mg dose) and 48% (900 mg dose) of patients treated with duvakitug achieved the primary endpoint of endoscopic response compared to 13% on placebo; placebo-adjusted rates were 13% (450 mg dose) and 35% (900 mg dose) at
week 14 (p=0.058 and <0.001, respectively). In both the UC and CD cohorts, duvakitug was generally well tolerated with no emergent safety signals observed. A phase 3 program is anticipated to start in H2 2025.
A phase 2 study (clinical study identifier: NCT06790121) of three subcutaneous dose regimens of lunsekimig compared with matching placebos in adults with moderate-to-severe AD with a history of an inadequate response to topical treatments or for whom topical therapies are not advised commenced dosing the first patient.
Preliminary results from the SPECIFIC-PSO phase 2 study (clinical study identifier: NCT06073119 ) in patients with psoriasis showed that balinatunfib was generally well tolerated across doses with no new safety concerns and the potential for differentiated safety. Further, balinatunfib achieved clinically relevant PASI-75 responses, with efficacy levels comparable to other oral medicines in psoriasis. However, the primary endpoint of PASI-75 did not reach statistical significance due to the nature of this limited phase 2 study. As a result, subsequent endpoints are exploratory. With the results obtained, balinatunfib could be well suited for combinations and internal assessments and external discussions are ongoing on potential combinations, including fixed-dose combinations in various diseases. Full results will be presented at a forthcoming medical meeting.
The FDA approved Qfitlia, the first antithrombin (AT)-lowering medicine for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric patients (aged 12 or older) with hemophilia A or B with or without factor VIII or IX inhibitors. The approval was based on data from the ATLAS phase 3 studies that demonstrated clinically meaningful bleed protection as measured by annualized bleeding rates across hemophilia patients with or without inhibitors. In conjunction with the Qfitlia approval, the FDA also cleared Siemens Healthineers' INNOVANCE® Antithrombin assay as a companion diagnostic for Qfitlia to measure AT levels. The medicine is also under regulatory review in China.
The FDA granted orphan drug designation to rilzabrutinib for two rare diseases, warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) and IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). There is still a significant unmet medical need for these two rare diseases, and neither have any currently approved medicine. FDA grants orphan drug designation to investigational therapies addressing rare medical diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the US.
Affecting one to three people out of 100,000 in the US each year, wAIHA is a rare, potentially life-threatening, autoimmune disorder where autoantibodies lead to the premature destruction of the body's own red blood cells (hemolysis).
IgG4-RD affects approximately eight out of 100,000 adult patients in the US each year and is a rare, progressive, relapsing, chronic fibro-inflammatory condition which can manifest in almost every organ and can lead to organ damage and irreversible dysfunction with a sometimes-fatal outcome.
The RESULT phase 2 study (clinical study identifier: NCT06500702) of frexalimab, rilzabrutinib, and brivekimig compared with matching placebos in adults with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or minimal change disease commenced dosing the first patient.
The FDA is evaluating under priority review the regulatory submission of tolebrutinib to treat non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (nrSPMS) and to slow disability accumulation independent of relapse activity. The target action date for the FDA decision is September 28, 2025. A regulatory submission is also under review in the EU.
1 The study was designed based on treatment effect estimates, assessed using a Bayesian regression, with no testing hierarchy for statistical significance. Applying a frequentist analysis, nominal p-value was 0.0441.
• In March, Sanofi's collaborator, Innate Pharma announced that a phase 1/2 study (clinical study identifier: NCT05839626) for the treatment of patients with R/R MM would be terminated early as SAR445514 / IPH6401 would now be pursued in autoimmune indications.
The FDA granted fast track designation to the SP0269 mRNA vaccine candidate for the prevention of chlamydia infection. The decision was based on the potential of the vaccine candidate to address a serious condition and an unmet public health need. Sanofi is starting a phase 1/2 randomized, clinical study designed to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the chlamydia vaccine candidate in adults aged 18 to 29 years.
A scheduled review of the E.mbrace phase 3 study (clinical trial identifier: NCT04899336) conducted by an independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) determined that Sanofi's and Johnson & Johnson's vaccine candidate for extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli was not sufficiently effective at preventing invasive E. coli disease (IED) compared to placebo. No safety signals related to the vaccine candidate were identified and, throughout the study, investigators ensured that participants who developed IED received prompt treatment and care. As a result of the IDMC's determination, the E.mbrace study was discontinued. Following the discontinuation, Sanofi recorded an impairment charge of \$250 million in the 2024 IFRS results.
