# BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. (BIO)

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CIK: 0000012208
SIC: 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments
SIC breadcrumb: [Manufacturing](/division/D/) > [SIC Major Group 38](/major-group/38/) > [SIC 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments](/industry/3826/)
Latest 10-K filed: 2026-02-13
SEC page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=12208
Filing source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/12208/000001220826000010/bio-20251231.htm

## Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 2583200000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Net income | 759900000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Assets | 10576500000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |

## Financials

Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000012208.json. Derived margins are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.

| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | 2,068,200,000 | 2,160,200,000 | 2,289,400,000 | 2,311,700,000 |  |  | 2,802,200,000 | 2,671,200,000 | 2,566,500,000 | 2,583,200,000 |
| Net income | 26,000,000 | 122,249,000 | 365,614,000 | 1,758,675,000 | 3,814,229,000 | 4,254,257,000 | -3,627,500,000 | -637,300,000 | -1,844,200,000 | 759,900,000 |
| Operating income | 55,718,000 | 119,250,000 | -103,341,000 | 229,661,000 | 421,326,000 | 500,336,000 | 482,600,000 | 337,800,000 | 269,000,000 | 47,200,000 |
| Gross profit | 1,138,428,000 | 1,187,703,000 | 1,223,151,000 | 1,256,996,000 | 1,437,887,000 | 1,638,096,000 | 1,567,300,000 | 1,426,900,000 | 1,378,900,000 | 1,339,900,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.88 | 4.07 | 12.10 | 58.27 | 126.47 | 140.83 | -121.79 | -21.82 | -65.36 | 27.85 |
| Assets | 3,850,504,000 | 4,273,012,000 | 5,611,068,000 | 8,008,859,000 | 12,972,618,000 | 17,799,393,000 | 13,501,666,000 | 12,299,100,000 | 9,364,100,000 | 10,576,500,000 |
| Liabilities | 1,271,344,000 | 1,342,762,000 | 1,590,737,000 | 2,253,802,000 | 3,092,678,000 | 4,114,157,000 | 3,886,414,000 | 3,557,900,000 | 2,794,800,000 | 3,122,900,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 2,579,160,000 | 2,930,250,000 | 4,020,331,000 | 5,756,842,000 | 9,889,687,000 | 13,685,200,000 | 9,615,200,000 | 8,741,200,000 | 6,569,300,000 | 7,453,600,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 456,264,000 | 383,824,000 | 431,526,000 | 660,672,000 | 662,205,000 | 470,783,000 | 434,200,000 | 403,800,000 | 488,100,000 | 529,800,000 |
| Net margin | 1.26% | 5.66% | 15.97% | 76.08% |  |  | -129.45% | -23.86% | -71.86% | 29.42% |
| Operating margin | 2.69% | 5.52% | -4.51% | 9.93% |  |  | 17.22% | 12.65% | 10.48% | 1.83% |

## Quarterly

Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-04-30. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000012208.json.

Flow metrics use discrete quarter-length periods from 10-Q/10-Q/A filings. Q4 revenue and net income are derived only when annual FY and nine-month YTD facts exist for the same fiscal year; derived Q4 values are labeled. EPS Q4 is not derived.

| Quarter | End date | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Method |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 2022-Q1 | 2022-03-31 |  |  | -112.57 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 |  |  | -31.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 |  |  | -5.52 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-03-31 |  | 68,962,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 |  |  | 2.32 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 681,110,000 |  |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-06-30 |  | -1,162,251,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 632,124,000 |  | 3.64 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 681,222,000 | 349,708,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 610,820,000 | 383,916,000 | 13.45 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-03-31 |  | 383,916,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-06-30 |  | -2,165,486,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 638,476,000 |  | -76.26 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 649,729,000 |  | 23.34 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 667,475,000 | -715,802,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 585,400,000 | 64,000,000 | 2.29 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-03-31 |  | 64,000,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-06-30 |  | 317,800,000 |  | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 651,600,000 |  | 11.67 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 653,000,000 |  | -12.70 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 693,200,000 | 720,000,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 592,100,000 | -527,100,000 | -19.55 | reported discrete quarter |

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## Latest quarter (10-Q)

Latest 10-Q source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/12208/000001220826000035/bio-20260331.htm

Extracted between Part I Item 2 and the next Item 3/4 or Part II heading after HTML sanitization.
Confidence: high
Filing date: 2026-04-30
Report date: 2026-03-31

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in both our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Overview.  We are a multinational developer, manufacturer and worldwide distributor of our own life science research and clinical diagnostics products. Our business is organized into two reportable segments: Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics, with the mission to provide scientists with specialized tools needed for biological research and health care specialists with products needed for clinical diagnostics.

