Thermo Fisher Scientific Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (TMO)
Thermo Fisher Scientific reported $6.29B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 13.40% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 14.12%.
View full Thermo Fisher Scientific company overviewThermo Fisher Scientific free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $6.29B | −$974.0M | −13.40% | +14.12% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $7.27B | $340.0M | +4.91% | +16.95% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $6.93B | $16.0M | +0.23% | +16.16% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $6.91B | $122.0M | +1.80% | +15.39% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $6.79B | −$26.0M | −0.38% | +17.31% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $6.82B | $2.77B | +68.40% | +21.15% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $4.05B | $262.0M | +6.92% | +15.84% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $3.79B | $288.0M | +8.24% | +15.54% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $3.50B | $683.0M | +24.27% | +16.72% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $2.81B | $295.0M | +11.71% | +15.40% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $2.52B | $327.0M | +14.92% | +14.85% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $2.19B | $463.7M | +26.83% | +12.98% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $1.73B | $3.9M | +0.23% | +13.20% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $1.72B | $294.3M | +20.58% | +13.78% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $1.43B | $177.7M | +14.19% | +12.37% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $1.25B | −$206.8M | −14.17% | +12.05% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $1.46B | $303.4M | +26.25% | +14.72% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $1.16B | −$152.2M | −11.64% | +11.01% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $1.31B | — | — | +13.42% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-27 | $1.68B | $570.0M | +51.58% | +13.97% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-28 | $816.0M | $455.0M | +126.04% | +7.41% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.99B | $182.0M | +6.48% | +24.49% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $1.83B | −$59.0M | −3.12% | +16.50% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-28 | $1.10B | −$554.0M | −33.39% | +10.18% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-29 | $361.0M | −$543.0M | −60.07% | +3.48% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.81B | −$508.0M | −15.31% | +24.66% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $1.89B | −$188.0M | −9.03% | +17.87% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-29 | $1.66B | $403.0M | +32.09% | +15.74% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-30 | $904.0M | $633.0M | +233.58% | +8.74% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.32B | $381.0M | +12.97% | +30.48% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $2.08B | $692.0M | +49.78% | +19.69% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-07-01 | $1.26B | $234.0M | +22.90% | +11.75% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-04-01 | $271.0M | −$1.29B | −82.65% | +2.53% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $2.94B | $1.31B | +80.63% | +25.65% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $1.39B | −$736.0M | −34.62% | +13.02% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-07-02 | $1.02B | −$665.0M | −39.42% | +9.32% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-04-02 | $1.56B | $212.0M | +15.70% | +13.22% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.63B | −$1.13B | −40.94% | +15.19% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $2.13B | −$216.0M | −9.22% | +22.79% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-07-03 | $1.69B | $70.0M | +4.33% | +18.19% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-04-03 | $1.35B | $1.25B | +1210.68% | +13.63% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $2.75B | $1.13B | +69.52% | +26.09% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-26 | $2.34B | $1.44B | +159.93% | +27.49% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-27 | $1.62B | $543.0M | +50.56% | +23.38% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-28 | $103.0M | −$345.0M | −77.01% | +1.65% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.62B | $107.0M | +7.05% | +23.78% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $901.0M | −$146.0M | −13.94% | +14.37% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-29 | $1.07B | −$187.0M | −14.83% | +17.00% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-30 | $448.0M | $488.0M | — | +7.31% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $1.52B | −$134.0M | −8.12% | +23.31% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $1.05B | $230.0M | +28.15% | +17.69% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $1.26B | $500.0M | +65.70% | +20.75% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | −$40.0M | −$308.0M | — | −0.68% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $1.65B | $578.8M | +53.98% | +27.30% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $817.0M | $93.6M | +12.94% | +15.97% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-07-01 | $761.0M | −$37.8M | −4.73% | +15.25% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-04-01 | $268.0M | $48.4M | +22.04% | +5.62% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $1.07B | −$151.5M | −12.38% | +21.65% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-10-01 | $723.4M | $80.5M | +12.52% | +16.11% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-07-02 | $798.8M | $129.2M | +19.30% | +17.61% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-04-02 | $219.6M | $236.8M | — | +5.11% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $1.22B | $426.7M | +53.54% | +26.30% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-26 | $642.9M | $57.6M | +9.84% | +15.59% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-27 | $669.6M | −$143.6M | −17.66% | +15.68% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-28 | −$17.2M | −$13.7M | — | −0.44% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $797.0M | $163.0M | +25.71% | +17.74% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-27 | $585.3M | $136.1M | +30.30% | +14.03% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-28 | $813.2M | $400.4M | +97.00% | +18.82% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-29 | −$3.5M | −$235.8M | — | −0.09% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $634.0M | $78.3M | +14.09% | +18.29% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-28 | $449.2M | $45.3M | +11.22% | +14.07% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-29 | $412.8M | −$29.2M | −6.61% | +12.74% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-30 | $232.3M | −$90.5M | −28.04% | +7.28% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $555.7M | −$600,000 | −0.11% | +17.05% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-29 | $403.9M | $106.0M | +35.58% | +13.09% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $442.0M | $141.0M | +46.84% | +14.22% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $322.8M | $47.9M | +17.42% | +10.56% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $556.3M | $194.8M | +53.89% | +18.24% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-10-01 | $297.9M | −$71.6M | −19.38% | +10.16% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-07-02 | $301.0M | $73.6M | +32.37% | +10.55% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-04-02 | $274.9M | −$19.1M | −6.50% | +10.10% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $361.5M | −$102.9M | −22.16% | +14.22% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-10-02 | $369.5M | $25.7M | +7.48% | +14.06% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-07-03 | $227.4M | −$116.1M | −33.80% | +8.76% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-04-03 | $294.0M | −$13.5M | −4.39% | +11.19% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $464.4M | — | — | +17.58% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-26 | $343.8M | $23.9M | +7.47% | +13.58% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-27 | $343.5M | — | — | +13.83% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-28 | $307.5M | — | — | +13.64% |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-27 | $319.9M | — | — | +12.36% |
Thermo Fisher Scientific free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $6.82B to $6.29B, a compound annual decline of 1.58%. Thermo Fisher Scientific's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.68B in free cash flow, an increase of 51.58% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
Review Thermo Fisher Scientific source filings ↗