Growth Metrics

Standard Biotools (LAB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Standard Biotools (LAB) reported Free Cash Flow of -$46.9 million for Q1 2026, down 32.77% year-over-year from -$69.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 910.85% on a QoQ basis from $5.8 million in Q4 2025.

Standard Biotools (LAB) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$46.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 32.77% year-over-year to -$46.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$86.8 million (up 26.05% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$75.2 million, up 48.24% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$46.9 million in Q1 2026 per LAB's latest filing, from $5.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $5.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$63.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$22.6 million (2025), against an average of -$23.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow sank 3887.2%; it then surged 138.73% in 2025.
  • Tracing LAB's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$19.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 43.28% to -$11.3 million in 2023, then tumbled by 32.1% to -$14.9 million in 2024, then surged by 138.73% to $5.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 910.85% to -$46.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LAB Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$46.9 million (Q1 2026), $5.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$23.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.82 Bn 146.17 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 115.07 Bn 112.19 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 95.25 Bn 87.08 Bn 5.76 Bn 2.30 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 71.38 Bn 70.17 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 51.08 Bn 47.41 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.84 Bn 27.72 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.56 Bn 26.49 Bn 1.98 Bn 204.00 Mn
9 Steris 20.71 Bn 20.30 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn
10 Standard Biotools 448.37 Mn -6.80 Mn 11.31 Mn -46.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -46.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -46.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -22.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -22.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -35.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -35.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -14.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -14.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -40.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -63.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -63.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -12.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -12.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -10.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -10.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -9.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -19.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -19.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -25.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -25.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -30.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -30.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -16.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -16.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -500,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 -500,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 -49.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -49.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -38.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -38.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -19.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -19.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -14.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -14.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -4.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -4.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -3.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -3.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -5.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -5.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -6.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -6.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -5.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -5.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -5.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -5.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -20.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -20.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -658,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -658,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -4.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -4.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -16.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -16.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 483,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 483,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 -8.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -8.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -8.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -8.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -9.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -9.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -11.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -11.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -14.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -14.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -8.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -8.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -8.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -8.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -5.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -5.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -12.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -12.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -9.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -9.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -10.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -10.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -5.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -5.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -10.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -10.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -12.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -12.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -1.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -1.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -1.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -3.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -3.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -4.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -4.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -2.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -2.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -12.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -12.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -1.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -1.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.69 Mn