WuXi AppTec Achieves Strong Double-Digit Growth in Revenue and Profit for Q1-Q3 2025 Backlog for Continuing Operations Up 41.2% YoY Further Raises 2025 Full-year Guidance

• Q3 Total Revenue: RMB12.06 Billion, Up 15.3% YoY;
  • Revenue from Continuing Operations^[1]Reached RMB12.04 Billion, Up 19.7% YoY
• Q1-Q3 Total Revenue: RMB32.86 Billion, Up 18.6% YoY; 
  • Revenue from Continuing Operations Reached RMB32.45 Billion, Up 22.5% YoY
• Q1-Q3 Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Reached RMB12.08 Billion^[2], Up 84.8% YoY;
  • Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS) of RMB4.21^[3], Up 87.9% YoY
• Q1-Q3 Adjusted Non-IFRS Net Profit Attributable to the Owners of the Company Reached RMB10.54 Billion, Up 43.4% YoY;
  • Adjusted Non-IFRS Diluted EPS of RMB3.68, Up 46.0% YoY
• Backlog for Continuing Operations Reached RMB59.88 billion as of September 30, 2025, Up 41.2% YoY
• Q1-Q3 Operating Cash Flow Achieved RMB10.87 Billion, Up 35.0% YoY

SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi AppTec (stock code: 603259.SH / 2359.HK), a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, today announced financial results for the first three quarters ending September 30, 2025 (“Reporting Period”): 

• For the first three quarters of 2025, total revenue reached RMB32.86 billion, up 18.6% year-over-year. Revenue from Continuing Operations reached RMB32.45 billion, up 22.5% year-over-year.
• Adjusted non-IFRS gross profit reached RMB15.46 billion, with the adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin up 6.1pts year-over-year to 47.0%.
• Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company was RMB12.08 billion, up 84.8% year-over-year; diluted EPS was RMB4.21, up 87.9% year-over-year.
• Adjusted non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company was RMB10.54 billion, up 43.4% year-over-year; adjusted non-IFRS net profit margin up 5.6pts year-over-year to 32.1%; adjusted non-IFRS diluted EPS was RMB3.68, up 46.0% year-over-year.
• With continuous capacity expansion to better meet customer demand, backlog for Continuing Operations reached RMB59.88 billion as of September 30, 2025, up 41.2% year-over-year.
• Operating cash flow climbed 35.0% year-over-year to RMB10.87 billion, driven by business growth, increase in operating efficiency, and continued improvement of financial management capabilities.
• Sustained and steady business growth as a result of our unique, fully integrated Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) platform. Driven by “follow the molecule” and “win the molecule” strategies, WuXi Chemistry’s small molecule CRDMO pipeline continues to efficiently convert and capture high-quality molecules, delivering sustained business growth. In the first three quarters of 2025, a total of 621 new molecules were added to the small molecule Development and Manufacturing (D&M) pipeline. As of September 30, 2025, our small molecule D&M pipeline reached 3,430 molecules, representing an increase of 15 projects in phase III and commercial stages during the first three quarters of 2025.
• Acceleration of global expansion, capacity construction and capability development. In March 2025, both the Changzhou and Taixing API manufacturing sites successfully passed FDA on-site inspections with no single observation. By the end of 2025, total reactor volume of small molecule APIs is expected to reach over 4,000kL. In September 2025, the construction of peptide capacity in Taixing was completed ahead of schedule; the Company’s total reactor volume of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesizers has been increased to more than 100,000L.
• Robust shareholder returns. The Company remains committed to rewarding shareholders and actively supporting the Company’s value. This year, the Company has implemented a total of RMB6.88 billion in cash dividends, share repurchases and cancellations, representing more than 70% of the Company’s 2024 net profit attributable to the owners of the Company. Among these, the Company has distributed a total of RMB4.88 billion in cash dividends, including RMB2.83 billion for the 2024 annual cash dividend, RMB1.01 billion for the 2025 special cash dividend and RMB1.03 billion for the 2025 interim dividend. Meanwhile, the Company also completed the repurchase of RMB2.0 billion worth of A-shares in total, all of which have been cancelled.

2025 Full-Year Outlook

With confidence in customers’ ongoing demand for enabling services, our CRDMO business model and management execution, the Company has further raised its full-year guidance.

The Company expects Continuing Operations revenue to resume double-digit growth in 2025, with its year-over-year growth rate raised to 17-18%, up from the prior 13-17%. As a result, the Company expects full-year total revenue of RMB43.5-44.0 billion, up from the prior RMB42.5-43.5 billion.

As it focuses on the core CRDMO business and continuously improved production and operating efficiency, the Company is confident and expects to further improve the adjusted non-IFRS net profit margin in 2025.

The Company is actively advancing global capacity construction; while due to longer-than-expected settlement cycles of certain projects, capex for 2025 is expected to reach RMB5.5-6.0 billion (adjusted from the prior RMB7.0-8.0 billion). Together with business growth, efficiency improvement, and considering the timing differences in project payments, free cash flow for 2025 is expected to increase from RMB5.0-6.0 billion to RMB8.0-8.5 billion.