On April 23, 2025, Sanofi's collaborator, Novavax, Inc. made public that they had recently received formal communication from the FDA in the form of an information request for a post-marketing commitment (PMC) to generate additional clinical data. Novavax will engage with the agency expeditiously to address the PMC request and move to approval as soon as possible. Novavax believes that the BLA is approvable based on conversations with the FDA, as of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date on April 1, 2025, and through today.
| Medicine/vaccine | Indication | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2025 | Dupixent BP |
regulatory decision (US) | |
| regulatory submission (JP) | |||
| Cerezyme | Gaucher disease type 3 (GD3) | regulatory submission (US) | |
| Sarclisa | subcutaneous formulation | regulatory submission (US, EU) | |
| MenQuadfi | meningitis (six weeks+) | regulatory decision (US) | |
| SP0087 | rabies | phase 3 data |
| H2 2025 2026 |
Dupixent | CSU | regulatory decision (EU) |
|---|---|---|---|
| itepekimab | phase 3 data | ||
| COPD | regulatory submission (US, EU) | ||
| balinatunfib | rheumatoid arthritis | phase 2 data | |
| Rezurock | chronic graft-versus-host disease, third line | regulatory decision (EU) | |
| teplizumab | delay onset of type 1 diabetes | regulatory decision (EU, CN) | |
| early intervention in type 1 diabetes | regulatory decision (EU) | ||
| immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | regulatory decision (US, EU) | ||
| rilzabrutinib | regulatory submission (JP) | ||
| Qfitlia | hemophilia A/B | regulatory decision (CN) | |
| SAR447537 | alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) | phase 2 data | |
| nrSPMS | regulatory decision (US) | ||
| tolebrutinib | primary progressive MS (PPMS) | phase 3 data | |
| NDMM, transplant eligible (HD7 study) | regulatory decision (EU) | ||
| Sarclisa | subcutaneous formulation | regulatory submission (JP, CN) | |
| SAR447873 | gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors | phase 2 data (final) | |
| SP0087 | rabies | regulatory submission (US, EU) | |
| SP0230 | meningitis | phase 2 data | |
| SP0256 | respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (older adults) | phase 2 data | |
| Fluzone HD | influenza (50 years+) | phase 3 data | |
| Dupixent | BP | regulatory decision (EU, CN) | |
| itepekimab | COPD | regulatory submission (JP, CN) | |
| amlitelimab | AD | phase 3 data | |
| lunsekimig | asthma | phase 2 data | |
| frexalimab | systemic lupus erythematosus | phase 2 data | |
| eclitasertib | UC | phase 2 data | |
| SAR444656 | HS | phase 2 data | |
| AD | phase 2 data | ||
| rilzabrutinib | ITP | regulatory decision (CN) | |
| infantile-onset Pompe disease | phase 3 data | ||
| Nexviazyme | regulatory submission (US, EU) | ||
| phase 3 data | |||
| Fabry disease | regulatory submission (US) | ||
| venglustat | phase 3 data | ||
| GD3 | regulatory submission | ||
| SAR447537 | AATD | regulatory submission (US) | |
| tolebrutinib | nrSPMS | regulatory decision (EU) | |
| PPMS | regulatory submission (US, EU) | ||
| riliprubart | chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy | phase 3 data | |
| regulatory submission (US, EU) | |||
| Fluzone HD | influenza (50 years+) | regulatory submission | |
| SP0125 | RSV (toddlers) | phase 3 data | |
| SP0218 | yellow fever | Phase 3 data |
An update of the Sanofi pipeline as of March 31, 2025, is available at: https://www.sanofi.com/en/our-science/our-pipeline.
Building on a foundation in corporate social responsibility, Sanofi is introducing an updated sustainability strategy focused on the critical nexus between health and the environment. The AIR strategy addresses three key dimensions:
This strategic focus recognizes that 70% of Sanofi's medicine and vaccine portfolio and more than 75% of Sanofi's pipeline target diseases that are impacted by climate and environmental challenges, positioning Sanofi to make a meaningful difference through access to care programs and actions to reduce the environmental footprint of healthcare. In these ways, Sanofi intends to contribute to breaking the vicious cycle between environmental degradation and declining human health.
Sanofi's latest ESG rankings:

Net sales were €9,895 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 10.8% (9.7% at CER) from €8,933 million in Q1 2024.
Other revenues were €711 million in Q1 2025 and decreased by 10.3% (-11.9% at CER) from €793 million in Q1 2024. VaxServe sales of non-Sanofi products were €411 million and decreased by 1.7% at CER. In addition, other revenues included manufacturing services (€132 million), sales of Opella products in certain markets (€94 million), royalties (€39 million), and supply sales to Opella (€35 million).
