Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Illumina's Free Cash Flow came in at $161 million for Q2 2026, down 21.1% from $204 million a year earlier and down 35.9% from the prior quarter.
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Illumina (ILMN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Illumina reported Free Cash Flow of $931 million, down 9.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $931 million, up 31.3% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last three years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $709 million in FY2024 (+150.5%), $283 million in FY2023 (+167.0%), $106 million in FY2022 and $891 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 123.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 407.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 21.1%).
- Business Quant data shows ILMN's Free Cash Flow at $251 million (Q1 2026), $266 million (Q4 2025) and $253 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 948.40 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 10 | Illumina | 42.00 Bn | 36.77 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 161.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 161.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 251.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 266.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 253.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 204.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 208.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 335.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 284.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 173.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 94.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -42.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -19.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 111.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -324.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 209.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 240.00 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 344.00 Mn |
API Access
Illumina Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ILMN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ILMN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();