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This article is about Bristol-Myers Squibb. For the article on the company with ticker BMS, see Bemis Company (BMS).

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies by total sales. Bristol-Myers Squibb offers treatments for cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis. Cancer treatments in particular represent a major portion of the company's long-term growth potential and have historically been a strong suit of Bristol-Myers Squibb. The company's top three blockbuster drugs (annual sales >$1 billion) are blood thinner Plavix, Abilify for schizophrenia, and Reyataz for HIV. In FY 2010, BMY generated revenues of $19.5B and net earnings of $3.1B.^[1]

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