
Teva: Deep Dive on Operations
Eric Axon, CFA - Co-Head of High Yield, Head of Healthcare, CreditSights
Patrick Cunniff - Analyst, Healthcare, CreditSights
14 October 2025
Insights into Teva Pharmaceutical credit & growth outlook, including:
- Market Leadership & Revenue Composition: Teva maintains its position as the #1 generic pharma company in the US, with generics and branded products driving robust $16.5 bn in 2024 revenues.
- Branded Portfolio Growth Drivers: Austedo, Ajovy, and Uzedy anchor Teva’s branded (innovative) medicines, with a projected 12% revenue CAGR through 2030 and strong pipeline momentum.
- Credit Upgrade Potential: Teva Pharmaceutical credit & growth outlook highlights improving net leverage (3.1x at 2Q25), healthy $2 bn+ annual FCF, and anticipated investment grade upgrades by 2027.
- Regional Performance Insights: Explore Teva’s geographic revenue split, with the US contributing 52%, Europe 33%, and International markets 16%, and segment-specific growth and margin trends.
- Generics & Biosimilars Launch Cadence: Discover Teva’s strategic focus on new complex generics and biosimilars launches (15 complex generics, 4 biosimilars from 2025–27), offsetting headwinds like gRevlimid erosion and supporting enterprise growth.
Executive Summary
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We focus on Teva’s operating profile, including key risks and opportunities across the portfolio. We analyze important on-market assets and pipeline opportunities in each product category – branded (innovative) medicines, generics and biosimilars.
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We expect Teva to deliver low-single digit revenue growth going forward, though 2026 may be a challenging year due to generic competition for gRevlimid. Future growth will be driven by uptake for certain on-market branded assets as well as new launches in complex generics and biosimilars.
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We expect growth in adjusted EBITDA to be moderately stronger, likely in the mid-single digits, reflecting benefits from product mix and cost reduction efforts. We anticipate annual net FCF of $2 bn+ (and growing), allowing for incremental deleveraging and the attainment of investment grade ratings (sometime in 2027).
Relative Value
The rating agencies have come around on Teva following numerous legal resolutions (i.e., opioids, price fixing, FCA violations, etc.). Moody’s and Fitch each upgraded Teva one notch to Ba1 and BB+, respectively, in May 2025. S&P also raised its outlook to positive on Teva’s BB rating in late 2024. The agencies generally guide to leverage being maintained/sustained 0.3-0.8x below current levels as thresholds for additional upgrade (though S&P’s upgrade would likely be to BB+). We see this deleveraging range as achievable over the next 6-12 months. Teva’s management team remains highly committed to IG upgrades with effectively all free cash flow going towards debt reduction.