Amgen (NAS:AMGN) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 5.21 (As of Today)

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Amgen's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for Amgen's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AMGN' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.25 Med: 4.24 Max: 6.21
Current: 5.21

During the past 13 years, Amgen's highest Yield on Cost was 6.21. The lowest was 2.25. And the median was 4.24.

AMGN's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
80.81% of 495 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 2.05 vs AMGN: 5.21

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Amgen's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Amgen 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Amgen's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amgen's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Amgen 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Amgen is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Amgen (NAS:AMGN) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Amgen (NAS:AMGN) Business Description

Industry

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AMG N:Mexico AMGd:UK 0R0T:UK AMG:Germany AMG:Germany AMG:Germany AMG:Germany AMGN34:Brazil AMGN:Austria AMGN:Argentina

Address

One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320-1799

Website

https://www.amgen.com

Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics, with historical expertise in renal disease and cancer supportive-care products. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). Amgen's biosimilar portfolio includes Mvasi (biosimilar Avastin), Kanjinti (biosimilar Herceptin), and Amjevita (biosimilar Humira).

Executives

Matthew C. Busch	officer: VP, Finance & CAO	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Michael V Drake	director	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Derek Miller	officer: SVP, Human Resources	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Rachna Khosla	officer: SVP, Business Development	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Omar Ishrak	director	710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Amy E Miles	director
Linda H. Louie	officer: VP, Finance & CAO	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Nancy A. Grygiel	officer: SVP & CCO	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Peter H. Griffith	officer: EVP & CFO	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Murdo Gordon	officer: EVP Global Commercial Ops	C/O BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, 345 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10154
David M Reese	officer: EVP, Research and Development	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Brian Druker	director	ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799
Wanda M Austin	director	6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Charles M Holley	director
Lori A Johnston	officer: SVP, HR	C/O AMGEN INC., ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320