Bruker
BRKR Nasdaq Health Care Equipment Financials FY2016βFY2025
Bruker's revenue rose 2.1% to $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 2.0%, down from 7.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $43 million, down 68.2%. It paid out $33 million in dividends and buybacks, 76% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.5%.
What Bruker does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- BRUKER CORPORATION
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-082523
0001109354
Revenue and margins
Bruker had $3.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $43.3M in fiscal 2025, 1.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Bruker returned $32.8M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 76% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.5%.
Value Bruker yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.6B and divides by 151.8M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Bruker can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.2B | $646M | $488M | $183M | $299M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $2.1B | $1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3x | 1.1x | 1.5x | 4.4x | 5.5x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | 28.9x | 26.9x | 26.6x | 5.3x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.3x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $3.7B | $3.6B | $4.2B | $5.8B | $6.2B |
| Total liabilities | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $4.0B | $3.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $2.5B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $170M | $588M | $814M | $1.9B | $1.6B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$3.1M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
94%
$2.9M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $52.87 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Wolfgang PuschPresident BMID Group | Sold | 3,473 | $56.90 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $57.60 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $60.25 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $54.76 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $43.90 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $39.90 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $35.44 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $36.94 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 2,000 | $49.20 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 7,000 | $55.00 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Mark MunchExec Vp&pres Bruker Nano Inc. | Sold plan | 33,843 | $49.66 | $1.7M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 2.0% | β2.8% | β2.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.47 | 2.99 | 2.98 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruker BRKR | $8.8B | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | β | 4 | |
| AdaptHealth AHCO | $819M | β0.5% | 2.8% | 6.8% | 2.1% | β | 4 | Compare β |
| Globus Medical GMED | $11.2B | 16.7% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 11.0% | 20.9x | 9 | Compare β |
| Revvity RVTY | $17.7B | 3.7% | 12.5% | 17.8% | 3.3% | 76.0x | 5 | Compare β |
| Idexx Laboratories IDXX | $44.4B | 10.4% | 31.6% | 24.6% | 57.3% | 39.4x | 8 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Gross profit | $745M | $816M | $900M | $995M | $940M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Research and development | $148M | $162M | $173M | $188M | $198M | $221M | $236M | $295M | $377M | $395M |
| Operating income | $182M | $220M | $262M | $301M | $248M | $413M | $433M | $437M | $253M | $68.2M |
| Interest expense | $13.2M | $15.4M | $12.6M | $16.0M | $14.4M | $14.3M | $16.1M | $16.4M | $47.9M | $60.3M |
| Pretax income | $178M | $198M | $245M | $280M | $226M | $394M | $414M | $544M | $207M | $22.0M |
| Income tax | $23.1M | $118M | $63.7M | $82.4M | $64.4M | $113M | $116M | $118M | $91.4M | $29.3M |
| Net income | $154M | $78.6M | $180M | $197M | $158M | $277M | $297M | $427M | $113M | β$8.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.95 | $0.49 | $1.14 | $1.26 | $1.02 | $1.81 | $1.99 | $2.90 | $0.76 | β$0.15 |
| Diluted shares | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B | 0.15B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $131M | $154M | $240M | $213M | $332M | $282M | $274M | $350M | $251M | $134M |
| Capital expenditure | $37.1M | $43.7M | $49.2M | $73.0M | $97.2M | $92.0M | $129M | $107M | $115M | $90.8M |
| Free cash flow | $93.7M | $111M | $191M | $140M | $235M | $190M | $145M | $243M | $136M | $43.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $54.3M | $63.9M | $64.9M | $75.6M | $80.4M | $89.1M | $88.8M | $115M | $184M | $220M |
| Stock-based compensation | $9.4M | $11.0M | $11.3M | $9.6M | $16.0M | $17.2M | $27.7M | $30.9M | $25.3M | $20.2M |
| Acquisitions | $24.3M | $66.3M | $192M | $90.0M | $59.2M | $65.0M | $182M | $227M | $1.6B | $73.9M |
| Share buybacks | $160M | $152M | $0.0M | $142M | $123M | $153M | $263M | $152M | $0.0M | $10.0M |
| Dividends paid | $25.8M | $25.4M | $25.1M | $25.0M | $24.6M | $24.2M | $29.8M | $29.4M | $30.2M | $22.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $186M | $178M | $25.1M | $167M | $148M | $178M | $293M | $182M | $30.2M | $32.8M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $342M | $439M | $322M | $685M | $732M | $1.2B | $646M | $488M | $183M | $299M |
| Total debt | $412M | $416M | $341M | $813M | $845M | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $2.1B | $1.9B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.5M | $3.4M | $4.3M | $14.1M | $20.9M | $17.5M | $19.0M |
| Current assets | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Current liabilities | $525M | $525M | $599M | $646M | $792M | $939M | $914M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Inventory | $440M | $486M | $510M | $577M | $692M | $710M | $800M | $968M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Property and equipment, net | $239M | $267M | $271M | $306M | $396M | $406M | $487M | $600M | $669M | $745M |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.7B | $3.6B | $4.2B | $5.8B | $6.2B |
| Total liabilities | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $4.0B | $3.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $686M | $725M | $897M | $907M | $961M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $2.5B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.3% | 46.2% | 47.5% | 48.0% | 47.3% | 50.0% | 51.6% | 51.1% | 49.0% | 45.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.3% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 12.5% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 14.7% | 7.5% | 2.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.7% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 18.2% | 16.5% | 20.8% | 20.6% | 18.6% | 13.0% | 8.4% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 3.4% | β0.3% |
| FCF margin | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10.1% | 6.8% | 11.8% | 7.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 4.0% | 1.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 21.2% | 14.9% | 23.8% | 21.6% | 16.6% | 25.1% | 21.0% | 17.5% | 4.8% | 0.9% |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 16.2% | 17.8% | 16.5% | 11.3% | 16.6% | 16.0% | 15.2% | 6.7% | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | 21.8% | 11.1% | 22.2% | 21.9% | 16.9% | 27.3% | 27.2% | 34.3% | 7.2% | β0.4% |
| Return on assets | 8.7% | 4.2% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 2.3% | β0.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β0.8% | 9.6% | 7.3% | 9.3% | β4.1% | 21.7% | 4.7% | 17.1% | 13.6% | 2.1% |
| Net income growth | 51.2% | β48.8% | 128.6% | 9.7% | β20.0% | 75.6% | 7.0% | 44.0% | β73.5% | β107.6% |
| EPS growth | 58.3% | β48.4% | 132.7% | 10.5% | β19.1% | 77.5% | 9.9% | 45.7% | β73.8% | β119.7% |
| FCF growth | β52.0% | 18.1% | 72.1% | β26.3% | 67.4% | β19.0% | β23.7% | 67.5% | β44.1% | β68.2% |
| Share count change | β4.1% | β1.9% | β1.2% | β0.4% | β1.3% | β1.1% | β2.3% | β1.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3x | β0.1x | 0.1x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 1.1x | 1.5x | 4.4x | 5.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | 13.8x | 14.3x | 20.8x | 18.8x | 17.2x | 28.9x | 26.9x | 26.6x | 5.3x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 2.4x | 2.6x | 2.2x | 2.8x | 2.4x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.9x | 1.6x | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 198.3% | 160.4% | 13.2% | 119.2% | 62.9% | 93.2% | 201.7% | 74.7% | 22.2% | 75.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Accruals ratio | 1.3% | β4.0% | β2.9% | β0.7% | β6.0% | β0.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% | β2.8% | β2.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001109354). Data updated October 14, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.