Specialty Diagnostics — Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Thermo Fisher Scientific Specialty Diagnostics — Purchases of property, plant and equipment decreased by 90.7% to $35M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 90.3%, from $362M to $35M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Specialty Diagnostics — Purchases of property, plant and equipment shows a downward trend with a -14.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher spending suggests aggressive growth or maintenance investment, whereas lower spending may indicate a focus on cash flow preservation or completed infrastructure cycles.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the cash outflows for capital expenditures related to property, plant, and equipment within the Spe...
Peer comparison
Standard capital expenditure (CapEx) metric found in segment reporting across the medical device and diagnostics industry.
tmo_segment_specialty_diagnostics_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 | $41.75M | $41.75M | $41.75M | $28M | $28M | $28M | $28M | $30.25M | $30.25M | $30.25M | $30.25M | $26M | $46M | $362M | $33M | $25M | $34M | $36M | $376M | $35M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -32.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -14.0% | +76.9% | +687.0% | -90.9% | -24.2% | +36.0% | +5.9% | +944.4% | -90.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -32.9% | -32.9% | -32.9% | +8.0% | +8.0% | +8.0% | +8.0% | -14.0% | +52.1% | — | — | — | +30.8% | -21.7% | +3.9% | -90.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) reported specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment of $35M in Q1 2026.
- How has Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment changed year-over-year?
- Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment decreased by 90.3% year-over-year, from $362M to $35M.
- What is the long-term trend for Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Thermo Fisher Scientific's specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment has grown at a -14.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $167M to $121M.
- What does specialty diagnostics — purchases of property, plant and equipment mean?
- The amount of money spent on physical assets and infrastructure for the Specialty Diagnostics segment.