Dexcom
DXCM Nasdaq Health Care Equipment Financials FY2016βFY2025
Dexcom's revenue rose 15.6% to $4.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 19.6%, up from 14.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion, up 70.8%. It paid out $500 million in dividends and buybacks, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.7%.
What Dexcom does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- DEXCOM, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001093557-26-000027
0001093557
Revenue and margins
Dexcom had $4.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 15.6% 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 $1.1B in fiscal 2025, 23.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Dexcom returned $500M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.7%.
Value Dexcom 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
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Adds net cash of $696M and divides by 405.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 30.9x Β· peers 33.9x Β· sector 27.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Dexcom can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.3B | $2.0B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.0B | $1.3B | $2.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β1.0x | β2.2x | β0.3x | β1.3x | β0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 1.0x | 0.6x | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 14.1x | 21.0x | 29.4x | 31.6x | 49.8x |
| Current ratio | 5.1x | 2.0x | 2.8x | 1.5x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 4.6x | 1.8x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $4.9B | $5.4B | $6.3B | $6.5B | $6.3B |
| Total liabilities | $2.9B | $3.3B | $4.2B | $4.4B | $3.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.7B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$371M | β$1.2B | β$229M | β$1.0B | β$696M |
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
$4.7M
7 insiders
Of sales under plans
100%
$4.7M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Michael Jon BrownEVP Chief Legal Compliance Off | Sold plan | 1,700 | $85.48 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Sadie SternEVP Chief People & Culture Off | Sold plan | 2,565 | $86.15 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Michael Jon BrownEVP Chief Legal Compliance Off | Sold plan | 1,700 | $84.04 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Nicholas AugustinosDirector | Sold plan | 6,539 | $84.04 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Nicholas AugustinosDirector | Sold plan | 1,550 | $84.02 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Jereme M SylvainEVP, Chief Financal Officer | Sold plan | 3,638 | $83.27 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Sadie SternEVP Chief People & Culture Off | Sold plan | 2,565 | $88.37 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Kevin R SayerExecutive Chair, Director | Sold plan | 26,756 | $90.01 | $2.4M | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Michael Jon BrownEVP Chief Legal Compliance Off | Sold plan | 1,700 | $91.93 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Bridgette P HellerDirector | Sold plan | 1,012 | $88.29 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Mark G FolettaDirector | Sold plan | 2,000 | $85.32 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Mark G FolettaDirector | Sold plan | 2,000 | $80.00 | $0.2M | 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 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.6% | β6.5% | β9.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.70 | 3.31 | 4.98 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexcom DXCM | $30.4B | 15.6% | 19.6% | 23.1% | 44.9% | 30.9x | 8 | |
| Idexx Laboratories IDXX | $44.4B | 10.4% | 31.6% | 24.6% | 57.3% | 39.4x | 8 | Compare β |
| ResMed | RMD | $36.9B | 9.9% | 33.4% | 29.2% | 26.7% | 24.2x | 6 | Compare β |
| Steris STE | $22.7B | 8.7% | 18.6% | 16.4% | 9.6% | 28.4x | 9 | Compare β |
| Edwards Lifesciences EW | $51.4B | 11.6% | 20.8% | 22.0% | 15.7% | 51.2x | 5 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $573M | $719M | $1.0B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $3.6B | $4.0B | $4.7B |
| Gross profit | $378M | $492M | $664M | $932M | $1.3B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Research and development | $156M | $185M | $200M | $274M | $360M | $517M | $484M | $506M | $552M | $599M |
| Operating income | β$63.9M | β$42.5M | β$186M | $142M | $300M | $266M | $391M | $598M | $600M | $912M |
| Interest expense | $0.7M | $12.8M | $22.7M | $60.3M | $17.7M | $18.8M | $18.6M | $20.3M | $19.0M | $18.3M |
| Pretax income | β$64.9M | β$48.6M | β$127M | $104M | $298M | $257M | $391M | $710M | $709M | $1.1B |
| Income tax | $0.7M | $1.6M | $0.6M | $3.1M | β$252M | $39.9M | $49.6M | $169M | $133M | $252M |
| Net income | β$65.6M | β$50.2M | β$127M | $101M | $550M | $217M | $341M | $542M | $576M | $836M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.78 | β$0.58 | β$1.44 | $1.10 | $1.33 | $0.53 | $0.82 | $1.30 | $1.42 | $2.09 |
