Fulgent Genetics, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Fulgent Genetics, Inc. had return on equity of -5.4%, an operating margin of -28.2%, debt equal to 0.2% of equity and a current ratio of 6.48. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 26.8% | 47.1% | 63.2% | 54.3% | 49.9% | 56.6% | 78.7% | 78.3% | 59.3% | 36.1% | 37.8% | 40.6% | 35.6% |
| Operating margin | −77.5% | −52.3% | 5.0% | −18.6% | −23.7% | −1.3% | 68.8% | 68.1% | 28.8% | −67.6% | −26.1% | −28.2% | −37.7% |
| Net margin | −335.1% | −86.8% | −29.3% | −13.4% | −26.3% | −1.3% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 23.2% | −58.0% | −15.1% | −18.8% | −26.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −401.3% | −32.0% | 3.4% | −8.4% | −14.0% | 13.3% | 25.0% | 51.9% | 37.9% | 1.7% | −6.8% | −38.5% | −32.0% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −17.9% | −4.6% | −10.6% | −0.6% | 65.7% | 58.7% | 11.8% | −14.0% | −3.8% | −5.4% | −8.0% |
| Return on assets | — | −142.6% | −16.7% | −4.4% | −10.1% | −0.6% | 54.3% | 51.3% | 10.8% | −12.8% | −3.5% | −5.0% | −7.3% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.64 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| Current ratio | — | 4.27 | 7.88 | 10.98 | 14.44 | 9.96 | 4.02 | 5.81 | 7.13 | 6.96 | 4.85 | 6.48 | 6.34 |
| Debt to equity | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | — | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5% | 24.9% | 25.8% | 22.9% | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 40.8% | 46.3% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 25.9% | 20.1% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 14.3% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 57.2% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 15.5% | 10.9% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 14.2% | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49.2% | 101.5% | 163.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | >999% | — | — | 0.5% | 0.1% | — | 31.7% | 522.5% | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.3% | 41.8% | 38.6% | 42.1% | 42.2% | 39.1% | 30.2% | 30.1% |
| Operating margin | −23.8% | −21.2% | −26.9% | −24.1% | −18.3% | −43.5% | −48.7% | −42.2% |
| Net margin | −20.4% | −7.7% | −15.7% | −23.2% | −7.9% | −28.1% | −34.9% | −34.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −48.8% | 27.9% | −12.5% | −45.2% | 6.0% | −99.7% | 2.7% | −32.3% |
| Current ratio | 4.41 | 4.85 | 6.32 | 6.01 | 7.01 | 6.48 | 5.31 | 6.34 |
| Debt to equity | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 19.9% | 17.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $455m of assets due within a year against $72m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $455m short-term assets against $21m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $26m of cash against $1m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 0% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 1% to 0% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$84m of operating cash flow against $1m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$122m against $120,000 of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Fulgent Genetics's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 1.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 9 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 49.3%, moving by 13.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -18.8%; its worst year was -65.9%.
- Cash conversion 5 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 0.0% of revenue.
- Discipline 5 / 20
The diluted share count rose 6.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 11.8% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (28 before it).
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