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Illumina, Inc.: Business Overview, Financials & Competitive Analysis

Illumina provides tools and services to analyze genetic material with life science and clinical lab applications, generating over 90% of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and services. The company ...

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6/ 10Solid

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Strong clinical consumables momentum and proteomics expansion offer growth catalysts, but research headwinds and China...

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Industry Life Sciences Tools & Genomic Sequencing
4 named competitors
3 recent developments
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Cyborg Score recalibrated: June 22, 2026
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Illumina, Inc. Overview

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Illumina provides tools and services to analyze genetic material with life science and clinical lab applications, generating over 90% of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and services. The company is a dominant player in DNA sequencing and genomic analysis, serving research institutions, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies globally.

Strategic Profile

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Management expects double-digit to mid-teens growth for the clinical business in 2026, while acknowledging ongoing challenges and muted growth in the research segment. In early February 2026, Illumina closed its SomaLogic acquisition, expanding into proteomics to build diversified multiomics capabilities.

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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Bio-Techne, Pacific BioSciences of California, QuidelOrtho, and Idexx Laboratories are among Illumina's 41 competitors. Illumina maintains market leadership in high-throughput sequencing but faces competition from specialized players in lower-throughput applications and emerging proteomics platforms.

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Illumina, Inc. operates in Life Sciences Tools & Genomic Sequencing.

Key facts

Founded: 1998 · Headquarters: San Diego, US · Employees: ~7,500 · Revenue: $4.34B · Market cap: $20.4B

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PacBioLong-read sequencing technology→Bio-RadLife science research tools and diagnostics→Bio-TechneBiotech and life science reagents→Thermo Fisher ScientificDiversified life sciences company→

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What does Illumina, Inc. do?+
Illumina provides tools and services to analyze genetic material with life science and clinical lab applications, generating over 90% of its revenue from sequencing instruments, consumables, and services. The company ...
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Illumina, Inc. has a Cyborg Score of 6/10 (Solid). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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Named competitors include PacBio, Bio-Rad, Bio-Techne, Thermo Fisher Scientific. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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