Management Comment

Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi AppTec, said, “Reflecting robust customer demand and the strength of our unique CRDMO business model, WuXi AppTec delivered strong double-digit growth in revenue, profit and operating cash flow in the first three quarters of 2025, while our backlog for Continuing Operations reached a record RMB59.9 billion. Based on this momentum, we have further raised our full-year revenue and free cash flow guidance. The strategic divestment of clinical research services enables us to fully focus on our core CRDMO strategy and better meet the evolving needs of our customers. By concentrating on drug discovery, laboratory testing, process development, and manufacturing services, we are accelerating the growth of our global capabilities and capacities, delivering greater value for customers and shareholders, and advancing our vision that ‘every drug can be made and every disease can be treated’.”

Business Performance by Segment

• WuXi Chemistry: CRDMO Business Model Drives Continuous  Growth; Q1-Q3 2025 Revenue Up 29.3 % YoY , with TIDES Revenue Up 121.1% YoY
  • Q1-Q3 revenue of WuXi Chemistry reached RMB25.98 billion, up 29.3% year-over-year. With continued optimization of production process and improvement in capacity efficiency driven by the growth of late-stage clinical and commercial projects, Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin of WuXi Chemistry steadily improved 5.8pts year-over-year to 51.3%.
  • Small molecule drug discovery service (“R”) continues to generate downstream opportunities. In the past 12 months, we successfully synthesized and delivered more than 430,000 new compounds to customers. In the meantime, 250 molecules were converted from R to D phase in the first three quarters of 2025. Through our “follow-the-customer” and “follow-the-molecule” strategies, we established trusted partnerships with our customers globally, supporting the sustainable growth of our CRDMO business.
  • Small molecule D&M service remains strong.
    1. The small molecule CDMO pipeline continued to expand. Q1-Q3 revenue of small molecule D&M services rose 14.1% year-over-year to RMB14.24 billion. In the first three quarters of 2025, 621 new molecules were added to the small molecule D&M pipeline. As of September 30, 2025, our small molecule D&M pipeline reached 3,430 molecules, including 80 commercial projects, 87 in phase III, 374 in phase II and 2,889 in phase I and pre-clinical stages. This represents an increase of 15 projects in the commercial and phase III stages during the first three quarters of 2025.
    2. We continued to build small molecule capacity. In March 2025, both the Changzhou and Taixing API manufacturing sites successfully passed FDA on-site inspections with no single observation. The total reactor volume of small molecule APIs is expected to reach over 4,000kL by the end of 2025.
  • TIDES business (oligo and peptides) sustains rapid growth.
    1. With the ramp-up of new capacities released sequentially each quarter last year, Q1-Q3 TIDES revenue grew 121.1% year-over-year to RMB7.84 billion. As of September 30, 2025, TIDES backlog grew 17.1% year-over-year.
    2. TIDES D&M customers grew 12% year-over-year, while the number of TIDES molecules grew 34% year-over-year.
    3. In September 2025, the construction of peptide capacity in Taixing was completed ahead of schedule; the Company’s total reactor volume of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesizers has been increased to more than 100,000L.

• WuXi Testing: Drug Safety Evaluation Service & Site Management Organization (SMO) Maintain Leading Positions
  • WuXi Testing revenue reached RMB4.17 billion in Q1-Q3, and Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin was 26.5%.
  • With development of differentiated capabilities and enhanced operational management, Q3 revenue of lab testing services reached RMB1.08 billion, growing 7.2% year-over-year and 7.5% quarter-over-quarter; while its Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin continued to improve quarter-over-quarter. Of which, the revenue of drug safety evaluation services grew 5.9% year-over-year and 13.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • Q1-Q3 revenue of lab testing services grew 2.7% year-over-year to RMB2.96 billion. Due to market impact, its Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin declined as pricing was gradually reflected in revenue along with backlog conversion. Of which, drug safety evaluation services revenue resumed positive year-over-year growth, while maintaining an industry-leading position in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • The Company is committed to actively enabling customers’ global licensing. New modality business continued to develop, while the Company maintained its leading position in areas including nucleic acids, conjugates, mRNA, multispecific antibodies and peptides.
  • The Company continued to advance automation. DMPK successfully launched its proprietary all-in-one compound identification software, enhancing efficiency in spectral interpretation and metabolite identification for nucleic acids and peptides by 83%.
  • The Suzhou facility has successfully passed 4 consecutive FDA on-site inspections.
  • Q1-Q3 revenue for clinical CRO & SMO was down 6.4% year-over-year to RMB1.21 billion due to market pricing impact; of which, SMO revenue was down 0.7% year-over-year as backlog gradually converted into revenue, while maintaining its industry leading position in China.
  • During the first three quarters of 2025, our clinical CRO business supported customers in obtaining 19 IND approvals and submitting for 2 NDA filings; the SMO business supported 75 new drug approvals for customers. The SMO business has supported 331 new drug approvals in total over the past decade, maintaining significant advantages in multiple areas (endocrinology, dermatology, lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, etc.).

