Objective: A novel RP-HPLC-DAD-HRMS method was developed for determination of armodafinil in presence of related substances viz. impurities and forced degradation products and its intrinsic stability was established by forced degradation profiling.Method: Armodafinil and its degradation products were successfully separated on Zorbax Eclipse Plus C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) by mixture of 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile (in gradient mode) at 1 ml/min flow rate within 20 min and detection was performed by photodiode-array detector at 252 nm.Results: Drug was extensively degraded in alkaline conditions followed by acidic and neutral conditions, while there was no degradation observed in thermal, oxidative and ultra-violet degradation conditions. Only one impurity (AMD-Imp) was identified as phenylmethanesulfinic acid. Structure of degradation products and degradation pathways of drug have been postulated for hydrolytic condition.