We sell more than 12,000 products and services to a diverse client base comprised of scientific research, healthcare, education and government customers worldwide. We do not disclose quantitative information about our different products and services as it is impractical to do so based primarily on the numerous products and services that we sell and the global markets that we serve.

We manufacture and supply our customers with a range of reagents, apparatus and equipment to separate complex chemical and biological materials and to identify, analyze and purify components. As our customers require standardization for their experiments and test results, much of our revenues are recurring in nature.

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Approximately 39% of our 2026 consolidated net sales are derived from the United States and approximately 61% are derived from international locations, with Europe being our largest international region. The international sales are largely denominated in local currencies such as the Euro, Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan and British Sterling. As a result, our consolidated net sales expressed in dollars benefit when the U.S. dollar weakens and suffer when the U.S. dollar strengthens. When the U.S. dollar strengthens, we benefit from lower cost of sales from our own international manufacturing sites, and from lower international operating expenses. We regularly discuss our changes in revenue and expense categories in terms of both changing foreign exchange rates and in terms of a currency neutral basis, if notable, to explain the impact currency has on our results.

We rely on the support of many governments for both research and healthcare. Current global economic and geopolitical conditions remain uncertain, and the need for governments to control their spending, along with ongoing challenges among small biotech companies, continues to limit opportunities for growth and negatively impact our business. The market in China, which represents a mid-single digit percentage of our year-to-date 2026 consolidated net sales, remains uncertain as a result of these factors. We expect these conditions to continue through the rest of 2026.

Additionally, the recent escalation of regional conflicts in the Middle East has adversely affected demand and logistics in the EMEA region, particularly within our Clinical Diagnostics segment. These disruptions impacted our results during the first quarter of 2026 and, given the continued uncertainty regarding the duration and scope of the conflict, we expect these conditions to continue to adversely affect the EMEA region for the remainder of 2026.

Results of Operations

The following table shows Cost of goods sold, Gross profit, components of operating expense, (Gains) losses from change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable, and Net income (loss) as a percentage of Net sales:

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Net sales

100.0 

%

100.0 

%

Cost of goods sold

47.7 

47.7 

Gross profit

52.3 

52.3 

Selling, general and administrative expense

35.9 

35.7 

Research and development expense

10.6 

12.6 

(Gains) losses from change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable

124.7 

(5.4)

Net income (loss)

(89.0)

10.9 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it affects our financial statements materially and requires subjective or complex judgments by management. An accounting estimate is deemed to be critical if it requires assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the three months ended March 31, 2026 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared to

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

Results of Operations – Sales, Gross Margins and Expenses

Percentage sales growth in currency neutral amounts are calculated by translating prior period sales in each local currency using the current period monthly average foreign exchange rates for that currency and comparing that to current period sales.

Net sales ("sales") for the first quarter of 2026 were $592.1 million compared to $585.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 1.1%. On a currency neutral basis, first quarter 2026 sales decreased approximately 4.2% compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease in sales was driven by lower sales in both Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics segments.

The Life Science segment sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $228.5 million, essentially flat compared to the same period in 2025. On a currency neutral basis, sales decreased 4.3% compared to the first quarter in 2025, primarily driven by ongoing challenges in the academic research market, particularly in the Americas. Currency neutral sales decreased in the Americas and EMEA, partially offset by increased sales in Asia Pacific.

The Clinical Diagnostics segment sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $363.6 million, an increase of 1.9% compared to the same period in 2025. On a currency neutral basis, sales decreased 4.1% compared to the first quarter in 2025, primarily in the EMEA region. The currency neutral sales decrease was primarily driven by the recent escalation of regional conflicts in the Middle East.

Consolidated gross margin was 52.3% for both the first quarter of 2026 and 2025. Gross margin for the Life Science segment for the first quarter of 2026 decreased by approximately 0.3 percentage points as compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by higher material costs and logistics costs associated with elevated fuel prices, partially offset by lower restructuring costs. Gross margin for the Clinical Diagnostics segment for the first quarter of 2026 increased by approximately 0.2 percentage points as compared to the same period in 2025. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by reduced inventory scrap and lower restructuring costs, partially offset by higher logistics costs associated with elevated fuel prices.

