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Thermo Fisher Scientific cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Thermo Fisher Scientific's operations generated $7.82bn of cash; it spent $1.52bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $6.29bn. It returned $636m in dividends and $3.00bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1,6591,4981,6912,0402,0112,6202,9423,2584,0054,5434,9738,2899,3129,1548,4068,6677,8189,324
Depreciation and amortisation7637408609841,0001,6851,6881,7582,0332,2675646588319861,0681,1561,0501,236
Stock-based pay6782807891117125133159181181196230307278301310344
Capital spending2002452613152824284234445087589261,4742,5232,2431,4791,4001,5251,728
Free cash flow1,4591,2521,4301,7241,7282,1922,5192,8143,4973,7854,0476,8156,7896,9116,9277,2676,2937,596
Free cash flow after stock pay1,3921,1711,3501,6461,6372,0752,3942,6813,3383,6043,8666,6196,5596,6046,6496,9665,9837,252
Dividends paid——0142216235241238237266297337395455523583636673
Share buybacks4151,0131,3381,1509005001,2507505001,5001,5002,0003,0003,0004,0003,0004,037
Shares issued5477158002,942001,69000———————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Thermo Fisher Scientific's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Thermo Fisher Scientific.