Illumina (ILMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Illumina (ILMN) reported FCF Margin of 23.01% for Q1 2026, up 303.0% on a YoY basis from 5.71% in Q1 2025, and down 31.98% quarter-over-quarter from 33.82% in Q4 2025.

Illumina (ILMN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Illumina has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 23.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 303.0% year-over-year to 23.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.04% (up 484.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.34%, up 812.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.01%, down from 33.82% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 33.82% in Q4 2025, with the low at 3.86% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 15.88% across 5 years, with a median of 19.26% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin slumped 1294 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1790 bps.
  • Illumina's FCF Margin stood at 9.08% in 2022, then jumped by 70 bps to 15.42% in 2023, then soared by 97 bps to 30.34% in 2024, then advanced by 11 bps to 33.82% in 2025, then tumbled by 32 bps to 23.01% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 23.01% (Q1 2026), 33.82% (Q4 2025), and 23.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -3.31%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 7.41%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 18.23%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 22.61%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 10.95%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 11.83%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.59%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 23.01%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 12.92%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 5.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 23.01%
Dec 28, 2025 33.82%
Sep 28, 2025 23.34%
Jun 29, 2025 19.26%
Mar 30, 2025 19.98%
Dec 29, 2024 30.34%
Sep 29, 2024 26.30%
Jun 30, 2024 4.41%
Mar 31, 2024 3.81%
Dec 31, 2023 15.42%
Oct 1, 2023 8.40%
Jul 2, 2023 4.93%
Apr 2, 2023 -3.86%
Jan 1, 2023 19.97%
Apr 3, 2022 9.08%
Oct 3, 2021 -29.24%
Jul 4, 2021 18.56%
Apr 4, 2021 21.96%
Jan 3, 2021 36.10%
Sep 27, 2020 13.22%