Life Sciences Solutions — Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Thermo Fisher Scientific Life Sciences Solutions — Purchases of property, plant and equipment decreased by 94.7% to $20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 94.5%, from $362M to $20M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Life Sciences Solutions — Purchases of property, plant and equipment shows a downward trend with a -53.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher spending typically signals growth initiatives or capacity expansion, whereas lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or sufficient existing capacity.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the cash outflows for capital expenditures specifically directed toward the Life Sciences Solutions...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment-level capital expenditure (CapEx) metrics reported by peers in the scientific instrumentation and life sciences supply industry.
tmo_segment_life_sciences_solutions_purchases_of_property_plant_and_equipmentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $202.5M | $202.5M | $202.5M | $122.5M | $122.5M | $122.5M | $122.5M | $44.5M | $44.5M | $44.5M | $44.5M | $27M | $45M | $362M | $43M | $26M | $32M | $51M | $376M | $20M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -39.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -63.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -39.3% | +66.7% | +704.4% | -88.1% | -39.5% | +23.1% | +59.4% | +637.3% | -94.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -39.5% | -39.5% | -39.5% | -63.7% | -63.7% | -63.7% | -63.7% | -39.3% | +1.1% | — | — | — | +18.5% | +13.3% | +3.9% | -94.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thermo Fisher Scientific's life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) reported life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment of $20M in Q1 2026.
- How has Thermo Fisher Scientific's life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment changed year-over-year?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment decreased by 94.5% year-over-year, from $362M to $20M.
- What is the long-term trend for Thermo Fisher Scientific's life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Thermo Fisher Scientific's life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment has grown at a -53.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $810M to $178M.
- What does life sciences solutions — purchases of property, plant and equipment mean?
- The amount of money spent on new physical assets and infrastructure for the Life Sciences Solutions segment.