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Illumina cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$170M
Illumina capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q215.22% · $11.684M84.78% · $65.069MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $76.753M
FY 2010 Q338.64% · $14.57M61.36% · $23.141MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $37.711M
FY 2010 Q430.66% · $12.384M0% · $0.001M69.34% · $28.01MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $40.395M
FY 2011 Q11.86% · $12.3M8.81% · $58.302M51.1% · $338.32MUnavailable38.23% · $253.135M100% · $662.057M
FY 2011 Q212.28% · $16.203M0% · $0M21.22% · $28.006MUnavailable66.5% · $87.774M100% · $131.983M
FY 2011 Q39.43% · $22.183M0% · $0M86.76% · $204.08MUnavailable3.81% · $8.965M100% · $235.228M
FY 2011 Q4100% · $27.114M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $27.114M
FY 2012 Q1100% · $13.084M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $13.084M
FY 2012 Q239.19% · $20.946MUnavailable60.81% · $32.499MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $53.445M
FY 2012 Q341.38% · $17.65MUnavailable58.62% · $25MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $42.65M
FY 2012 Q436.3% · $17.101M0% · $0M63.7% · $30.013MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $47.114M
FY 2013 Q15.48% · $21.441M88.14% · $345.111M6.39% · $25.011MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $391.563M
FY 2013 Q231.53% · $11.534M0.14% · $0.05M68.34% · $25MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $36.584M
FY 2013 Q317.02% · $18.93M82.98% · $92.317M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $111.247M
FY 2013 Q424.1% · $27.31M75.9% · $86.023M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $113.333M
FY 2014 Q112.76% · $19.012MUnavailable87.24% · $130.017MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $149.029M
FY 2014 Q224.36% · $23.324MUnavailable75.64% · $72.414MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $95.738M
FY 2014 Q3100% · $28.828MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $28.828M
FY 2014 Q450.06% · $34.832M0% · $0M49.94% · $34.752MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $69.584M
FY 2015 Q151.26% · $36.551MUnavailable48.74% · $34.753MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $71.304M
FY 2015 Q2100% · $41.351MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $41.351M
FY 2015 Q343.99% · $29.459MUnavailable56.01% · $37.503MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $66.962M
FY 2015 Q414.85% · $35.486M0.57% · $1.355M84.58% · $202.068MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $238.909M
FY 2016 Q174.93% · $53.418M25.07% · $17.875MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $71.293M
FY 2016 Q2100% · $67.813MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $67.813M
FY 2016 Q381.37% · $57.122M0% · $0M18.63% · $13.075MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $70.197M
FY 2016 Q437.44% · $81.538M0% · $0M62.56% · $136.267MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $217.805M
FY 2017 Q145.11% · $83MUnavailable54.89% · $101MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $184M
FY 2017 Q2100% · $69MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $69M
FY 2017 Q352.23% · $82MUnavailable47.77% · $75MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $157M
FY 2017 Q450.33% · $76MUnavailable49.67% · $75MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $151M
FY 2018 Q1100% · $90MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $90M
FY 2018 Q2100% · $77MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $77M
FY 2018 Q3100% · $64M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $64M
FY 2018 Q439.88% · $65M0% · $0M60.12% · $98MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $163M
FY 2019 Q147.06% · $56MUnavailable52.94% · $63MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $119M
FY 2019 Q2100% · $47MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $47M
FY 2019 Q319.84% · $49M0% · $0M80.16% · $198MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $247M
FY 2019 Q447.5% · $57M0% · $0M52.5% · $63MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $120M
FY 2020 Q117.54% · $40MUnavailable82.46% · $188MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $228M
FY 2020 Q221.55% · $39MUnavailable78.45% · $142MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $181M
FY 2020 Q327.27% · $48M1.7% · $3M71.02% · $125MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $176M
FY 2020 Q418.08% · $62M0% · $0M81.92% · $281MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $343M
FY 2021 Q160.87% · $42MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable39.13% · $27M100% · $69M
FY 2021 Q28.24% · $44MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable91.76% · $490M100% · $534M
FY 2021 Q32.15% · $52M97.85% · $2,364M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,416M
FY 2021 Q4100% · $70M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $70M
FY 2022 Q1100% · $61MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $61M
FY 2022 Q2100% · $71MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $71M
FY 2022 Q3100% · $66M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $66M
FY 2022 Q4100% · $88M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $88M
FY 2023 Q19.42% · $52MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable90.58% · $500M100% · $552M
FY 2023 Q2100% · $47MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $47M
FY 2023 Q35.77% · $45M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable94.23% · $735M100% · $780M
FY 2023 Q463.75% · $51M36.25% · $29M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $80M
FY 2024 Q1100% · $36M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $36M
FY 2024 Q2100% · $31M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $31M
FY 2024 Q33.33% · $32M8.42% · $81M10.29% · $99MUnavailable77.96% · $750M100% · $962M
FY 2024 Q463.04% · $29M0% · $0M36.96% · $17MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $46M
FY 2025 Q113.39% · $32M2.93% · $7M83.68% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $239M
FY 2025 Q27.5% · $30M0% · $0M92.5% · $370MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $400M
FY 2025 Q319.25% · $31M0% · $0M80.75% · $130MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $161M
FY 2025 Q49.17% · $55M0.5% · $3M7% · $42MUnavailable83.33% · $500M100% · $600M
FY 2026 Q15.47% · $38M59.71% · $415M34.82% · $242MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $695M
FY 2026 Q223.53% · $40M1.18% · $2M75.29% · $128MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $170M
Jul 4, 2010 through Jun 28, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$201M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$40M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$161M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$73M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

