Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Illumina (ILMN) posted Free Cash Flow of $251.0 million for Q1 2026, down 35.97% quarter-over-quarter from $392.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 20.67% year-on-year from $208.0 million in Q1 2025.

Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Illumina (ILMN) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $251.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $251.0 million, up 20.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 25.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 49.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $251.0 million for Q1 2026 at Illumina, down from $392.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $392.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$42.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $177.5 million, with a median of $204.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plunged 137.84% in 2023 and jumped 407.32% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $111.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 55.86% to $173.0 million in 2023, then surged by 93.64% to $335.0 million in 2024, then grew by 17.01% to $392.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 35.97% to $251.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $251.0 million in Q1 2026, $392.0 million in Q4 2025, and $253.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 164.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 251.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 251.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 392.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 392.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 253.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 253.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 204.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 204.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 208.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 208.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 335.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 335.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 284.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 284.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 173.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 173.00 Mn