Gross profit was €7,718 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 14.2% (12.6% at CER) from €6,761 million in Q1 2024. The gross margin was 78.0% and increased by 2.3pp (77.7% at CER, up by 2.0pp). The higher gross margin was driven primarily by product mix and operational improvements.
Research and Development expenses were €1,808 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 8.3% (6.9% at CER) from €1,670 million in Q1 2024. This reflected increased activity in mid- and late-stage development as new medicines advanced through phase 3 studies and new phase 2 studies were initiated across the pipeline. An element of the increase related to wind-down costs for the discontinued E. coli sepsis vaccine candidate. The ratio of R&D to net sales was 18.3% and decreased by 0.4pp (18.2% at CER, down by 0.5pp).
Selling, general and administrative expenses were €2,222 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 5.3% (3.8% at CER) from €2,111 million in Q1 2024. This reflected continued support of launches offset by prioritization and efficiency gains. The ratio of SG&A to net sales was 22.5% and decreased by 1.1pp (22.4% at CER, down by 1.2pp).
Total operating expenses were €4,030 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 6.6% (5.2% at CER) from €3,781 million in Q1 2024.
Other operating income net of expenses was -€827 million in Q1 2025 compared to -€597 million in Q1 2024. Income included €220 million from divestments of medicines/portfolio streamlining (€134 million in Q1 2024), and €75 million from license-out royalties and other capital gains (€54 million in Q1 2024). The income was more than offset by an expense of €1,062 million representing Regeneron's share of profit from the monoclonal antibody alliance (-€825 million in Q1 2024), -€58 million from other pharmaceutical collaborators (-€3 million in Q1 2024), and -€2 million from other (€43 million in Q1 2024).
Share of profit from associates was €48 million in Q1 2025 compared to €38 million in Q1 2024 and included the share of profit related to Vaxelis in the US.
Business operating income was €2,902 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 20.1% (18.7% at CER) from €2,417 million in Q1 2024, driven by higher gross profit and relatively lower increases in operating expenses. The ratio of BOI to net sales was 29.3% and increased by 2.2pp (29.3% at CER, up by 2.2pp).
Net financial expenses were €68 million in Q1 2025 compared to €41 million in Q1 2024, reflecting increased net debt and higher average interest rates.
The effective tax rate was 22.3% in Q1 2025 and increased from 20.0% in Q1 2024. The effective tax rate included a one-off impact from changes in French taxes. Generally, the effective tax rate will fluctuate from quarter to quarter and Sanofi still targets an effective tax rate broadly stable versus 2024 (20%).
Business net income was €2,212 million in Q1 2025 and increased by 15.9% (14.5% at CER) from €1,908 million in Q1 2024. The ratio of business net income to net sales was 22.4% and increased by 1.0pp (22.3% at CER, up by 0.9pp).
Business earnings per share (EPS) was €1.79 in Q1 2025 and increased by 17.0% (15.7% at CER) from €1.53 in Q1 2024. The average number of shares outstanding was 1,233.9 million compared to 1,248.8 million in Q1 2024.
During Q1, Sanofi reached agreements in principle to resolve a majority of the Zantac (ranitidine) personal injury cases pending against the company in Delaware. If these agreements, along with the settlements in principle announced in March 2024 outside of Delaware, are finalized, then most of the remaining Zantac product liability cases pending against Sanofi in state courts will be resolved. Sanofi is settling these cases to avoid the expense and ongoing distraction of the litigation. No concessions of liability have been made and Sanofi maintains that the claims are without merit.
In February, following completion of the required social and corporate procedures, Sanofi and CD&R signed the share purchase agreement in relation to the sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella to CD&R. Bpifrance is expected to participate as a minority shareholder with a c.2% stake in Opella, with Sanofi remaining a significant shareholder. The terms of the transaction remain unchanged from those previously communicated, and the closing of the sale is anticipated during the coming weeks as the transaction remains subject to obtaining customary regulatory approvals from the competent authorities.
In Q1 2025, and under the new scope of reporting, sales were €1,318 million and decreased by 4.5% at CER. This performance was impacted by an element of divestment, and phasing/high base of comparison in Q1 2024 from the separation of IT systems.
1 See Appendix 3 for the Q1 2025 consolidated income statement; see Appendix 9 for definitions of financial indicators, and Appendix 4 for reconciliation of IFRS net income reported to business net income.
In Q1 2025, the IFRS net income was €1,872 million. The main items excluded from the business net income were:
In Q1 2025, free cash flow before restructuring, acquisitions, and disposals amounted to €1,594 million after a change in net working capital of -€96 million, and capital expenditures of -€490 million. After acquisitions1 of -€623 million, proceeds from disposals1 of €344 million and payments related to restructuring and similar items of -€287 million, free cash flow2 was €1,029 million.
