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) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.92 Bn | 209.86 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.37 Bn | 136.02 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.17 Bn | 45.97 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 322.52 Mn |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.76 Bn | 37.96 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.41 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 360.00 Mn |
| 6 | Natera | 38.75 Bn | 37.65 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 18.03 Mn |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.07 Bn | 28.90 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 161.00 Mn |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.62 Bn | 28.56 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 282.62 Mn |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.15 Bn | 25.53 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
| 10 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.87 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 70.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 263.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 263.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 313.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 313.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 274.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 274.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 232.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 232.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 239.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 239.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 363.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 363.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 311.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 311.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 77.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.00 Mn |