45.34%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

36.32%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.35

Quarterly data

Illumina cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 28, 2026201401617345.34%36.32%—$1.35
FY 2026 Q1Mar 29, 2026289382516023.9%20.76%—$0.87
FY 2025 Q4Dec 28, 2025321552666323.68%19.63%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 28, 2025284312537027.67%24.65%—$0.98
FY 2025 Q2Jun 29, 2025234302046933.82%29.49%—$1.49
FY 2025 Q1Mar 30, 2025240322087335.1%30.42%—$0.82
FY 2024 Q4Dec 29, 2024364293357923.58%21.7%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 29, 2024316322848329.23%26.27%—$4.42
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024803149112228.57%140%—$-12.48
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 202477364196234.15%124.68%—$-0.77
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 2023224511739454.34%41.96%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 1, 202313945948792.55%62.59%—$-4.64
FY 2023 Q2Jul 2, 20231054758106182.76%100.95%—$-1.44
FY 2023 Q1Apr 2, 20231052-4293—930%—$0.02
FY 2022 Q4Jan 1, 20231478859100169.49%68.03%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 2, 2022-5266-11883———$-23.6
FY 2022 Q2Jul 3, 2022125715491168.52%72.8%—$-3.31
FY 2022 Q1Apr 3, 2022172611119282.88%53.49%—$0.54
FY 2021 Q4Jan 2, 2022282702129846.23%34.75%——
FY 2021 Q3Oct 3, 2021-27252-324509———$2.02
FY 2021 Q2Jul 4, 2021253442098038.28%31.62%—$1.23
FY 2021 Q1Apr 4, 2021282422406727.92%23.76%—$0.97
FY 2020 Q4Jan 3, 2021406623447822.67%19.21%——
FY 2020 Q3Sep 27, 2020153481056158.1%39.87%—$1.18
FY 2020 Q2Jun 28, 202024039201167.96%6.67%—$0.31
FY 2020 Q1Mar 29, 2020281402413916.18%13.88%—$1.14
FY 2019 Q4Dec 29, 2019443573864912.69%11.06%—$1.57
FY 2019 Q3Sep 29, 2019267492184621.1%17.23%—$1.54
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 201914347964850%33.57%—$1.94
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 2019198561425135.92%25.76%—$1.53
FY 2018 Q4Dec 30, 2018300652354720%15.67%—$1.37
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018292642284821.05%16.44%—$1.29
FY 2018 Q2Jul 1, 2018295772185022.94%16.95%—$1.37
FY 2018 Q1Apr 1, 2018255901654829.09%18.82%—$1.37
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 2017294762184118.81%13.95%—$0.45
FY 2017 Q3Oct 1, 2017235821533422.22%14.47%—$1.08
FY 2017 Q2Jul 2, 2017178691093935.78%21.91%—$0.85
FY 2017 Q1Apr 2, 201716883855058.82%29.76%—$2.41
FY 2016 Q4Jan 1, 2017280.1581.54198.6227.2213.7%9.72%—$0.82
FY 2016 Q3Oct 2, 2016150.357.1293.1834.5837.11%23.01%—$0.85
FY 2016 Q2Jul 3, 2016217.0567.81149.2331.9721.42%14.73%—$0.8
FY 2016 Q1Apr 3, 201639.7453.42-13.6835.29—88.81%—$0.58
FY 2015 Q4Jan 3, 2016240.3835.49204.8935.4917.32%14.76%—$0.68
FY 2015 Q3Sep 27, 2015180.9929.46151.5432.2321.27%17.81%—$0.77
FY 2015 Q2Jun 28, 2015171.4541.35130.0932.9625.33%19.22%—$0.67
FY 2015 Q1Mar 29, 201566.7836.5530.2331.92105.59%47.8%—$0.89
FY 2014 Q4Dec 28, 2014140.5534.83105.7238.4636.38%27.37%—$1
FY 2014 Q3Sep 28, 2014145.6128.83116.7844.6738.25%30.68%—$0.61
FY 2014 Q2Jun 29, 2014178.0323.32154.713623.27%20.22%—$0.3
FY 2014 Q1Mar 30, 201437.0919.0118.0833.42184.92%90.12%—$0.39
FY 2013 Q4Dec 29, 2013126.8427.3199.5329.7529.89%23.45%—$0.54
FY 2013 Q3Sep 29, 201383.1418.9364.2127.4142.69%32.97%—$0.21
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 201388.6111.5377.0724.4531.73%27.6%—$0.25
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 201387.8421.4466.424.2236.47%27.57%—$-0.18
FY 2012 Q4Dec 30, 201278.8817.161.7824.1839.14%30.65%—$0.52
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 201251.2317.6533.5823.0768.71%45.04%—$0.21
FY 2012 Q2Jul 1, 201296.3320.9575.3824.0531.9%24.96%—$0.18
FY 2012 Q1Apr 1, 201265.4413.0852.3623.0343.99%35.19%—$0.19
FY 2011 Q4Jan 1, 2012108.327.1181.1921.8226.87%20.14%—$0.09
FY 2011 Q3Oct 2, 201190.0422.1867.8624.5736.21%27.29%—$0.15
FY 2011 Q2Jul 3, 201171.2216.255.0223.6743.02%33.23%—$0.21
FY 2011 Q1Apr 3, 201188.5812.376.2822.0428.89%24.88%—$0.16
FY 2010 Q4Jan 2, 201181.4812.3869.119.8428.71%24.35%—$0.24
FY 2010 Q3Oct 3, 201060.7714.5746.217.9638.88%29.55%—$0.23
FY 2010 Q2Jul 4, 201071.2611.6859.5716.8528.28%23.64%—$0.2
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · ILMN, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.