礼来斥资65亿美元建厂,供应Medicare买单催生的口服药热潮
Medicare的“Bridge”计划在三个月内让70万老年人用上了GLP-1类药物,其中70%用的是礼来药品。这座耗资65亿美元的休斯敦工厂,是礼来为应对口服药转向布下的对冲——该市场目前由诺和诺德主导。
Vincent Jiang · 2 min read
礼来周一破土动工,在休斯敦东北部的Generation Park园区开建一座投资65亿美元、建筑面积100万平方英尺(约合9.3万平方米)的工厂,规模为得克萨斯州历史上同类项目之最123。工厂的主要任务是为Foundayo生产活性药物成分——这款肥胖症口服药今年4月上市,比诺和诺德的同类产品晚了数月14。首批产品预计2030年前下线1。
支付方先把需求造了出来
Medicare的“Bridge”计划自今年7月起将肥胖症药物纳入支付范围,每月自付50美元,覆盖约6600万参保人4。此后已有70万老年人开始使用GLP-1类药物,其中70%服用礼来药品,多数仍在注射Zepbound(替尔泊肽)4。每三名新增口服药患者中,就有一人在服用Foundayo,CEO戴维·里克斯(Dave Ricks)表示这一比例每周都在上升14。
口服药是诺和诺德的天下,股价照样下跌
就在同一天上午,诺和诺德在伦敦举行战略发布日。首席执行官Mike Doustdar预测,到2030年口服药可能拿下肥胖症市场的一半,高于华尔街预估的14%至40%;他还指出,诺和诺德在美国新增口服处方中的占比超过80%,口服版Wegovy(司美格鲁肽)上半年销售额达8.43亿美元5。但股价仍一度下跌7%:司美格鲁肽将于2032年在美国失去市场独占权,2026年销售指引为持平至下滑6%6。礼来目前占据整个市场约61%的份额6。

资本开支就是保险单
自2020年以来,礼来已承诺为美国制造业投入超过500亿美元,目前共有10个基地在建,休斯敦项目是其中之一12。季度资本开支增至原来的三倍:2023年末为9.7亿美元,2026年二季度达到29.3亿美元;当季营收229.7亿美元,同比增长47.7%7。Foundayo上市首季便录得9800万美元销售额1。破土动工的意义只有一个——让这轮口服药热潮跑不赢礼来的供应能力。
自2023年以来季度资本开支增至三倍,达29.3亿美元
Data
| 季度资本开支 | |
|---|---|
| 2023年三季度 | $0.97B |
| 2023年四季度 | $1.07B |
| 2024年一季度 | $0.99B |
| 2024年二季度 | $1.23B |
| 2024年三季度 | $1.35B |
| 2024年四季度 | $1.5B |
| 2025年一季度 | $1.51B |
| 2025年二季度 | $1.7B |
| 2025年三季度 | $2.09B |
| 2025年四季度 | $2.55B |
| 2026年一季度 | $2.33B |
| 2026年二季度 | $2.93B |
估值已经预设了胜利
周二,市场提醒人们,便利是把双刃剑:Viking公司的VK2735在每两周注射一次的给药方案下,维持了此前减重效果的97%,安慰剂组为61%,VKTX股价大涨35%89。这些数据要变成真正的威胁,还需迈过III期临床、监管审批、生产规模和支付方准入几道坎10。礼来目前的滚动市盈率接近40倍,2026年年内股价上涨约8%,跑输同期上涨13%的标普500指数11;支撑估值的,是850亿至870亿美元的收入指引,以及肯·兰戈恩(Ken Langone)“四年内涨到2000美元”的预测12。接下来的看点:Foundayo将在2027年全球上市之前,在40多个国家提交注册申请2;诺和诺德则承诺建设可供10倍患者使用的口服药产能6。Medicare为需求买单;混凝土确定无疑;估值全凭信念。
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02Verified & cross-validated12 claims · 25 data feeds▾
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- 4CNBC, "Eli Lilly CEO says 700,000 new seniors have started GLP-1s after Medicare coverage, and 70% are on Lilly drugs", 21 September 2026
- 5Traders Union, "Novo Nordisk sees weight-loss pills capturing half of obesity drug market by 2030", 22 September 2026
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- 7Sharadar quarterly fundamentals from Eli Lilly's SEC filings, retrieved 24 September 2026
- 8RTTNews, "Viking's VK2735 Shows Strong Weight-Loss Maintenance With Less Frequent Dosing; Stock Up", 22 September 2026
- 9Yahoo Finance (StockTwits), "VKTX Stock Spikes 38% Premarket: Viking's VK2735 Shows Promise For Weight-Loss Maintenance", 22 September 2026
- 10Yahoo Finance (GuruFocus), "Lilly Rises Higher as Viking Preserves Up to 90% Monthly", 22 September 2026
- 11NAI500, "Eli Lilly Stock Trails the Market, and Its Growth Story Faces a Test Under a High Valuation", 23 September 2026
- 1224/7 Wall St., "His Bet On Home Depot Made Ken Langone A Billionaire. Now He Sees Eli Lilly Stock Hitting $2,000", 22 September 2026
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