IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. · IDXX · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

IDEXX: Growth Holds, but U.S. Headwinds Lower the Outlook

The quarter supports a mixed view: recurring diagnostic demand, customer retention and product innovation remain constructive, but the lowered outlook shows that near-term U.S. clinic-volume and weather pressures are offsetting part of that strength.

Reported Before market openNASDAQHealthcare $44.15B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.80 Consensus $2.68
EPS surprise +4.5% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $975.5M Consensus $980.3M
Revenue surprise -0.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -9.8% Event window
SPY move -2.0% Same window
Abnormal move -7.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.6% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the company moved from a lower-end full-year growth outlook to a more specific 5.3%-6% organic-growth range and 5.8%-6.4% CAG recurring-growth range. The current analysis also emphasizes the InView Dx order pipeline, Velo expansion and the cancer-screening roadmap, while pricing normalization and clinic visits remain key questions.

Guidance delta

Management lowered full-year organic revenue growth guidance to 5.3%-6% and CAG diagnostic recurring growth guidance to 5.8%-6.4%, citing U.S. macro pressure and severe-weather impacts.

Key takeaways

  • Q3 organic revenue growth was 6%, supported by CAG diagnostic recurring revenue and a 13% increase in the water business.
  • Premium instrument placements and a high-retention installed base continue to support recurring revenue, while instrument revenue declined from a prior-year peak.
  • Management highlighted InView Dx, Catalyst Pancreatic Lipase, Velo and the Cancer Diagnostic Screening Panel as pipeline supports.

Management priorities

  • Execute the InView Dx Analyzer launch and broaden shipments.
  • Expand Catalyst Pancreatic Lipase and Velo adoption.
  • Continue software enhancements, cloud-native extensions and the cancer-screening-panel rollout.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
IDXX EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2.12 Q4 '23 actual $2.32, beat Q1 '24 estimate $2.67 Q1 '24 actual $2.81, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2.88 Q2 '24 actual $3.02, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.68 Q3 '24 actual $2.80, beat Q2 '25 estimate $3.28 Q2 '25 actual $3.63, beat Q3 '25 estimate $3.14 Q3 '25 actual $3.40, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2.93 Q4 '25 actual $3.08, beat Q1 '26 estimate $3.41 Q1 '26 actual $3.47, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.94 Q2 '26 actual $4.27, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.72 Q4 '26 estimate $3.46 Q1 '27 estimate $3.98
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold23 ratings
Bullish1356.5%
Neutral939.1%
Bearish14.4%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$560.36Current
$247Low
$643.33Average
$830High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 16, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 11, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 5, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 5, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainMar 31, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $560.36. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Goldman SachsMatt Dellatorre$740$547.18 +32.1%Oct 16, 2026
BarclaysGlen Santangelo$710$595.76 +26.7%Aug 11, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$620$559.86 +10.6%Jul 27, 2026
UBSAndrea Alfonso$640$569.17 +14.2%Apr 28, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$750$644.61 +33.8%Feb 9, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a global enterprise focused on creating, producing, and distributing a wide array of products and services. Its primary client base includes companion animal veterinary practices, the livestock and poultry industries, dairy operations, and water quality testing sectors. The company organizes its operations across several key divisions: the Companion Animal Group (CAG), Water Quality Products, Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy (LPD), and additional segments. For companion animals, IDEXX offers a comprehensive suite of point-of-care veterinary diagnostic tools, such as instruments, consumables, and rapid assay kits. It also provides reference laboratory diagnostic and consultation services, alongside practice management and diagnostic imaging solutions for veterinarians. Furthermore, the company supports the biomedical research community with health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments and services.…

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