Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Guardant Health Pre-Tax Income increased by 14.2% to -$111.7M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 17.7%, from -$94.87M to -$111.7M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows relatively stable performance with a 2.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate stronger operational profitability and financial health.
Detailed definition
This represents the company's profitability after all operating and non-operating expenses have been deducted, but befor...
Peer comparison
Standardized across all public companies, allowing for direct comparison of pre-tax operational efficiency.
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income_before_taxHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$97.49M | -$107.43M | -$72.3M | -$123.25M | -$228.99M | -$161.88M | -$139.33M | -$133.29M | -$72.28M | -$85.61M | -$187.58M | -$114.58M | -$102.5M | -$107.72M | -$110.29M | -$94.87M | -$99.86M | -$92.59M | -$130.22M | -$111.7M |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.2% | +32.7% | -70.5% | -85.8% | +29.3% | +13.9% | +4.3% | +45.8% | -18.5% | -119.1% | +38.9% | +10.5% | -5.1% | -2.4% | +14.0% | -5.3% | +7.3% | -40.6% | +14.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -134.9% | -50.7% | -92.7% | -8.1% | +68.4% | +47.1% | -34.6% | +14.0% | -41.8% | -25.8% | +41.2% | +17.2% | +2.6% | +14.0% | -18.1% | -17.7% |
Range-$228.99M – -$72.28M
CAGR+2.9%
Avg YoY Growth-13.7%
Median YoY Growth-12.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Guardant Health's pre-tax income?
- Guardant Health (GH) reported pre-tax income of -$111.7M in Q1 2026.
- How has Guardant Health's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Guardant Health's pre-tax income decreased by 17.7% year-over-year, from -$94.87M to -$111.7M.
- What is the long-term trend for Guardant Health's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Guardant Health's pre-tax income has grown at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$384.47M to -$417.54M.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The profit a company makes before paying income taxes.