Illumina (ILMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Illumina (ILMN) posted Gross Margin of 66.09% for Q1 2026, up 0.91% quarter-over-quarter from 65.49% in Q4 2025, and up 48.0% year-on-year from 44.65% in Q1 2025.

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

Illumina (ILMN) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 66.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 66.09%, up 48.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 66.2% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 66.08%, up 64.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 66.09% for Q1 2026 at Illumina, up from 65.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 68.98% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 50.52% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 63.73%, with a median of 65.49% recorded in 2025.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 955 bps in 2023, down 638 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 64.3% in 2022, then fell by 7 bps to 60.07% in 2023, then gained by 10 bps to 65.94% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 65.49% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 66.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 66.09% in Q1 2026, 65.49% in Q4 2025, and 67.62% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 87.77%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 70.37%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 60.34%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 63.35%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 99.91%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 53.95%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 32.64%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 66.09%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 58.68%
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 32.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 66.09%
Dec 28, 2025 65.49%
Sep 28, 2025 67.62%
Jun 29, 2025 65.63%
Mar 30, 2025 65.61%
Dec 29, 2024 65.94%
Sep 29, 2024 68.98%
Jun 30, 2024 64.84%
Mar 31, 2024 61.99%
Dec 31, 2023 60.07%
Oct 1, 2023 61.13%
Jul 2, 2023 62.24%
Apr 2, 2023 60.26%
Jan 1, 2023 50.52%
Oct 2, 2022 64.30%
Jul 3, 2022 66.01%
Apr 3, 2022 66.64%
Oct 3, 2021 69.49%
Jul 4, 2021 71.23%
Apr 4, 2021 69.90%