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense for the first quarter of 2026 was $212.4 million or 35.9% of sales, compared to $208.8 million, or 35.7% of sales for the first quarter of 2025. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily due to foreign exchange impact resulting from a weaker U.S. dollar on our international cost base, partially offset by lower restructuring costs.

Research and development ("R&D") expense for the first quarter of 2026 was $62.9 million or 10.6% of sales, compared to $73.5 million or 12.6% of sales in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in R&D expense was primarily due to lower restructuring costs.

Results of Operations – Non-operating

Interest expense for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025 was $12.3 million and $12.0 million, respectively, which primarily consisted of interest expense related to the $1.2 billion Senior Notes.

Foreign currency exchange gains, net consist primarily of foreign currency transaction gains and losses on intercompany net receivables and payables and the change in fair value of our forward foreign exchange contracts used to manage our foreign currency exchange risk. Foreign currency exchange gains, net were $2.4 million and $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively. Gains and losses are primarily due to the timing of product shipments and intercompany debt payments, market volatility, and the change in the fair value of our foreign exchange contracts.

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(Gains) losses from change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable was loss of $738.2 million and $31.8 million gain for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively. The change in the fair market value primarily resulted from the recognition of holding losses of $727.7 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to holding gains of $29.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 on our investment in Sartorius. In addition, holding losses from the change in fair market value of our loan receivable of $8.4 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to holding gains of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2025 contributed to the change.

Other income, net for the first quarter of 2026 was $24.2 million compared to $37.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in Other income, net of $13.0 million was primarily attributable to lower interest and investment income in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025.

Our effective income tax rate was 23.6% and 23.3% for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively. The effective tax rate reported in these periods was primarily affected by the change in fair market value of our equity securities as well as shifts in the geographical mix of earnings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Bio-Rad operates and conducts business globally, primarily through subsidiary companies established in the markets in which we trade. Goods are manufactured in a small number of locations, and are then shipped to local distribution facilities around the world. Our product mix is diversified, and certain products compete largely on product efficacy, while others compete on price. Gross margins are generally sufficient to exceed normal operating costs, and funding for research and development of new products, as well as routine outflows for capital expenditures, interest and taxes.

As of March 31, 2026, we had available $1.56 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, of which approximately 16% was held in our foreign subsidiaries. The amount of funds held in the United States can fluctuate due to the timing of receipts and payments in the ordinary course of business and due to other reasons, such as acquisitions and borrowings. As part of our ongoing liquidity assessments, we regularly monitor the mix of domestic and foreign cash flows (both inflows and outflows). It is generally our intention to repatriate certain foreign earnings to the extent that such repatriations are not restricted by local laws, and there are no substantial incremental costs.

Additional liquidity is realized through positive cash flows from operating activities, and is readily available via the sale of short-term investments and access to our $200.0 million unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, available through February 2029, and to a lesser extent international lines of credit. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement are available on a revolving basis and can be used to make acquisitions, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes. We had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2026, however, $6.0 million was utilized for domestic st

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## Latest 10-K MD&A

Extracted between Item 7 and the next Item 7A/8 heading after HTML sanitization.
Confidence: high

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the statements. Refer to Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations located in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 14, 2025, for the discussion of the comparison of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Overview.  We are a multinational developer, manufacturer and worldwide distributor of our own life science research and clinical diagnostics products. Our business is organized into two reportable segments: Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics, with the mission to provide scientists with specialized tools needed for biological research and health care specialists with products needed for clinical diagnostics.

We sell more than 12,000 products and services to a diverse client base comprised of scientific research, healthcare, education and government customers worldwide. We do not disclose quantitative information about our different products and services as it is impractical to do so based primarily on the numerous products and services that we sell and the global markets that we serve.

We manufacture and supply our customers with a range of reagents, apparatus and equipment to separate complex chemical and biological materials and to identify, analyze and purify components. As our customers require standardization for their experiments and test results, much of our revenues are recurring in nature.

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We rely on the support of many governments for both research and healthcare. The current global economic outlook is still uncertain as the need to control social spending by many governments limits opportunities for growth. Approximately 40% of our 2025 consolidated net sales are derived from the United States and approximately 60% are derived from international locations, with Europe being our largest international region. The international sales are largely denominated in local currencies such as the Euro, Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan and British Sterling. As a result, our consolidated net sales expressed in dollars benefit when the U.S. dollar weakens and suffer when the dollar strengthens. When the dollar strengthens, we benefit from lower cost of sales from our own international manufacturing sites, and from lower international operating expenses. We regularly discuss our changes in revenue and expense categories in terms of both changing foreign exchange rates and in terms of a currency neutral basis, if notable, to explain the impact currency has on our results.