| Diluted shares | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.42B | 0.43B | 0.43B | 0.43B | 0.41B | 0.41B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $56.2M | $92.0M | $123M | $315M | $476M | $443M | $670M | $749M | $990M | $1.4B |
| Capital expenditure | $55.7M | $66.0M | $67.1M | $180M | $199M | $389M | $365M | $237M | $359M | $364M |
| Free cash flow | $0.5M | $26.0M | $56.1M | $135M | $277M | $53.3M | $305M | $512M | $631M | $1.1B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $15.0M | $16.1M | $29.1M | $48.7M | $67.1M | $102M | $156M | $186M | $218M | $252M |
| Stock-based compensation | $111M | $106M | $102M | $103M | $119M | $113M | $127M | $151M | $170M | $160M |
| Acquisitions | $0.3M | $0.0M | $11.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $30.2M | $3.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $100M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $558M | $689M | $750M | $500M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $100M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $558M | $689M | $750M | $500M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $124M | $549M | $1.2B | β | $818M | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.3B | $2.0B |
| Total debt | $0.0M | $328M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.2B | $2.4B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M | $62.8M | $60.3M | $63.8M | $63.3M | $64.9M | $60.5M |
| Current assets | $280M | $745M | $1.7B | $2.0B | $3.4B | $3.7B | $3.7B | $4.4B | $4.3B | $4.0B |
| Current liabilities | $102M | $139M | $222M | $360M | $614M | $721M | $1.8B | $1.6B | $2.9B | $2.1B |
| Inventory | $45.4M | $45.2M | $70.7M | $120M | $235M | $357M | $307M | $560M | $543M | $629M |
| Property and equipment, net | $109M | $146M | $183M | $321M | $515M | $802M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.6B |
| Total assets | $403M | $904M | $1.9B | $2.4B | $4.3B | $4.9B | $5.4B | $6.3B | $6.5B | $6.3B |
| Total liabilities | $119M | $485M | $1.3B | $1.5B | $2.5B | $2.9B | $3.3B | $4.2B | $4.4B | $3.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $284M | $419M | $663M | $883M | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.7B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 66.0% | 68.5% | 64.4% | 63.1% | 66.4% | 68.6% | 64.7% | 63.2% | 60.5% | 60.1% |
| Operating margin | β11.2% | β5.9% | β18.1% | 9.6% | 15.5% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 16.5% | 14.9% | 19.6% |
| EBITDA margin | β8.5% | β3.7% | β15.2% | 12.9% | 19.0% | 15.0% | 18.8% | 21.6% | 20.3% | 25.0% |
| Net margin | β11.4% | β7.0% | β12.3% | 6.9% | 28.5% | 8.9% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 14.3% | 17.9% |
| FCF margin | 0.1% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 14.4% | 2.2% | 10.5% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 23.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β18.7% | β45.8% | β | β | 9.4% | 26.2% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 44.9% |
| Return on capital employed | β24.3% | β8.0% | β15.2% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 23.5% |
| Return on equity | β26.0% | β14.3% | β23.5% | 13.1% | 45.2% | 12.1% | 16.4% | 25.8% | 27.6% | 34.5% |
| Return on assets | β18.9% | β7.7% | β9.0% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 13.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 42.6% | 25.3% | 43.6% | 43.1% | 30.5% | 27.1% | 18.8% | 24.5% | 11.3% | 15.6% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | 443.7% | β60.5% | 57.3% | 58.7% | 6.4% | 45.1% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | 20.9% | β60.2% | 54.7% | 58.5% | 9.2% | 47.2% |
| FCF growth | β96.8% | 5,100.0% | 115.8% | 139.8% | 105.7% | β80.7% | 471.7% | 68.0% | 23.2% | 70.8% |
| Share count change | 4.8% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 355.5% | 2.0% | β0.3% | β0.5% | β3.0% | β1.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | 3.5x | β1.0x | β2.2x | β0.3x | β1.3x | β0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.8x | 1.5x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.0x | 0.6x | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | β91.3x | β3.3x | β8.2x | 2.4x | 16.9x | 14.1x | 21.0x | 29.4x | 31.6x | 49.8x |
| Current ratio | 2.7x | 5.4x | 7.6x | 5.5x | 5.6x | 5.1x | 2.0x | 2.8x | 1.5x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 5.0x | 7.3x | 5.1x | 5.2x | 4.6x | 1.8x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 9.7% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 15.9% | 12.5% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 7.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 19.3% | 14.8% | 9.9% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 178.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 183.0% | 134.5% | 118.9% | 46.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β0.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β35.1% | β21.8% | β17.8% | β9.9% | 2.2% | β4.9% | β6.4% | β3.6% | β6.5% | β9.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001093557). Data updated October 9, 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.