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Ginkgo Bioworks DNA Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.5M-49.1%
Gross profit$16.4M-52.0%
Operating income-$71.4M+11.9%
Net income-$82.6M+9.2%
EPS (diluted)-$1.42+27.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$188.7M-46.9%
Total debt$410.7M-5.5%
Total equity$443.2M-31.6%
Total assets$1.0B-20.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$46.7M+9.4%
CapEx$1.9M-74.6%
Free cash flow-$48.6M+17.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$625.16M+24.6%
Enterprise value$847.19M+45.9%
P/S4.4×+2.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin-210.7%+7.6pp
Net margin-215.4%+8.3pp
FCF margin-119%-21.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-55.8%-1.8pp
Debt / equity0.9×+0.3×
Current ratio5.2×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ginkgo Bioworks’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ginkgo Bioworks’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ginkgo Bioworks's return on invested capital?
Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) reported return on invested capital of -42.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Ginkgo Bioworks's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ginkgo Bioworks's return on invested capital increased by 51.0% year-over-year, from -87.2% to -42.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Ginkgo Bioworks's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ginkgo Bioworks's return on invested capital has grown at a -60.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -1,890.5% to -46.8%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.