Illumina said it raised Q4 and full-year top- and bottom-line expectations, remained on a trajectory toward high single-digit growth in 2027 and 500 basis points of margin expansion ex-M&A, but declined to commit to 2027 guidance.
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Illumina reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1,129 million and net income of $220 million, versus $1,084 million and $150 million in Q3 2025. Nine-month operating cash flow was $909 million; its SomaLogic acquisition had a purchase price of $460 million.
Illumina reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1.13 billion, up 4.2%, and raised fiscal year 2026 revenue guidance to $4.64-$4.66 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $5.40-$5.45. Non-GAAP diluted EPS excluding tariff refunds was $1.44.
Illumina, Inc. established an unsecured commercial paper program on October 8, 2026, capped at $1.0 billion, with maturities not exceeding 397 days. Proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes; no notes were outstanding, and three dealers initially participated.
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Q4 FY25 earnings call · Feb 5, 2026TL;DR. Illumina reported Q4 2025 results above expectations, with 20% ex-China clinical consumables growth and full-year ex-China revenue up 2%, and guided 2026 total revenue of $4.5–$4.6 billion (4–6% reported growth) with operating margin expansion of ~130 bps ex-Somalogic, while research and applied consumables are expected to decline mid- to high single-digits and China remains a headwind due to export restrictions.
- + Q4 revenue of $1.16 billion came in above expectations with non-GAAP EPS of $1.35, up ~42% year over year, and full-year 2025 non-GAAP EPS of $4.84 beat original guidance.
- + Non-GAAP operating margin expanded 400 bps year over year in Q4 to 23.7%, and full-year 2026 margin is guided up ~130 bps ex-Somalogic, supporting trajectory toward 2027 targets.
- + Q4 NovaSeq X placements were the second-highest since launch, with over 100 units placed and more than 60% to clinical customers, supporting durable consumables pull-through.
- + Somalogic acquisition closed on January 30, strengthening the proteomics/multiomics pillar and expected to add 1.5–2 points to 2026 reported revenue growth.
- + Full-year 2026 EPS guided to $5.00–$5.20, representing ~10% year-over-year growth excluding the $0.18 Somalogic dilution.
- − Research and applied consumables are expected to decline mid- to high single-digits in 2026, reflecting continued muted academic end-market conditions.
- − China remains a revenue headwind, with Q4 China instruments down 55% due to export restrictions and 2026 China sales guided to $210–$220 million.
- − Q4 non-GAAP gross margin of 67% was down 40 bps year over year, pressured by a 205 bps tariff impact despite underlying improvement.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Capital expenditures for free cash flow purposes | $41M | Q3 2026 | — |
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| Cash flow provided by operations | $419M | Q3 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $791M | Nine Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
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| Non-GAAP gross margin (b) non-GAAP | 75.3% | Three Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP | 28.8% | Three Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating margin, excluding tariff refunds non-GAAP | 25% | Three Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating profit (b) non-GAAP | $824M | Nine Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating profit, excluding tariff refunds (b) non-GAAP | $791M | Nine Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| Organic revenue growth (non-GAAP) (a) non-GAAP | 4.2% | Nine Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
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| Revenue growth, excluding tariff refunds (non-GAAP) (a) non-GAAP | 7.3% | Nine Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
| ROW organic revenue growth (non-GAAP) (a) non-GAAP | 4.7% | Three Months Ended September 27, 2026 | — |
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| Number of shares repurchased | 942K | Q2 2026 filing | — |
| Total cost of shares repurchased | $123M | Q2 2026 filing | — |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $70M | Q2 2026 | — |
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Illumina said it raised Q4 and full-year top- and bottom-line expectations, remained on a trajectory toward high single-digit growth in 2027 and 500 basis points of margin expansion ex-M&A, but declined to commit to 2027 guidance.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| ILMN | -2.9% | -21.2% | +42.5% | -12.3% | +57.8% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | -5.5% | -20.0% | +42.0% | -12.1% | +47.2% |
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