---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001110803-26-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ILMN"
cik: "0001110803"
company_name: "ILLUMINA, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:32:48.701087+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Illumina Q1 revenue up 4.8% to $1.09B; non-GAAP EPS $1.15, raises FY2026 guidance; new $1.5B buyback

## Summary
- Revenue $1.09B (+4.8% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.87, non-GAAP EPS $1.15 vs prior year $0.97.
- GAAP operating margin 19.2%, non-GAAP 21.9%; free cash flow $251M vs $208M prior year.
- FY2026 guidance raised: revenue $4.52-$4.62B, non-GAAP EPS $5.15-$5.30.
- Board authorized new $1.5B share repurchase program; $314M remains from prior $1.5B authorization.
- Cash and short-term investments $1.16B; operating cash flow $289M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001110803-26-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ILMN
- cik: 0001110803
- company_name: ILLUMINA, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000111080326000087/0001110803-26-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000111080326000087/ilmn-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001110803-26-000087.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ILLUMINA, INC. reported first quarter ended March 29, 2026 results: revenue $1.09 billion, EPS $0.87. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 29, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.09 billion
  - EPS: $0.87
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) (“Illumina” or the “company”) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. First quarter 2026 results: • Revenue of $1.09 billion for Q1 2026 , up 4.8% from Q1 2025 (ROW 1 organic revenue growth of 3.5%) • GAAP operating margin of 19.2% and non-GAAP operating margin of 21.9% • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.87 and
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000111080326000087/0001110803-26-000087-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.