Illumina (ILMN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Illumina has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 66.09% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 48.0% year-over-year to 66.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 66.2% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 66.08%, up 64.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 66.09%, up from 65.49% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 68.98% in Q3 2024, with the low at 50.52% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 63.73% across 5 years, with a median of 65.49% in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 955 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 638 bps in 2023.
  • Illumina's Gross Margin stood at 64.3% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 60.07% in 2023, then grew by 10 bps to 65.94% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 65.49% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 66.09% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 66.09% (Q1 2026), 65.49% (Q4 2025), and 67.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 87.77%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 70.37%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 60.34%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 63.35%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 53.95%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 32.64%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 99.91%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 66.09%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 58.68%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 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%