Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. · TMO · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
Thermo Fisher enters 2026 focused on innovation, AI and integration
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: Thermo Fisher's innovation pipeline, bioproduction exposure, AI efforts and trusted-partner model provide potential growth support, while acquisition integration, funding uncertainty and macro volatility remain important tests.
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What changed
The current analysis moves the focus from the prior quarter's raised full-year outlook and recent strategic partnerships toward execution of the 2026 plan, including the product pipeline, Clario integration, expanded bioprocess capacity and broader AI deployment.
Guidance delta
Management issued 2026 revenue and EPS guidance, with the supplied analysis characterizing the guidance sentiment as raised.
Key takeaways
- Management emphasized product launches across mass spectrometry, bioprocessing and electron microscopy.
- The growth strategy combines innovation, trusted-partner relationships, the PPI system and continued AI integration.
- Capital deployment and acquisitions broaden the platform but increase integration demands.
- The central test is whether bioproduction and clinical-research demand can offset funding, FX and macro risks.
Management priorities
- Execute the 2026 product pipeline
- Integrate Clario and other recent acquisitions
- Expand bioprocess design and global capacity
- Embed AI across products and operations
- Continue investing in Accelerator and CDMO/CRO services
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2025 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 22, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Jul 11, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 13, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 2, 2023 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Cleveland Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 1, 2018 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 5, 2018 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 19, 2017 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Avondale Partners | Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Wallachbeth | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 15, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $652.51. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $720 | $665.25 | +10.3% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $730 | $603.02 | +11.9% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| CLSA | Michael Luo | $748 | $608.54 | +14.6% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $564.75 | -0.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $600 | $568.26 | -8.0% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $568.26 | -0.4% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Dan Leonard | $580 | $561.09 | -11.1% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Tycho Peterson | $630 | $572.6 | -3.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $570 | $511.31 | -12.6% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $520 | $505.75 | -20.3% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $510 | $482.04 | -21.8% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HSBC | Sidharth Sahoo | $540 | $482.08 | -17.2% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $490 | $448.21 | -24.9% | May 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kallum Titchmarsh | $620 | $472.23 | -5.0% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $600 | $467.47 | -8.0% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Ramsey Schulte | $639 | $466.7 | -2.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $615 | $579.86 | -5.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $683 | $580.09 | +4.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $653 | $583.12 | +0.1% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $592.16 | -0.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $700 | $606.5 | +7.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $650 | $605.83 | -0.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $675 | $571.99 | +3.4% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Evie Koslosky | $685 | $568.21 | +5.0% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Paul Knight | $750 | $572.77 | +14.9% | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $610 | $570.82 | -6.5% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $656 | $563.28 | +0.5% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $590 | $571.68 | -9.6% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $625 | $567.2 | -4.2% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $580 | $567.2 | -11.1% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $536.19 | -11.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $580 | $539.17 | -11.1% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $585 | $530.73 | -10.3% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Conor McNamara | $561 | $487.53 | -14.0% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| UBS | Dan Leonard | $460 | $426.17 | -29.5% | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $605 | $424.24 | -7.3% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes | $610 | $431.64 | -6.5% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Conor McNamara | $693 | $597.75 | +6.2% | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $585 | $522.57 | -10.3% | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Schulte | $622 | $576.49 | -4.7% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $610 | $570.92 | -6.5% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $630 | $618.57 | -3.4% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $680 | $620.25 | +4.2% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Schulte | $632 | $620.25 | -3.1% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly | $620 | $617.1 | -5.0% | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Justin Bowers | $630 | $609.41 | -3.4% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Derik de Bruin | $675 | $611.17 | +3.4% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Andrew Cooper | $660 | $593.86 | +1.1% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $600 | $550.78 | -8.0% | Jun 28, 2024 |
| HSBC | Sidharth Sahoo | $670 | $576.89 | +2.7% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Justin Bowers | $610 | $577.39 | -6.5% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $615 | $577.39 | -5.7% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Schulte | $670 | $531.65 | +2.7% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Andrew Cooper | $530 | $444.46 | -18.8% | Oct 26, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Thermo Fisher | $620 | $525.63 | -5.0% | Jul 13, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $711 | $591.95 | +9.0% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $589.73 | +7.3% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $660 | $587.36 | +1.1% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $630 | $587.36 | -3.4% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $620 | $532.88 | -5.0% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $505 | $553.18 | -22.6% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $620 | $571.38 | -5.0% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $661 | $550.53 | +1.3% | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $570 | $540.03 | -12.6% | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $595 | $569.4 | -8.8% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $685 | $587.98 | +5.0% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $678 | $606.24 | +3.9% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $597.64 | -0.4% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $630 | $530.93 | -3.4% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $670 | $563.79 | +2.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $525 | $561.28 | -19.5% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant | $700 | $619.47 | +7.3% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Benchmark Co. | Robert Wasserman | $650 | $611.7 | -0.4% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes | $690 | $607.64 | +5.7% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| J.P. Morgan | Tycho Peterson | $700 | $589.63 | +7.3% | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Derik De Bruin | $670 | $589.63 | +2.7% | Sep 20, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Paul Knight | $710 | $589.63 | +8.8% | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Jefferies | Brandon Couillard | $540 | $589.63 | -17.2% | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $600 | $538.11 | -8.0% | Aug 4, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a global leader in scientific services, providing a comprehensive range of offerings that include life sciences solutions, advanced analytical instruments, specialized diagnostic products, and an extensive portfolio of laboratory supplies and biopharmaceutical services. The company's reach extends across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other international markets. Its Life Sciences Solutions division furnishes researchers with essential reagents, state-of-the-art instruments, and consumables vital for biological and medical exploration, the development and manufacturing of therapeutics and vaccines, and the detection of infections and various diseases. This segment encompasses bioscience, genetic science, and bioproduction technologies, serving a broad spectrum of clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural, clinical, healthcare, academic, and governmental sectors.…
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