Current global economic and geopolitical conditions remain uncertain, and we rely on the support of many governments for both research and healthcare. Reduced government spending, along with ongoing challenges in the biopharma market and among small biotech companies, continues to negatively impact our business. Additionally, the market in China, which represents a mid-single digit percentage of our 2025 consolidated net sales, remains uncertain as a result of these factors. We expect these conditions to continue in 2026.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The accompanying discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. However, future events may cause us to change our assumptions and estimates, which may require adjustment. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We have determined that for the periods reported in this Annual Report on Form 10-K the following accounting policies and estimates are critical in understanding our financial condition and results of operations.

Accounting for Income Taxes

We operate in multiple jurisdictions and our profits are taxed pursuant to the tax laws of these jurisdictions. Our effective income tax rate may be affected by the changes in or interpretations of tax laws and tax agreements in any given jurisdiction, utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, changes in geographical mix of income and expense, and changes in our assessment of matters such as the ability to realize deferred tax assets. As a result of these considerations, we must estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the consolidated balance sheets.

We assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, considering all available evidence such as historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax strategies. When we determine that it is not more likely than not that we will realize all or part of our deferred tax assets, an adjustment is charged to earnings in the period when such determination is made. Likewise, if we later determine that it is more likely than not that all or a part of our deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation allowance would be reversed.

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We make certain estimates and judgments about the application of tax laws, the expected resolution of uncertain tax positions and other matters surrounding the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax benefits. In the event that uncertain tax positions are resolved for amounts different than our estimates, or the related statutes of limitations expire without the assessment of additional income taxes, we will be required to adjust the amounts of the related assets and liabilities in the period in which such events occur. Such adjustments may have a material impact on our income tax provision and our results of operations.

Impairment of Goodwill

We conduct a goodwill impairment analysis annually in the fourth quarter or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist or if a decision is made to sell or exit a business. We test goodwill at the reporting unit level. Significant judgments are involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred.

We first may assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test included in U.S. GAAP. To the extent our assessment identifies adverse conditions, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level using a quantitative impairment test. We generally estimate the fair value of the reporting units in goodwill impairment assessments using an income approach, which includes an analysis of the future cash flows expected to be generated and the risk associated with achieving such cash flows. This approach requires significant management judgment including the discount rate that is applied to the discretely forecasted future cash flows to calculate the present value of those cash flows and the estimate of future cash flows attributable to the reporting unit. Actual results may differ from management’s estimates. There were no impairments of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from operations through the sale of products, services, license of intellectual property and rental of instruments.

We enter into contracts that can include various combinations of products and services, which are generally accounted for as distinct performance obligations. The transaction consideration is allocated between separate performance obligations of an arrangement based on the stand-alone selling price (“SSP”) for each distinct product or service.

We recognize revenue from product sales at the point in time when we have satisfied our performance obligation by transferring control of the product to the customer. We use judgment to evaluate whether and when control has transferred and consider the right to payment, legal title, physical possession, risks and rewards of ownership, and customer acceptance if it is not a formality, as indicators to determine the transfer of control to the customer.

Fair Value Measurements

We elected the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments for accounting of the Loan to Sartorius-Herbst Beteiligungen II GmbH to simplify the accounting. The Loan includes certain value appreciation rights that are due upon repayment of the Loan. The fair value of the Loan and value appreciation right is estimated under the income approach using a discounted cash flow, and option pricing model, respectively. The significant assumptions used to estimate fair value of the Loan include an estimate of the discount rate and cash flows of the Loan and the significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the value appreciation right include volatility, the risk-free interest rate, expected life (in years) and expected dividend. The inputs are subject to estimation uncertainty and actual amounts realized may materially differ. An increase in the expected volatility may result in a significantly higher fair value, whereas a decrease in expected life may result in a significantly lower fair value. All subsequent changes in fair value of the Loan and value appreciation right, including accrued interest are recognized in (Gains) losses from change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable in our consolidated statements of income (loss).

