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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

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Gross margin26.8%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—1.640.570.330.380.461.071.000.460.220.230.270.28
Current ratio—4.277.8810.9814.449.964.025.817.136.964.856.486.34
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/mn/m
Effective tax rate—————10.5%24.9%25.8%22.9%————
R&D as % of revenue40.8%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 revenue57.2%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%———

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

5 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $1.1bn
Short-term assets $455mLonger-term assets $634m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.1bn
Short-term liabilities $72mLonger-term liabilities $21mShareholders' equity $1.0bn
  • 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.

From Fulgent Genetics, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

23 /100

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).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Fulgent Genetics, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Fulgent Genetics, Inc.