Idexx Laboratories
Idexx Laboratories' revenue rose 10.4% to $4.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 31.6%, up from 28.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion, up 30.8%. It paid out $1.2 billion in dividends and buybacks, 115% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.7%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 20.5% a year and net income 19.0% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 11%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Idexx Laboratories yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Idexx Laboratories' 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Idexx Laboratories' fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $1.1B, net cash of −$270M at December 31, 2025 and 81 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Idexx Laboratories: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 8.5% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Health Care Equipment); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $570.21
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Idexx Laboratories' earnings per share of $14.23 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 27.8×, the middle of Idexx Laboratories' own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Health Care median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $570.21
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Idexx Laboratories' P/E at the last close
- 40.1×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idexx LaboratoriesIDXX | $570.21 | $14.23 | 40.1× |
| DexcomDXCM | $78.57 | $2.52 | 31.2× |
| ResMed |RMD | $253.20 | $10.43 | 24.3× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 144 | 112 | 454 | 288 | 180 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 851 | 770 | 698 | 618 | 450 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 706 | 657 | 244 | 329 | 270 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Debt to equity | 1.2x | 1.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 31.3x | 22.6x | 26.4x | 36.2x | 35.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.6x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.9x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Idexx Laboratories shares on the open market, and 6 insiders sold $37.7 million.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Lawrence D KingsleyDirector | Sold | 2,203 | $532.08 | $1.2 million | Form 4 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Nimrata HuntExecutive Vice President | Sold | 1,758 | $634.57 | $1.1 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Jonathan Jay MazelskyPresident and CEO, Director | Sold | 23,326 | $657.55 | $15.3 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Nimrata HuntExecutive Vice President | Sold | 2,693 | $661.54 | $1.8 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Michael G EricksonExecutive Vice President | Sold | 5,371 | $627.38 | $3.4 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Sophie V. VandebroekDirector | Sold | 1,464 | $628.62 | $920,297 | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | George FennellExecutive Vice President | Sold | 11,345 | $646.72 | $7.3 million | Form 4 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Nimrata HuntExecutive Vice President | Sold | 9,425 | $703.34 | $6.6 million | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −2.0% | −1.3% | −3.7% |
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idexx Laboratories | FY25 | 10.4% | 31.6% | 24.6% | 57.3% | 0.2x | 8 | |
| Dexcom | FY25 | 15.6% | 19.6% | 23.1% | 44.9% | −0.6x | 8 | Compare |
| Bruker | FY25 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 5.5x | 4 | Compare |
| ResMed | | FY26 | 9.8% | 33.4% | 29.2% | 26.7% | −0.4x | 6 | Compare |
| AdaptHealth | FY25 | −0.5% | 2.8% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 3.5x | 4 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
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| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,775 | 1,969 | 2,213 | 2,407 | 2,707 | 3,215 | 3,367 | 3,661 | 3,898 | 4,304 |
| Revenue growth | 10.8% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 10.4% |
| Gross profit | 975 | 1,097 | 1,242 | 1,366 | 1,571 | 1,889 | 2,004 | 2,190 | 2,379 | 2,660 |
| Research and development | 101 | 109 | 118 | 133 | 141 | 161 | 255 | 191 | 220 | 251 |
| Operating income | 350 | 413 | 491 | 553 | 694 | 932 | 899 | 1,097 | 1,128 | 1,360 |
| Net income | 222 | 263 | 377 | 428 | 582 | 745 | 679 | 845 | 888 | 1,060 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 2.44 | 2.94 | 4.26 | 4.89 | 6.71 | 8.60 | 8.03 | 10.06 | 10.67 | 13.08 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 91 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 339 | 373 | 400 | 459 | 648 | 756 | 543 | 906 | 929 | 1,182 |
| Capital expenditure | 65 | 74 | 116 | 155 | 107 | 120 | 149 | 134 | 121 | 125 |
| Free cash flow | 274 | 299 | 284 | 304 | 541 | 636 | 394 | 773 | 808 | 1,057 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 304 | 283 | 369 | 302 | 183 | 747 | 820 | 72 | 837 | 1,217 |
| Acquisitions | 2 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 173 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 20 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 392 | 472 | 124 | 90 | 384 | 144 | 112 | 454 | 288 | 180 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 594 | 607 | 602 | 699 | 909 | 851 | 770 | 698 | 618 | 450 |
| Total assets | 1,531 | 1,713 | 1,537 | 1,832 | 2,295 | 2,437 | 2,747 | 3,260 | 3,293 | 3,351 |
| Total liabilities | 1,639 | 1,767 | 1,547 | 1,655 | 1,662 | 1,747 | 2,138 | 1,775 | 1,698 | 1,745 |
| Shareholders' equity | −108 | −54 | −10 | 178 | 632 | 690 | 609 | 1,484 | 1,595 | 1,605 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 54.9% | 55.7% | 56.1% | 56.7% | 58.0% | 58.8% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 61.0% | 61.8% |
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 21.0% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 25.7% | 29.0% | 26.7% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 31.6% |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 13.4% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 21.5% | 23.2% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 22.8% | 24.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.4% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 20.0% | 19.8% | 11.7% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 24.6% |
| Return on capital | — | — | 147.3% | 72.1% | 62.8% | 60.2% | 53.3% | 58.4% | 49.4% | 57.3% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | 143.7% | 112.7% | 104.6% | 80.7% | 57.7% | 66.2% |
| Return on assets | 14.8% | 16.2% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 28.2% | 31.5% | 26.2% | 28.1% | 27.1% | 31.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.2x |