After the impact of the share buyback of -€3,609 million and the cash provided by the discontinued Opella business of €161 million, the change in net debt before Opella reclassification to "Assets held-for-sale" was -€2,315 million. After the reclassification of Opella to "Assets held-for-sale" of -€157 million, net debt increased from €8,772 million on December 31, 2024, to €11,245 million on March 31, 2025 (amount net of €7,991 million in cash and cash equivalents).
During the quarter, Sanofi announced that it had successfully priced an offering of €1.5 billion of notes across two tranches: €850 million floating-rate notes, due March 2027, bearing interest at 3-month Euribor plus 0.30% and €650 million fixed-rate notes, due March 2031, bearing interest at an annual rate of 2.75%. The notes were issued off the company's Euro medium-term note program.
In January, the Board of Directors proposed a dividend of €3.92 for 2024, marking 30 years of consecutive increases. The proposal is subject to approval at the 2025 annual general meeting on April 30, 2025. Sanofi intends to execute a share buyback program in 2025 of €5 billion with the purpose of cancellation. As of March 31, 2025, 72% of the program has been completed and the remaining shares will be purchased in the open market.
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1 Not exceeding €500 million per transaction (inclusive of all payments related to the transaction). 2 Non-IFRS financial measure (definition in Appendix 9).
| Appendix 1 | Net sales by medicine/vaccine and geography | 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix 2 | Business net income | 14 |
| Appendix 3 | Consolidated income statement | 15 |
| Appendix 4 | Reconciliation of net income attributable to equity holders of Sanofi to business net income | 16 |
| Appendix 5 | Change in net debt and summarized statements of cash flow | 17 |
| Appendix 6 | Simplified consolidated balance sheet | 18 |
| Appendix 7 | Other operating income net of expenses related to Regeneron | 19 |
| Appendix 8 | Currency sensitivity | 20 |
| Appendix 9 | Definitions of non-IFRS financial indicators | 21 |
| Appendix 10 | Sustainability dashboards | 22 |
| Appendix 1: Q1 2025 net sales by medicine/vaccine and geography | |||
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| Q1 2025 (€ million) |
Total sales | % CER % reported | United States |
% CER | Europe | % CER | Rest of World |
% CER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immunology | |||||||||
| Dupixent | 3,480 | +20.3% | +22.8% | 2,476 | +18.4% | 459 | +23.5% | 545 | +26.5% |
| Kevzara | 111 | +25.3% | +27.6% | 68 | +46.7% | 30 | +3.4% | 13 | —% |
| Rare diseases | |||||||||
| Fabrazyme | 262 | +2.4% | +4.0% | 133 | +2.4% | 65 | +3.2% | 64 | +1.6% |
| ALTUVIIIO (*) | 251 | +100.0% | +105.7% | 218 | +83.5% | — | —% | 33 | +371.4% |
| Nexviazyme/Nexviadyme (*) | 195 | +26.3% | +28.3% | 99 | +12.9% | 64 | +48.8% | 32 | +33.3% |
| Cerezyme | 190 | -9.3% | -11.2% | 47 | -6.3% | 59 | -9.2% | 84 | -10.9% |
| Alprolix | 160 | +20.0% | +23.1% | 128 | +13.8% | — | —% | 32 | +52.4% |
| Myozyme | 135 | -29.8% | -29.3% | 48 | -21.7% | 49 | -35.5% | 38 | -30.9% |
| Aldurazyme | 94 | +13.3% | +13.3% | 19 | —% | 21 | -8.7% | 54 | +31.0% |
| Cerdelga | 86 | +2.4% | +3.6% | 46 | -2.2% | 35 | +9.4% | 5 | —% |
| Eloctate | 70 | -20.9% | -18.6% | 52 | -17.7% | — | —% | 18 | -29.2% |
| Cablivi (*) | 67 | +11.9% | +13.6% | 36 | +9.4% | 25 | +8.7% | 6 | +50.0% |
| Xenpozyme (*) | 56 | +60.0% | +60.0% | 25 | +33.3% | 22 | +83.3% | 9 | +100.0% |
| Qfitlia (*) | — | —% | —% | — | —% | — | —% | — | —% |
| Neurology | |||||||||
| Aubagio | 65 | -37.3% | -36.3% | 30 | -29.3% | 23 | -55.8% | 12 | +33.3% |
| Oncology | |||||||||
| Sarclisa (*) | 136 | +26.4% | +28.3% | 61 | +20.4% | 41 | +32.3% | 34 | +30.8% |
