The company also issued a 2025 guidance that fell short of expectations, as some of the company's older drugs face competition from cheaper generics.

Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb has been a standout among its big pharma peers over the past six months, scoring a share-price gain of more than 20%, while most of the group has been flat or down. Financial results the company reported early Thursday seem to validate that recent performance,

Bristol Myers Squibb reported strong fourth-quarter earnings but its outlook for 2025 failed to meet expectations.

Shares of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. BMY shed 3.84% to $57.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.36% to 6,083.57 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.28% to 44,747.63.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (SMY) stock falls as its Q4 2024 results beat Street forecasts, but its 2025 outlook fell short of consensus. Read more here.