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Results of Operations - Sales, Gross Margins and Expenses

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2025 to the Year Ended December 31, 2024

The following table shows Cost of goods sold, Gross margin, components of operating expense, and Net income (loss) as a percentage of Net sales:

2025

2024

Net sales

100.0 

%

100.0 

%

Cost of goods sold

48.1 

46.3 

Gross margin

51.9 

53.7 

Selling, general and administrative expense

32.7 

31.7 

Research and development expense

10.7 

11.5 

Impairment of purchased intangibles and related items, net

6.7 

— 

Net income (loss)

29.4 

(71.9)

Net sales

Percentage sales growth in currency neutral amounts are calculated by translating prior period sales in each local currency using the current period monthly average foreign exchange rates for that currency and comparing that to current period sales.

Net sales ("sales") for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $2.58 billion, compared to $2.57 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 0.7%. On a currency neutral basis, for the year ended December 31, 2025 sales were essentially flat compared to the same period in 2024.

The Life Science segment sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $1.02 billion, a decrease of 0.7% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. On a currency neutral basis, sales decreased 1.3% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, driven by the constrained academic research and biotech funding environment. Currency neutral sales decreased in the Americas, partially offset by increased sales in EMEA and Asia Pacific.

The Clinical Diagnostics segment sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $1.56 billion, an increase of 1.6% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. On a currency neutral basis, sales increased 0.8% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The currency neutral sales increase was primarily driven by quality control and blood typing products, partially offset by lower reimbursement rates for diabetes testing in China. Currency neutral sales increased in the Americas and EMEA, partially offset by decreased sales in Asia Pacific.

Gross margin

Consolidated gross margin was 51.9% for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 53.7% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Gross margin for the Life Science segment for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased by approximately 2.5 percentage points from the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by one-time inventory write-offs after extensive evaluations of our product portfolios as a result of recent acquisitions, higher material costs and reduced fixed manufacturing absorption.

Gross margin for the Clinical Diagnostics segment for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased by approximately 1.4 percentage points from the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by higher material costs and reduced fixed manufacturing absorption.

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Selling, general and administrative expense

Consolidated selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense increased to $844.3 million or 32.7% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $814.0 million or 31.7% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily due to higher restructuring costs.

Research and development expense

Consolidated research and development ("R&D") expense decreased to $275.6 million or 10.7% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $295.9 million or 11.5% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in R&D was primarily due to $29.5 million of in-process research and development ("IPR&D") expense recognized in 2024 for an acquisition that did not recur in 2025, partially offset by higher restructuring costs in 2025.

Impairment of purchased intangibles and related items, net

In December 2025, we impaired the IPR&D asset associated with our 2021 acquisition of Dropworks, Inc. (“Dropworks”) amounting to $81.7 million, as completion of the technology had been delayed and the Company has revised its revenue forecast associated with Dropworks. The impairment of the IPR&D asset was included in the Life Science segment’s results of operations.

In December 2025, we discontinued development of the IPR&D asset associated with our 2022 acquisition of Curiosity Diagnostics, Sp. Z. o. o. ("Curiosity") and recorded an impairment charge of $127.7 million. We concluded that the discontinuation represented a substantial liquidation of the business of the foreign subsidiary for accounting purposes, which resulted in the recognition of $36.6 million of previously unrealized foreign currency translation gains associated with that entity. The net impairment of $91.1 million, was included in the Clinical Diagnostics segment's results of operations.

Results of Operations – Non-operating

Interest expense

Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $49.0 million and $48.9 million, respectively, which primarily consisted of interest expense related to the $1.2 billion Senior Notes.

Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses

Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses, net consist primarily of foreign currency transaction gains and losses on intercompany net receivables and payables and the change in fair value of our forward foreign exchange contracts used to manage our foreign currency exchange risk. Foreign currency exchange net gains were $6.6 million and $3.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Gains and losses are primarily due to the timing of product shipments and intercompany debt payments, market volatility, and the change in the fair value of our foreign exchange contracts.

Change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable

(Gains) losses from change in fair market value of equity securities and loan receivable was a gain of $900.4 million and a loss of $2.66 billion for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in the fair market value primarily resulted from the recognition of holding gains of $872.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to holding losses of $2.68 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024 on our investment in Sartorius.

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Other income, net

Other income, net includes investment and dividend income, interest income on our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term marketable securities. Other income, net was $90.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, essentially flat compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.

Effective tax rate

Our effective tax rates were 23.7% and 21.3% for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were driven by the change in fair market value of our equity securities as well as shifts in the geographical mix of earnings.

Our income tax returns are routinely audited by U.S. federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We are currently under examination by many of these tax authorities. There are differing interpretations of tax laws and regulations, and as a result, significant disputes may arise with these tax authorities involving issues of the timing and amount of deductions and allocations of income among various tax jurisdictions.

