Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
NYSE:TMO
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
$486.00
▼(-7.71% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/27/26
The score is driven mainly by solid financial quality and cash generation plus an earnings-call-supported outlook with raised 2026 guidance. These positives are tempered by clear technical weakness (downtrend across key moving averages with negative momentum) and only moderate valuation support, with added governance noise from the say-on-pay rejection.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Thermo Fisher's persistently strong free cash flow (~$6.7B TTM) and high FCF-to-net-income (~80%) provide durable internal funding for R&D, capex, dividends, buybacks and M&A. Reliable cash conversion supports strategic flexibility and ability to service debt over a multi-year horizon.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
Material absolute debt and increased leverage following M&A limit financial flexibility and amplify interest‑rate and refinancing risks. Sustained high leverage constrains capital allocation choices and raises the priority of cash generation for deleveraging rather than growth investments over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Thermo Fisher's persistently strong free cash flow (~$6.7B TTM) and high FCF-to-net-income (~80%) provide durable internal funding for R&D, capex, dividends, buybacks and M&A. Reliable cash conversion supports strategic flexibility and ability to service debt over a multi-year horizon.
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Thermo Fisher Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Revenue by Segment
Breaks down revenue across various business segments, revealing which areas are contributing most to growth and where there may be potential for expansion or risk.
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Market Cap
$179.13B
Dividend Yield0.3%
Average Volume (3M)2.62M
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.6
Beta (1Y)0.72
Revenue Growth5.36%
EPS Growth6.54%
CountryUS
Employees125,000
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryMedical - Diagnostics & Research
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)18.22
Shares Outstanding371,621,460
10 Day Avg. Volume2,630,681
30 Day Avg. Volume2,616,908
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.51
Price to Book (P/B)4.08
Price to Sales (P/S)4.89
P/FCF Ratio34.62
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.24
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.93
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.52
Enterprise Value/Ebitda19.97
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$600.25Price Target Upside13.99% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering19
EPS Forecast (FY)24.87
Revenue Forecast (FY)$47.78B
Thermo Fisher Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. provides life sciences solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory products and biopharma services in the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company's Life Scien...
How the Company Makes Money
Thermo Fisher primarily makes money by selling products and services that support the full lifecycle of scientific research, clinical testing, and biopharma development and manufacturing. Key revenue streams include: (1) Consumables, reagents, and...
Thermo Fisher Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed solid operational execution and strategic progress: Thermo Fisher delivered a strong quarter with mid-single-digit reported revenue growth, EPS growth, meaningful product launches, accretive M&A (Clario) and raised full-year guidance. Positives included strong Life Sciences Solutions and Laboratory Products performance, robust cash generation, and continued shareholder returns. Offsetting risks highlighted were low organic growth in Q1, weakness in Analytical Instruments and certain diagnostics markets (notably academic/government and China), tariff/FX headwinds, elevated leverage following the acquisition, and an inflation uncertainty placeholder. Overall, the constructive financial results and upward guidance outweighed the near-term headwinds and uncertainties.Positive Updates
Revenue and EPS Growth
Reported revenue grew 6% year-over-year to $11.01 billion in Q1; adjusted EPS grew 6% to $5.44; GAAP EPS was $4.43, up 11%.
Negative Updates
Low Organic Growth in Q1
Company-wide organic revenue growth was only 1% in Q1 (reported 6% including 3% acquisition and 2% FX), and management assumes 3%–4% organic growth for the full year — indicating modest near-term organic momentum.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue and EPS Growth
Reported revenue grew 6% year-over-year to $11.01 billion in Q1; adjusted EPS grew 6% to $5.44; GAAP EPS was $4.43, up 11%.
