Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Illumina (ILMN) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $161.0 million for Q2 2026, down 21.08% year-over-year from $204.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 35.86% on a QoQ basis from $251.0 million in Q1 2026.
Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Illumina has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $161.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $161.0 million, down 21.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $931.0 million (down 9.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $931.0 million, up 31.31% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow slipped to $161.0 million in Q2 2026, from $251.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $335.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$42.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $151.7 million and a median of $167.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 1010.53% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 137.84% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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 decreased by 20.6% to $266.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 39.47% to $161.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $161.0 million in Q2 2026, $251.0 million in Q1 2026, and $266.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 234.15 Bn | 230.09 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Danaher | 152.10 Bn | 147.75 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 3 | Natera | 48.48 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 486.15 Mn | -8.64 Mn |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 44.35 Bn | 42.55 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.68 Bn | 41.60 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 360.00 Mn |
| 6 | Idexx Laboratories | 43.02 Bn | 42.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 322.52 Mn |
| 7 | Illumina | 34.39 Bn | 33.22 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 161.00 Mn |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.29 Bn | 28.24 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 282.62 Mn |
| 9 | Labcorp Holdings | 27.51 Bn | 27.37 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 313.90 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.10 Bn | 26.47 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 251.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 251.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 266.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 266.00 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 |