Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO

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Thermo Fisher Faces Challenging Market Dynamics

While Thermo Fisher is weathering the pullback in global biopharmaceutical spending and China softness better than most of its peers, it is still not immune to the overall softness in the life science market. Having an unmatched portfolio of products, resources, and manufacturing capabilities has allowed the firm to retain and grow its wallet share among its customers across all channels. We expect the current budget-constrained environment to stay suppressed throughout 2026. But long-term dynamics are still largely intact, and we see Thermo Fishe in a great position to leverage its share gains in the biopharma channel to capitalize on the eventual return of demand.

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Price
$532.48
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Thermo Fisher is among the industry's best when it comes to cost control. As near-term spending is constrained, the company's margins show exceptional resilience.

Bears

Tariffs introduce uncertainty for the entire life science industry.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
Day Range
52-Week Range
Bid/Ask
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Shares Outstanding
371.62M
Market Cap
Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.99
Price/Sales
4.44
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.34%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.35%
Total Yield
2.36%

Company Profile

Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. The firm operates through four segments as of year-end 2025 (revenue figures include some cross-segment revenue): analytical technologies (17% of sales); specialty diagnostic products (11%); life science solutions (23%); and lab products and services, which includes CRO services (the remainder).
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Diagnostics & Research
Stock Style Box
Large Value
Total Number of Employees
125,000

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Valuation

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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.9916.7422.63
Price/Book Value
3.811.995.21
Price/Sales
4.442.835.16
Price/Cash Flow
20.5812.7320.29
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

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Quick Ratio
0.970.911.46
Current Ratio
1.531.512.10
Interest Coverage
5.358.5715.47
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.27%5.46%13.11%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
17.01%9.48%24.81%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
10.28%7.51%16.82%
Return on Assets
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