| Jevtana | 75 | +7.4% | +10.3% | 59 | +21.3% | 1 | -50.0% | 15 | -21.1% |
| Fasturtec | 44 | +2.4% | +4.8% | 28 | —% | 12 | +9.1% | 4 | —% |
| Other main medicines | |||||||||
| Lantus | 450 | +24.4% | +25.0% | 196 | +68.8% | 75 | -18.5% | 179 | +17.9% |
| Toujeo | 354 | +10.0% | +10.3% | 66 | +14.3% | 122 | +2.5% | 166 | +14.4% |
| Plavix | 244 | +2.5% | +2.5% | 1 | -50.0% | 22 | -4.3% | 221 | +3.8% |
| Lovenox | 238 | -6.5% | -9.2% | 3 | —% | 134 | -13.5% | 101 | +3.8% |
| Rezurock (*) | 131 | +36.6% | +40.9% | 113 | +31.0% | 9 | +80.0% | 9 | +100.0% |
| Praluent | 130 | +6.6% | +7.4% | — | —% | 102 | +22.9% | 28 | -28.9% |
| Thymoglobulin | 122 | +2.6% | +4.3% | 73 | -2.7% | 11 | +10.0% | 38 | +11.8% |
| Aprovel | 110 | +3.8% | +4.8% | 1 | —% | 18 | —% | 91 | +3.4% |
| Multaq | 81 | +1.3% | +3.8% | 74 | +1.4% | 3 | —% | 4 | —% |
| Soliqua/iGlarLixi | 70 | +22.4% | +20.7% | 24 | +15.0% | 13 | +27.3% | 33 | +25.9% |
| Tzield (*) | 11 | +10.0% | +10.0% | 11 | —% | 1 | —% | (1) | —% |
| Mozobil | 8 | -68.0% | -68.0% | 1 | -66.7% | 3 | -81.3% | 4 | -33.3% |
| Others | 1,040 | -8.9% | -10.6% | 86 | -16.7% | 300 | -12.0% | 654 | -6.3% |
| Industrial Sales | 103 | -35.7% | -34.4% | — | —% | 95 | -40.4% | 8 | +700.0% |
| Vaccines | |||||||||
| RSV (Beyfortus) (**) | 284 | +54.9% | +56.0% | 65 | -44.7% | 78 | +1014.3% | 141 | +131.1% |
| Polio/Pertussis/Hib primary vaccines and boosters |
668 | +3.8% | +4.9% | 171 | +1.2% | 99 | -9.2% | 398 | +8.8% |
| Influenza vaccines | 73 | -1.4% | —% | 27 | +420.0% | 6 | +500.0% | 40 | -40.3% |
| Meningitis, Travel and endemic vaccines |
302 | +3.5% | +5.6% | 171 | +21.2% | 46 | -4.2% | 85 | -16.8% |
| Biopharma | 9,895 | +9.7% | +10.8% | 4,657 | +15.4% | 2,043 | +0.5% | 3,195 | +8.4% |
| Pharma launches (*) | 847 | +43.8% | +46.8% | 563 | +38.7% | 162 | +42.1% | 122 | +75.7% |
| Launches (), (*) | 1,131 | +46.5% | +49.0% | 628 | +19.9% | 240 | +98.3% | 263 | +101.5% |
| Q1 2025 | Biopharma | Other | Total group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 | Change | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 | Change | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 | Change |
| Net sales | 9,895 | 8,933 | 10.8 % | — | — | —% | 9,895 | 8,933 | 10.8 % |
| Other revenues | 617 | 695 | -11.2 % | 94 | 98 | -4.1% | 711 | 793 | -10.3 % |
| Cost of sales | (2,826) | (2,907) | -2.8 % | (62) | (58) | 6.9% | (2,888) | (2,965) | -2.6 % |
| As % of net sales | (28.6%) | (32.5%) | (29.2%) | (33.2%) | |||||
| Gross profit | 7,686 | 6,721 | 14.4 % | 32 | 40 | -20.0 % | 7,718 | 6,761 | 14.2 % |
| As % of net sales | 77.7% | 75.2% | 78.0% | 75.7% | |||||
| Research and development expenses |
(1,808) | (1,670) | 8.3 % | — | — | —% | (1,808) | (1,670) | 8.3 % |
| As % of net sales | (18.3%) | (18.7%) | (18.3%) | (18.7%) | |||||
| Selling and general expenses |
(2,200) | (2,082) | 5.7 % | (22) | (29) | -24.1% | (2,222) | (2,111) | 5.3 % |
| As % of net sales | (22.2%) | (23.3%) | (22.5%) | (23.6%) | |||||
| Other operating income/expenses |
(826) | (604) | (1) | 7 | (827) | (597) | |||
| Share of profit/loss of associates* and joint ventures |
48 | 38 | — | — | 48 | 38 | |||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
(7) | (4) | — | — | (7) | (4) | |||
| Business operating income |
2,893 | 2,399 | 20.6 % | 9 | 18 | -50.0% | 2,902 | 2,417 | 20.1 % |
| As % of net sales | 29.2% | 26.9% | 29.3% | 27.1% | |||||
| Financial income and expenses | (68) | (41) | 65.9 % | ||||||
| Income tax expenses | (622) | (468) | 32.9 % | ||||||
| Tax rate** | (22.3%) | (20.0%) | |||||||
| Business net income | 2,212 | 1,908 | 15.9 % | ||||||
| As % of net sales | 22.4% | 21.4% | |||||||
| Business earnings/share (in euros)*** | 1.79 | 1.53 | 17.0 % |
* Net of tax.
