Illumina
ILMN NasdaqΒ· Life Sciences Tools & Services
Last close Β· Oct 26, 2026
$271.04
KIRA Β· Stoqlyβs AI analyst, in plain words
- Illumina had $4.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.0% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 18.6%, up 37.6Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 19 is left after running the business.
- Illumina made $850M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 6.6% a year.
- Free cash flow was $931M in fiscal 2025, 21.4% of revenue.
- Illumina returned $742M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 80% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.9%.
- Illumina owes $356M more than it holds in cash, about 0.3 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$41.5B
P/E
50.6x
Revenue
$4.3B
Net income
$850M
Free cash flow
$931M
Operating margin
18.6%
Illumina in 30 seconds Β· fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
β0.7%
No. Sales fell 0.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
19.6%
Yes. It keeps 19.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
21.4%
Yes. 21.4% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.3x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.3 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
50.6x
One share costs 50.6 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 27.9x.
What Illumina does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 28, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 12, 2026
- Legal name
- ILLUMINA, INC.
- CIK
- 0001110803
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $4.5B | $4.6B | $4.5B | $4.4B | $4.3B |
| Revenue growth | 39.7% | 1.3% | β1.8% | β2.9% | β0.7% |
| Gross margin | 69.7% | 64.8% | 60.9% | 65.4% | 66.1% |
| Operating margin | β2.7% | β91.2% | β23.7% | β19.1% | 18.6% |
| Net income | $762M | β$4.4B | β$1.2B | β$1.2B | $850M |
| Net margin | 16.8% | β96.1% | β25.8% | β28.0% | 19.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.04 | β$28.00 | β$7.34 | β$7.69 | $5.45 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $545M | $392M | $478M | $837M | $1.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $208M | $286M | $195M | $128M | $148M |
| Free cash flow | $337M | $106M | $283M | $709M | $931M |
| FCF margin | 7.5% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 16.2% | 21.4% |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $116M | $742M |
| Share count change | 2.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | β1.9% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.3B | $2.0B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $702M | $2.0B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $10.7B | $6.6B | $5.7B | $2.4B | $2.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β5.0x | β | β | β | 0.3x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 2.1x |
| Interest coverage | β2.0x | β160.7x | β13.9x | β8.3x | 8.0x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | β1.7% | β39.7% | β13.3% | β14.1% | 20.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.9% | β50.8% | β18.8% | β30.1% | 33.4% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.3 | β0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.1M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$593M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$1.7M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Illumina Β· ILMN
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illumina ILMN | $41.5B | β0.7% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 20.3% | 50.6x | 8 |
| Mettler Toledo MTD | $33.7B | 4.0% | β | 21.1% | 50.5% | 37.6x | 7 |
| Charles River Laboratories CRL | $17.1B | β0.9% | 0.6% | 12.9% | 0.4% | β | 4 |
| Waters WAT | $44.8B | 7.0% | 25.4% | 17.1% | 21.0% | β | 6 |
| Avantor AVTR | $11.7B | β3.4% | β3.8% | 7.6% | β2.1% | β | 5 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $271.04 a share, the company is worth $41.5B: 50.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Illumina grew sales faster than 2 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 1.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001110803). Data updated October 9, 2026. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