We record liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions. We do not believe the resolution of our uncertain tax positions will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements, although an adverse resolution of one or more of these uncertain tax positions in any period may have a material impact on the results of operations for that period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Bio-Rad operates and conducts business globally, primarily through subsidiary companies established in the markets in which we trade. Goods are manufactured in a small number of locations, and are then shipped to local distribution facilities around the world. Our product mix is diversified, and certain products compete largely on product efficacy, while others compete on price. Gross margins are generally sufficient to exceed normal operating costs, and funding for research and development of new products, as well as routine outflows for capital expenditures, interest and taxes.

As of December 31, 2025, we had available $1.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, of which approximately 18% was held in our foreign subsidiaries. The amount of funds held in the United States can fluctuate due to the timing of receipts and payments in the ordinary course of business and due to other reasons, such as acquisitions and borrowings. As part of our ongoing liquidity assessments, we regularly monitor the mix of domestic and foreign cash flows (both inflows and outflows). It is generally our intention to repatriate certain foreign earnings to the extent that such repatriations are not restricted by local laws, and there are no substantial incremental costs.

Additional liquidity is realized through positive cash flows from operating activities, and is readily available via the sale of short-term investments and access to our $200.0 million unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, available through February 2029, and to a lesser extent international lines of credit. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement are available on a revolving basis and can be used to make acquisitions, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes. We had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2025, however, $6.0 million was utilized for domestic standby letters of credit that reduced our borrowing availability.

In March 2022, we received $1.2 billion in cash proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes. The $400 million and $800 million Senior Notes mature in March 2027 and March 2032, respectively, and interest on the Senior Notes is 3.3% and 3.7% per annum, respectively. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year.

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Management believes that our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, together with cash flow from operations and the unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, will be adequate to meet our current objectives for operations, research and development, capital additions for manufacturing and distribution, plant and equipment, information technology systems and acquisitions of reasonable proportion to our existing total available capital for the next twelve months and beyond.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $532.2 million and $455.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in operating cash flows was primarily due to improved working capital.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $189.7 million and $160.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase was due to net cash outflows for the acquisition of Stilla Technologies, partially offset by lower net outflows related to marketable securities and investments, reflecting the timing of our purchases, maturities, and sales.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $283.2 million and $218.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to payments for share repurchases, partially offset by payment of contingent consideration in 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased 1,205,381 shares of Class A common stock for $295.5 million and during the year ended December 31, 2024, we repurchased 690,857 shares of Class A common stock for $203.6 million. We designated these repurchased shares as treasury stock. As of December 31, 2025, $284.6 million of stock remained available for repurchases under the Company's 2023 Share Repurchase Program.

Contractual Obligations

The following summarizes certain of our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our cash flows in future periods (in millions):

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Payments Due by Period

Less

Than

1-3

3-5

More

than

Contractual Obligations

Total

One Year

Years

Years

5 Years

Long-term debt, including current portion (1)

$

1,210.0 

$

1.3 

$

401.0 

$

1.2 

$

806.5 

Interest payments (1)

$

213.7 

$

43.9 

$

64.1 

$

61.4 

$

44.3 

Operating lease obligations (2)

$

217.0 

$

42.5 

$

63.3 

$

40.0 

$

71.2 

Purchase obligations (3)

$

105.8 

$

90.2 

$

15.6 

$

— 

$

— 

Long-term liabilities (4)

$

123.7 

$

8.5 

$

50.4 

$

12.8 

$

52.0 

(1) These amounts represent expected cash payments, primarily from Senior Notes, which are included in our December 31, 2025 consolidated balance sheet. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information about our debt.

(2) Operating lease obligations are described in Note 18 of the consolidated financial statements.

(3) Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding to Bio-Rad and that specify all significant terms. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty. Recognition of purchase obligations occurs when products or services are delivered to Bio-Rad generally within Accounts payable or Other current liabilities. See Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information about these purchase obligations.

(4) These amounts primarily represent recognized long-term obligations for other post-employment benefits, fair value of the contingent consideration and long-term deferred revenue. Excluded from this table are tax liabilities for uncertain tax positions and contingencies in the amount of $83.9 million. We are not able to reasonably estimate the timing of future cash flows of these tax liabilities, therefore, our income tax obligations are excluded from the table above. See Note 8 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information about our income taxes. See Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information about these long-term liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for recent accounting pronouncements adopted and to be adopted.