** Determined based on business income before tax, associates, and non-controlling interests.
*** Based on an average number of shares outstanding of 1,233.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and 1,248.8 million in the first quarter of 2024.
1 Figures for Q1 2024 comparative period have been re-presented on a consistent basis to reflect the classification of Opella as a discontinued operation.
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 |
|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 9,895 | 8,933 |
| Other revenues | 711 | 793 |
| Cost of sales | (2,889) | (2,969) |
| Gross profit | 7,717 | 6,757 |
| Research and development expenses | (1,808) | (1,670) |
| Selling and general expenses | (2,222) | (2,111) |
| Other operating income | 331 | 379 |
| Other operating expenses | (1,158) | (976) |
| Amortization of intangible assets | (399) | (484) |
| Impairment of intangible assets | (25) | 17 |
| Fair value remeasurement of contingent consideration | (9) | 19 |
| Restructuring costs and similar items | (105) | (614) |
| Other gains and losses, and litigation | (37) | (81) |
| Operating income | 2,285 | 1,236 |
| Financial expenses | (213) | (247) |
| Financial income | 86 | 147 |
| Income before tax and associates and joint ventures | 2,158 | 1,136 |
| Income tax expense | (481) | (104) |
| Share of profit/(loss) of associates and joint ventures | 42 | (43) |
| Net income from continuing operations | 1,719 | 989 |
| Net income from discontinued operations | 174 | 157 |
| Net income | 1,893 | 1,146 |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 21 | 13 |
| Net income attributable to equity holders of Sanofi | 1,872 | 1,133 |
| Average number of shares outstanding (million) | 1,233.9 | 1,248.8 |
| Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in euros) | 1.38 | 0.78 |
| Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations (in euros) | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Basic earnings per share (in euros) | 1.52 | 0.91 |
1 Figures for Q1 2024 comparative period have been re-presented on a consistent basis to reflect the classification of Opella as a discontinued operation.
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 |
|---|---|---|
| Net income attributable to equity holders of Sanofi | 1,872 | 1,133 |
| Net income from discontinued operations | (174) | (157) |
| Amortization of intangible assets2 | 399 | 484 |
| Impairment of intangible assets | 25 | (17) |
| Fair value remeasurement of contingent consideration | 13 | (16) |
| Expenses arising from the impact of acquisitions on inventories | — | 4 |
| Restructuring costs and similar items | 105 | 614 |
| Other gains and losses, and litigation | 37 | 81 |
| Financial (income) / expense related to liabilities carried at amortized cost other than net indebtedness | 59 | 59 |
| Tax effect of the items listed above: | (146) | (371) |
| Amortization and impairment of intangible assets | (69) | (78) |
| Fair value remeasurement of contingent consideration | (3) | 3 |
| Restructuring costs and similar items | (27) | (245) |
| Other items | (47) | (51) |
| Other tax effects | 5 | 7 |
| Other items | 16 | 87 |
| Business net income | 2,212 | 1,908 |
| IFRS earnings per share(€)3 | 1.52 | 0.91 |
1 Figures for Q1 2024 comparative period have been re-presented on a consistent basis to reflect the classification of Opella as a discontinued operation. 2 Of which related to amortization expense generated by the intangible assets measured at their acquisition-date fair values: €386 million in Q1 2025 and €471 in million in Q1 204.
