Analyst Conference Summary

Illumina
ILMN

conference date: April 30, 2026 @ 1:30 PM Pacific Time
for quarter ending: March 31, 2026 (first quarter, Q1 2026)


Forward-looking statements

Overview:

Basic data (GAAP):

Revenue was $ billion, up % sequentially from $1.16 billion and % from $ billion in the year-earlier quarter.

Net income was $ million, up % sequentially from $334 million, and up % from $ million year-earlier.

Diluted EPS was $, up % sequentially from $2.16, and up % from $ year-earlier.

Guidance:

Conference Highlights:

Jacob Thaysen, CEO, said "".

In January 2026 the acquisition of SomaLogic was completed. Will pay $350 million in cash and up to $75 million in near-term milestones.

In Q4 2025 introduced the Billion Cell Atlas, the first data product of the BioInsight business, to support AI-enabled drug discovery.

China lifted the export ban on Illumina sequencers in Q4, but approvals are still required for instrument purchases.

Product revenue was $ million, services $ million. $ million of the product revenue was for instruments, $ was for consumables.

Illumina shipped > NovaSeq X instruments in Q1 2026. [NovaSeq X is the most powerful and expensive of its sequencers.]

Non-GAAP numbers: net income $ million, up % sequentially from $208 million, and up % from $ million year-earlier. Diluted EPS was $, up % sequentially from $1.35, and up % from $ year-earlier.

Cash, equivalents and investment balance was $ billion, up sequentialy from $1.36 billion. $ billion term debt. Cash flow from operations was $ million. Free cash flow was $ million. Capital expenditures were $ million. Cash used to repurchase stock was $ million.

GAAP cost of revenue was $ million, leaving gross profit of $ million. Operating expenses were $ million, consisting of: $ million for research and development; $ million for selling, general, and administration; $ million for legal settlement. Leaving income from operations of $ million. Other income was $ million. Income tax $ million.

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