Shareholders Outside the Company, Rewards for Talent Inside: WuXi AppTec Plans Over 5.7 Billion Yuan in Cash Dividends for the Year and a 500 Billion Yuan Operating Goal

WuXi AppTec (603259.SH / 2359.HK) is implementing a clear “internal and external” value-sharing mechanism to lock in future growth. Based on record-breaking performance in 2025, the total cash dividends scheduled for 2026 will exceed 5.7 billion yuan, setting a new historical high. Meanwhile, the management team demonstrates strong confidence in the next phase, setting an annual business target of over 50 billion yuan in total revenue for 2026, closely linking shareholder returns with business advancement.

“Reward shareholders externally”: Double upgrade in dividend strength and pace. The scheduled dividends of over 5.7 billion yuan are driven by the company’s strong net profit attributable to shareholders in 2025, which surged approximately 102.65% year-on-year. More notably, this marks the second consecutive year of implementing mid-term dividends, indicating that a normalized high-return mechanism of “annual + mid-term” dividends has taken shape, significantly improving shareholder capital efficiency and investment experience.

“Reward talent internally”: 2.5 billion HKD incentive tied to long-term growth. As revenue in 2025 continuously surpasses the 42 billion and 43 billion yuan thresholds, a total of 2.5 billion HKD in H-share equity incentives will be granted to core teams. This ongoing incentive plan, linked to operational goals, aims to deeply bind key talent interests with the company’s long-term value, laying a solid talent foundation for achieving higher operational targets.

The confidence to reach new goals comes from solid fundamentals. WuXi AppTec’s revenue in 2025 reached a record high of 45.456 billion yuan, with order backlog at the end of the year reaching 58 billion yuan. This provides strong business support for the revenue target of 50 billion yuan. Additionally, the company has focused on its core CRDMO business by divesting non-core assets, resulting in a leap in profitability, with adjusted Non-IFRS net profit attributable to shareholders increasing by 41.33%.

For investors, WuXi AppTec is transforming excellent operational results into immediate shareholder returns and long-term talent momentum through its “external reward and internal reward” strategy. While demonstrating management confidence, this dual approach also injects a safeguard for the company’s sustainable growth.