3 Q1: based on an average number of shares outstanding of 1,233.9 million in Q1 2025 and 1,248.8 million in Q1 2024.
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 |
|---|---|---|
| Business net income | 2,212 | 1,908 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of property, plant and equipment and software | 349 | 328 |
| Other items | (380) | (354) |
| Operating cash flow | 2,181 | 1,882 |
| Changes in working capital | (96) | (1,713) |
| Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and software | (490) | (490) |
| Free cash flow before restructuring, acquisitions, and disposals | 1,594 | (321) |
| Acquisitions of intangibles assets, investments, and other long-term financial assets2 | (623) | (219) |
| Restructuring costs and similar items paid | (287) | (325) |
| Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment, intangible assets, and other non-current assets net of taxes2 |
344 | 431 |
| Free cash flow | 1,029 | (434) |
| Acquisitions3 | — | (83) |
| Issuance of Sanofi shares | 22 | 14 |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | (3,609) | (302) |
| Other items | 82 | (55) |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) the discontinued Opella business | 161 | 119 |
| Change in net debt before Opella reclassification to "Assets held-for-sale" | (2,315) | (741) |
| Impact on net debt of the reclassification of Opella to "Assets held-for-sale" | (157) | — |
| Change in net debt | (2,472) | (741) |
| Beginning of period | 8,772 | 7,793 |
| Closing of net debt | 11,245 | 8,534 |
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20241 |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by/(used in) continuing operating activities | 1,908 | (46) |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities of the discontinued Opella business | 185 | 134 |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities | 2,093 | 88 |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) continuing investing activities | (767) | (363) |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities of the discontinued Opella business | (9) | (9) |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | (776) | (372) |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) continuing financing activities | (584) | 760 |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities of the discontinued Opella business | (8) | — |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | (592) | 760 |
| Impact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (20) | (5) |
| Impact on cash and cash equivalents of the reclassification of the Opella business to "Assets held for sale" |
(154) | — |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 550 | 471 |
| Cash and cash equivalent, beginning of period | 7,441 | 8,710 |
| Cash and cash equivalent, end of period | 7,991 | 9,181 |
1 Figures for Q1 2024 comparative period have been re-presented on a consistent basis to reflect the classification of Opella as a discontinued operation. 2 Free cash flow includes investments and divestments not exceeding a cap of €500 million per transaction (inclusive of all payments related to the transaction).
3 Includes transactions that are above a cap of €500 million per transaction (inclusive of all payments related to the transaction).
| Assets (€ million) |
March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | liabilities and equity (€ million) |
March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity attributable to equity holders of Sanofi |
74,074 | 77,507 | |||
| Equity attributable to non controlling interests |
344 | 350 | |||
| Total equity | 74,418 | 77,857 | |||
| Long-term debt | 11,767 | 11,791 | |||
| Property, plant, and equipment – owned assets |
9,819 | 10,091 | Non-current lease liabilities | 1,644 | 1,645 |
| Right-of-use assets | 1,533 | 1,510 | Non-current liabilities related to business combinations and to non-controlling interests |
556 | 569 |
| Intangible assets (including goodwill) |
63,809 | 66,013 | Non-current provisions and other non-current liabilities |
7,690 | 8,096 |
| Non-current income tax assets |
562 | 560 | Non-current income tax liabilities |
1,532 | 1,512 |
| Other non-current assets, investments in associates and joint-ventures and deferred tax assets |
12,150 | 12,036 | Deferred tax liabilities | 2,064 | 2,166 |
| Non-current assets | 87,873 | 90,210 | Non-current liabilities | 25,253 | 25,779 |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities |
21,616 | 21,792 | |||
| Current liabilities related to business combinations and to non-controlling interests |
0 | 72 | |||
| Inventories, accounts receivable and other current assets |
21,850 | 20,934 | Current income tax liabilities | 783 | 697 |
| Current income tax assets | 447 | 724 | Current lease liabilities | 265 | 261 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,991 | 7,441 | Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |
7,371 | 4,209 |
| Assets held for sale | 13,731 | 13,489 | Liabilities related to assets held for sale |
2,186 | 2,131 |
| Current assets | 44,019 | 42,588 | Current liabilities | 32,221 | 29,162 |
| Total assets | 131,892 | 132,798 | Total equity and liabilities | 131,892 | 132,798 |
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Monoclonal antibodies alliance | ||
| Income and expense related to profit/loss sharing | (1,115) | (868) |
| Additional share of profit paid by Regeneron related to development costs | 222 | 174 |
| Regeneron commercial operating expenses reimbursement | (169) | (131) |
| Total: monoclonal antibody alliance | (1,062) | (825) |
| Other Regeneron | ||
| Total others related to Regeneron (mainly Libtayoand Zaltrap) | 35 | 51 |
| Total related to Regeneron | (1,027) | (774) |
| Currency | Variation | Net sales sensitivity |
Business EPS sensitivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | +0.05 USD/EUR | -€968m | -EUR 0.18 |
| Japanese Yen | +5 JPY/EUR | -€55m | -EUR 0.02 |
| Chinese Yuan | +0.2 CNY/EUR | -€69m | -EUR 0.02 |
| Brazilian Real | +0.4 BRL/EUR | -€53m | -EUR 0.01 |
| Currency | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|
| US Dollar | 48.0% |
| Euro | 17.7% |
| Chinese Yuan | 6.9% |
| Japanese Yen | 3.5 % |
| Canadian Dollar | 1.5% |
| Russian Ruble | 1.2% |
| Turkish Lira | 1.1% |
| Brazilian Real | 2.1% |
| Australian Dollar | 1.3% |
| British Pound | 1.2% |
| Others | 15.5% |
| Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| €/\$ | 1.085 | 1.053 | -3.0 % |
| €/Yen | 161.152 | 160.396 | -0.5 % |
| €/Yuan | 7.821 | 7.666 | -2.0 % |
| €/Real | 5.375 | 6.160 | +14.6% |
| €/Ruble | 98.637 | 98.140 | -0.5 % |
References to changes in net sales "at constant exchange rates" (CER) means that it excludes the effect of changes in exchange rates.