• WuXi Biology: Continues to Generate Downstream Opportunities; In Vitro & In Vivo Business Synergies and New Modality Business Drive Growth
  • WuXi Biology follows the science, continuously strengthens drug discovery capabilities in emerging areas and actively grows overseas businesses. It efficiently generates downstream opportunities for CRDMO model by continuously contributing more than 20% of the Company’s new customers.
  • Through cross-regional collaboration, comprehensive platform integration and integrated project transformation, we efficiently enable our customers worldwide. WuXi Biology revenue reached RMB1.95 billion in Q1-Q3 2025, a year-over-year increase of 6.6%.
  • Due to market pricing impact, Q1-Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin of WuXi Biology was down 1.0pts to 37.0%. With continuously improved operational efficiency, its Q3 adjusted non-IFRS gross profit margin improved 1.5pts quarter-over-quarter.
  • We accelerated advancements in in vitro integrated screening technologies and continued to improve in vivo pharmacology capabilities, resulting in rapid year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter revenue growth. With its competitive edge continuously strengthened, the non-oncology business has achieved strong revenue growth, becoming an important contributor to business growth.
  • New modality drug discovery services continue to perform well, contributing more than 30% of WuXi Biology’s total revenue.

This release provides a summary of the results and does not intend to provide a complete statement relating to the Company, its securities, or any relevant matters herein that a recipient may need in order to evaluate the Company. For additional information, please refer to the WuXi AppTec 2025 Third Quarterly Results Presentation and 2025 Third Quarterly Report disclosed on the Company’s official website, as well as the Company’s disclosure documents and information on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited website. Investors are advised to exercise caution and be aware of the investment risks in trading Company shares.

Net profit attributable to the owners of the Company is prepared in accordance with China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (CAS), in currency of RMB. Besides, all other financial information disclosed in this press release is prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards Accounting Standards (“IFRSs”), in currency of RMB.

The 2025 Third Quarterly Report of the Company has not been audited.

Third Quarter 2025 Results by Segments

Unit: RMB million

First Three Quarters 2025 Results by Segments

Unit: RMB million

Note 1: In accordance with the IFRSs, the Company has classified the operations for which equity sale agreements were signed or sales were completed during the first three quarters of 2025 or the comparison year as discontinued operations.

Note 2: Any sum of the data above that is inconsistent with the total is due to rounding.

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss ^[4] – Prepared under IFRSs

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss^[5] (continued) – Prepared under IFRSs

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position^[6] – Prepared under IFRSs

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (continued)^[7]– Prepared under IFRSs

Adjusted Non-IFRS Net Profit Attributable to the Owners of the Company^[8]

About WuXi AppTec

WuXi AppTec is a trusted partner and contributor to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, providing R&D and manufacturing services that help advance healthcare innovation. With operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, we offer integrated, end-to-end services through our unique CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization) platform. We are privileged to work alongside nearly 6,000 partners across 30+ countries, supporting their efforts to bring breakthrough treatments to patients. Guided by our vision that every drug can be made and every disease can be treated, we are committed to advancing breakthroughs for patients—one collaboration at a time. Learn more at https://www.wuxiapptec.com.

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Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations

In accordance with the IFRSs, the Company has classified the operations for which equity sale agreements were signed or sales were completed during the first three quarters of 2025 or the comparison year as discontinued operations (“Discontinued Operations”). The remaining operations of the Company will continue to be reported as continuing operations (“Continuing Operations”).

Use of Non-IFRS and Adjusted Non-IFRS Financial Measures

We provide non-IFRS gross profit and non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company, which exclude share-based compensation expenses, issuance expenses of convertible bonds, foreign exchange-related gains or losses, amortization of acquired intangible assets from merger and acquisition, gains or losses from divestiture, restructuring and resource integration initiatives, etc. We also provide adjusted non-IFRS net profit attributable to the owners of the Company and earnings per share, which further exclude realized and unrealized gains or losses from our venture capital investments and joint ventures. Neither of the above is required by, or presented in accordance with IFRSs.

We believe that the adjusted financial measures used in this presentation are useful for understanding and assessing our core business performance and operating trends, and we believe that management and investors may benefit from referring to these adjusted financial measures in assessing our financial performance by eliminating the impact of certain unusual, non-recurring, non-cash and non-operating items that we do not consider indicative of the performance of our core business. Such non-IFRS financial measures, the management of the Company believes, is widely accepted and adopted in the industry the Company is operating in. However, the presentation of these adjusted non-IFRS financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRSs. You should not view adjusted results on a stand-alone basis or as a substitute for results under IFRSs, or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies.

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