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Bruker Corp.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 7 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 2.7% reported: Revenue of $823.4 million was up 2.7% from $801.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, the company reported. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS fell to $0.31: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31 against $0.47 a year earlier. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.02 against $0.11. Source
  • BSI organic revenue fell 5.0%: Bruker Scientific Instruments revenue rose 2.1% to $759.8 million reported, with organic revenue decreasing 5.0%. Source
  • AI and industrial demand cited: Management cited AI-driven demand in semiconductor metrology and SciY laboratory software as drivers of bookings. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin 10.2%: Non-GAAP operating margin was 10.2% against 12.7%, on non-GAAP operating income of $84.2 million versus $101.7 million. Source
  • Free cash flow $47.0 million: Net cash from operations was $71.2 million, capital expenditure $24.2 million, and non-GAAP free cash flow $47.0 million against $39.0 million. Source

“While US academic demand, tariff and currency headwinds still pressured our first quarter results, our Q1 financial performance came in ahead of expectations.”

Frank H. Laukien, Bruker’s President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFY2026$3.57 to $3.60 billionKept
Organic revenue growth SourceFY20261% to 2%Kept
M&A revenue contribution SourceFY2026approximately 1.5%Kept
Foreign currency translation revenue effect SourceFY2026approximately 1.5% tailwindKept
Non-GAAP diluted EPS SourceFY2026$2.10 to $2.15Kept
Currency effect on non-GAAP EPS SourceFY2026approximately $0.15, or 8%, headwindKept
Constant exchange rate non-GAAP EPS growth SourceFY202623% to 25%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: FY26 revenue and non-GAAP EPS guidance reconfirmed; currency basis moved to March 31, 2026 rates from December 31, 2025. Source
  • New: Management said new products were introduced at recent scientific and medical conferences. Source

Results and EPS

  • Revenue rose 2.7% reported: Revenue of $823.4 million was up 2.7% from $801.4 million in the first quarter of 2025, the company reported. Source
  • Organic revenue fell 4.4%: Organic revenue fell 4.4%, acquisitions contributed 2.6% and foreign currency translation contributed 4.5%. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS fell to $0.31: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.31 against $0.47 a year earlier. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.02 against $0.11. Source

Segments and regions

  • BSI organic revenue fell 5.0%: Bruker Scientific Instruments revenue rose 2.1% to $759.8 million reported, with organic revenue decreasing 5.0%. Source
  • BioSpin and Nano down, CALID up: BioSpin revenue was $197.5 million against $207.8 million, CALID $316.3 million against $280.1 million, and Nano $246.0 million against $256.6 million. Source
  • BEST revenue grew 12.8%: BEST revenue rose 12.8% to $66.9 million, with organic growth of 3.0% net of intercompany eliminations. Source

“All in, Bruker remains poised to deliver significant operating margin expansion and double-digit EPS growth in FY2026.”

Frank H. Laukien, Bruker’s President and CEO

Demand and bookings

  • Academic orders from outside US: Management cited solid academic orders outside the US for post-genomic research solutions among healthy bookings trends. Source
  • AI and industrial demand cited: Management cited AI-driven demand in semiconductor metrology and SciY laboratory software as drivers of bookings. Source
  • Industrial and security bookings strength: Bookings strength was also cited in industrial research tools and security detection systems. Source

Products and customers

  • NMR, spatial and diagnostics launches: Management said the new products strengthen NMR leadership and lead in spatial biology, microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Source
  • Europe rose, Asia Pacific fell: Europe revenue rose to $321.6 million from $285.2 million, while Asia Pacific fell to $208.7 million from $232.6 million. Source
  • US revenue rose modestly: United States revenue by end customer geography was $221.9 million against $217.4 million a year earlier. Source

Margins and costs

  • Non-GAAP operating margin 10.2%: Non-GAAP operating margin was 10.2% against 12.7%, on non-GAAP operating income of $84.2 million versus $101.7 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP gross margin 50.0%: Non-GAAP gross profit was $411.8 million, a 50.0% margin, against 51.3% a year earlier. Non-GAAP SG&A was $226.4 million against $212.3 million. Source
  • Operating adjustments of $74.0 million: Operating income adjustments totalled $74.0 million, including $32.5 million of purchased intangibles amortization and $17.8 million of restructuring costs. Source
  • GAAP SG&A and R&D increased: GAAP SG&A was $242.1 million against $225.4 million, R&D $101.3 million against $97.1 million, and other charges, net $26.2 million against $36.9 million. Source
  • Equity interest gain excluded: A $12.2 million gain on remeasurement of a previously held equity interest is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Cash, debt and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow $47.0 million: Net cash from operations was $71.2 million, capital expenditure $24.2 million, and non-GAAP free cash flow $47.0 million against $39.0 million. Source
  • Cash fell as debt was repaid: Cash fell to $133.4 million from $298.8 million at December 31, 2025, after $181.3 million of long-term debt repayments; long-term debt was $1,662.9 million. Source
  • Preferred dividends reduced common income: Series A preferred dividends of $10.9 million reduced net income attributable to common shareholders to $3.5 million. Source
  • No buybacks; acquisitions outflow: No common stock was repurchased, against $10.0 million a year earlier. Cash paid for acquisitions was $16.0 million. Source
  • Inventories rose to $1,121.5 million: Inventories were $1,121.5 million at March 31, 2026, up from $1,094.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 May 2026

  • Organic revenue growth expected in Q2: Management expects a return to organic revenue growth in the second quarter of 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
BSI bookings organic growth Sourcehigh single digit percentage, year-over-year
BSI book-to-bill ratio Sourceabove 1.0x

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management said US academic demand pressured first-quarter results. Source
  • External: Tariff and currency headwinds were cited as pressuring first-quarter results. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said first-quarter performance came in ahead of its expectations. Source
  • Not stated: Management reconfirmed the FY26 guidance it gave in February. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.