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Illumina ILMN Free cash flow yield

Free cash flow yield at other companies

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Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO
3.7%+0.1pp
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Guardant HealthGH
-2%-0.8pp
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Natera, Inc.NTRA
0.4%-0.1pp
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Agilent TechnologiesA
3.3%-0.6pp
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DanaherDHR
3.9%+0.6pp
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AbbottABT
4.1%+1.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+4.8%
Gross profit$721.0M+5.6%
Operating income$209.0M+27.4%
Net income$134.0M+2.3%
EPS (diluted)$0.87+6.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-2.2%
Total debt$2.0B-3.0%
Total equity$2.7B+13.0%
Total assets$6.6B+6.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$289.0M+20.4%
CapEx$38.0M+18.8%
Free cash flow$251.0M+20.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.07B+50.0%
Enterprise value$25.03B+46.0%
P/E28.2×
P/S5.5×+1.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin66.2%-0.1pp
Operating margin19.4%
Net margin19.4%+12.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity33.8%+23.9pp
Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×
Current ratio1.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Illumina’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Illumina’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Illumina's free cash flow yield?
Illumina (ILMN) reported free cash flow yield of 5.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Illumina's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Illumina's free cash flow yield decreased by 25.9% year-over-year, from 7% to 5.2%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.