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Company Guidance
Management raised 2026 guidance to $47.3–$48.1 billion of revenue (6%–8% reported growth vs. 2025) while continuing to assume 3%–4% organic growth, and raised adjusted EPS to $24.64–$25.12 (8%–10% growth); the update incorporates Clario (adds ~$900 million to 2026 revenue and about $0.32 of EPS; Clario added $30 million and $0.01 in Q1) and, at the midpoint, the guide is ~$900M higher, ~20 bps of additional margin expansion and ~$0.37 higher adjusted EPS versus prior guidance. Management expects ~70 bps of full‑year adjusted operating margin expansion, a ~$300 million FX tailwind, net interest expense of about $660 million, an 11.5% adjusted tax rate, $1.9–$2.1 billion of net capex, free cash flow of $6.9–$7.4 billion, assumes $3 billion of share buybacks (completed) and ~ $700 million of dividends, a full‑year diluted share count of ~370–375 million, and is modeling Q2 at roughly 3% organic growth with Q2 EPS $0.25–$0.30 above Q1.Thermo Fisher Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 45.20B | 44.56B | 42.88B | 42.86B | 44.91B | 39.21B |
| Gross Profit | 17.81B | 16.78B | 17.73B | 17.19B | 19.01B | 19.63B |
| EBITDA | 11.16B | 11.47B | 11.80B | 11.20B | 11.94B | 11.97B |
| Net Income | 6.86B | 6.74B | 6.33B | 6.00B | 6.95B | 7.72B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 113.28B | 110.34B | 97.32B | 98.73B | 97.15B | 95.12B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.26B | 10.11B | 5.58B | 8.08B | 8.52B | 4.48B |
| Total Debt | 43.16B | 40.85B | 32.77B | 36.42B | 36.07B | 36.34B |
| Total Liabilities | 61.34B | 56.81B | 47.65B | 51.88B | 53.01B | 54.15B |
| Stockholders Equity | 51.94B | 53.41B | 49.58B | 46.73B | 43.98B | 40.79B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 6.75B | 6.29B | 7.27B | 6.93B | 6.91B | 7.02B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 8.29B | 7.82B | 8.67B | 8.41B | 9.15B | 9.54B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -12.48B | -4.05B | -5.84B | -5.14B | -2.16B | -21.93B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 3.00B | 1.80B | -6.79B | -3.62B | -2.81B | 6.58B |
Thermo Fisher Technical Analysis
Negative
526.60
Price Trends
479.63
Negative
508.48
Negative
526.00
Negative
Market Momentum
1.38
Negative
50.65
Neutral
59.59
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TMO, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 526.6 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 461.89, above the 50-day MA of 479.63, and above the 200-day MA of 526.00, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.38 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 50.65 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 59.59 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TMO.
Thermo Fisher Risk Analysis
Thermo Fisher disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Thermo Fisher reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Thermo Fisher Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $44.55B | 41.11 | 70.87% | ― | 13.08% | 25.40% | |
71 Outperform | $39.08B | 27.11 | 20.84% | 0.72% | 9.11% | 22.77% | |
69 Neutral | $132.10B | 35.37 | 7.06% | 0.53% | 4.02% | 0.05% | |
69 Neutral | $36.96B | 66.80 | 8.04% | ― | 26.39% | -28.79% | |
67 Neutral | $179.13B | 25.64 | 13.26% | 0.30% | 5.36% | 6.54% | |
64 Neutral | $23.85B | 26.76 | -610.32% | ― | 6.78% | 6.19% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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Thermo Fisher Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Thermo Fisher shareholders reject say-on-pay at annual meeting
Negative
May 26, 2026
At Thermo Fisher Scientific’s annual meeting on May 20, 2026, shareholders elected all nominated directors to one-year terms expiring at the 2027 meeting, reaffirming the existing board slate despite varying vote margins across individual no...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Thermo Fisher Completes Strategic Acquisition of Clario Holdings
Positive
Mar 24, 2026
On March 24, 2026, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had completed the $8.875 billion cash acquisition of Clario Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, with additional deferred and performance-based ...
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