The effect of exchange rates is eliminated by recalculating net sales for the relevant period at the exchange rates used for the previous period.
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 |
|---|---|
| Net sales | 9,895 |
| Effect of exchange rates | 98 |
| Company sales at constant exchange rates | 9,797 |
Sanofi publishes a key non-IFRS indicator. Business net income is defined as net income attributable to equity holders of Sanofi excluding:
Free cash flow is a non-IFRS financial indicator which is reviewed by management, and which management believes provides useful information to measure the net cash generated from Sanofi's operations that is available for strategic investments2 (net of divestments2 ), for debt repayment, and for capital return to shareholders. Free cash flow is determined from the Business net income adjusted for depreciation, amortization, and impairment, share of profit/loss in associates and joint ventures net of dividends received, gains and losses on disposals, net change in provisions including pensions and other post-employment benefits, deferred taxes, share-based expense, and other non-cash items. It comprises net changes in working capital, capital expenditures and other asset acquisitions3 net of disposal proceeds3 , and payments related to restructuring and similar items. Free cash flow is not defined by IFRS, and it is not a substitute measure for the IFRS aggregate net cash flow in operating activities.
| (€ million) | Q1 2025 | Q1 20244 |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities excluding the discontinued Opella business5 | 2,094 | 88 |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities (IFRS) of the discontinued Opella business | (185) | (136) |
| Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment and software | (490) | (490) |
| Acquisitions of intangibles assets, investments, and other long-term financial assets3 | (623) | (219) |
| Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and other non-current assets net of taxes3 |
344 | 431 |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | (63) | (73) |
| Others | (48) | (35) |
| Free cash flow6 | 1,029 | (434) |
1 Reported in the line items Restructuring costs and similar items and Gains and losses on disposals, and litigation.
2 Amount of the transaction above a cap of €500 million per transaction (inclusive of all payments related to the transaction).
3 Not exceeding a cap of €500 million per transaction (inclusive of all payments related to the transaction).
4 Figures for comparative period (2024) have been re-presented on a consistent basis to reflect the classification of Opella as a discontinued operation.
5 Most directly comparable IFRS measure to free cash flow.
6 Non IFRS indicator (see definition in Appendix 9).
Data are presented as year to date unless stated otherwise. While Sanofi is transitioning to the updated strategy and evolving the KPIs, the company continues to provide quarterly data on the key indicators below.
| Topic | Ambition | Progress | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | |||
| Sanofi Global Health Unit | Reach 1.5 million NCD patients by 2026 (cumulative since 2022) and 2 million by 2030 |
83,228 patients treated in 21 countries | 57,889 patients treated in 18 countries | |
| 85 active healthcare partnerships in 30 countries |
44 active healthcare partnerships in 21 countries |
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| 7 investments signed through the Impact Fund |
4 investments signed through the Impact Fund |
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| Polio | Provide inactivated polio vaccines (IPV) to UNICEF for Gavi countries to support polio eradication efforts |
9.7 million IPV doses supplied to UNICEF for GAVI countries |
9.4 million IPV doses supplied to UNICEF for GAVI countries |
|
| Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | |||
| Climate change – carbon footprint (CO2 emissions) |
55% reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (CO2 equivalent) by 2030 (cumulative versus 2019 baseline) to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2045 (all scopes) |
44% GHG reduction versus 20191 | 47% GHG reduction versus 2019 | |
| Global gender balance | Gender parity in senior leadership roles | 46% | 46% | |
| 40% of women in executive roles | 44% | 43% |
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1 As of 2025, Sanofi's environmental reporting excludes Opella data.
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