Business Segments · Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Specialty Diagnostics — Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Thermo Fisher Scientific Specialty Diagnostics — Depreciation of property, plant and equipment decreased by 92.2% to $24M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 91.3%, from $276M to $24M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026
Rolls up toD&A
How to read this metric
Increasing depreciation relative to assets may signal an aging asset base, while stable depreciation suggests consistent investment in capital equipment.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible assets over their useful lives within the Speci...
Peer comparison
Standard depreciation expense reported by manufacturing-heavy segments in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.
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tmo_segment_specialty_diagnostics_depreciation_of_property_plant_and_equipmentHistorical Data
38 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $211M | $32M | $205M | $32M | $217M | $32M | $250M | $18.75M | $236M | $18.75M | $244M | $18.75M | $256M | $18.75M | $253M | $21.5M | $270M | $21.5M | $269M | $21.5M | $276M | $21.5M | $285M | $277M | $290M | $29M | $304M | $32M | $276M | $22M | $256M | $23M | $227M | $23M | $292M | $23M | $306M | $24M |
| QoQ Change | — | -84.8% | +540.6% | -84.4% | +578.1% | -85.3% | +681.3% | -92.5% | >999% | -92.1% | >999% | -92.3% | >999% | -92.7% | >999% | -91.5% | >999% | -92.0% | >999% | -92.0% | >999% | -92.2% | >999% | -2.8% | +4.7% | -90.0% | +948.3% | -89.5% | +762.5% | -92.0% | >999% | -91.0% | +887.0% | -89.9% | >999% | -92.1% | >999% | -92.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +11.8% | -91.1% | +19.0% | -90.9% | +18.0% | -91.4% | +1.2% | -91.4% | +14.4% | -90.9% | +10.2% | -91.2% | +7.8% | -91.6% | +12.6% | +2.6% | +7.8% | -89.2% | +10.1% | -88.4% | -3.2% | -92.3% | -7.6% | -91.7% | -21.7% | -92.1% | -3.9% | -92.4% | +10.9% | -91.3% |
Range$18.75M – $306M
CAGR-20.9%
Avg YoY Growth-39.5%
Median YoY Growth-14.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — depreciation of property, plant and equipment?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) reported specialty diagnostics — depreciation of property, plant and equipment of $24M in Q1 2026.
- How has Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — depreciation of property, plant and equipment changed year-over-year?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — depreciation of property, plant and equipment decreased by 91.3% year-over-year, from $276M to $24M.
- What does specialty diagnostics — depreciation of property, plant and equipment mean?
- The non-cash expense representing the aging and usage of physical equipment in the Specialty Diagnostics segment.