Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.

Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Cash Ratio

Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

	Mar 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jul 1, 2023	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Jul 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Oct 2, 2021	Jul 3, 2021	Apr 3, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 26, 2020	Jun 27, 2020	Mar 28, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019
Current ratio	1.70	1.75	1.63	1.42	1.27	1.48	1.74	1.65	1.56	1.50	3.19	2.78	2.53	2.13	2.93	2.62	2.32	1.92	1.80	1.49	1.69
Quick ratio	1.19	1.27	1.13	0.89	0.80	1.06	1.06	0.98	0.97	1.00	2.37	1.92	1.70	1.63	2.16	1.83	1.48	1.19	0.97	0.85	0.89
Cash ratio	0.52	0.58	0.43	0.22	0.22	0.50	0.26	0.17	0.23	0.33	1.55	1.01	0.80	1.00	1.21	0.97	0.54	0.39	0.22	0.30	0.19

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Current ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Quick ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.
Cash ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Current Ratio

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Mar 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jul 1, 2023	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Jul 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Oct 2, 2021	Jul 3, 2021	Apr 3, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 26, 2020	Jun 27, 2020	Mar 28, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets	23,640)	24,589)	23,092)	19,995)	20,209)	25,229)	19,299)	18,100)	18,776)	20,113)	24,724)	19,260)	17,685)	21,957)	18,234)	15,775)	12,738)	11,893)	10,514)	11,223)	9,939)
Current liabilities	13,937)	14,012)	14,158)	14,112)	15,884)	17,010)	11,118)	10,997)	12,070)	13,436)	7,753)	6,925)	6,995)	10,304)	6,228)	6,013)	5,500)	6,197)	5,844)	7,509)	5,898)
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio¹	1.70	1.75	1.63	1.42	1.27	1.48	1.74	1.65	1.56	1.50	3.19	2.78	2.53	2.13	2.93	2.62	2.32	1.92	1.80	1.49	1.69
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors²
AbbVie Inc.	0.94	0.87	0.96	0.89	0.96	0.96	0.93	0.84	0.82	0.79	1.01	0.91	0.83	0.84	0.95	0.86	3.14	3.18	1.15	0.89	1.04
Amgen Inc.	1.42	1.65	2.86	2.77	3.14	1.41	1.68	1.53	1.44	1.59	1.64	1.31	1.66	1.81	2.28	2.18	1.59	1.44	2.89	2.89	2.77
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.	1.11	1.43	1.18	1.39	1.42	1.25	1.42	1.44	1.32	1.52	1.47	1.54	1.56	1.58	1.67	1.47	1.66	1.60	3.83	3.88	1.93
Danaher Corp.	1.85	1.68	2.26	2.08	1.89	1.89	1.78	1.75	1.68	1.43	1.48	2.26	2.05	1.86	2.08	2.20	1.32	5.19	3.43	2.32	2.18
Eli Lilly & Co.	1.35	0.94	1.05	1.13	1.30	1.05	1.13	1.10	1.27	1.23	1.30	1.15	1.42	1.40	1.36	1.22	1.11	1.16	1.17	1.13	1.12
Gilead Sciences Inc.	1.08	1.43	1.34	1.02	1.28	1.29	1.30	1.43	1.48	1.27	1.37	1.36	1.37	1.40	3.25	2.33	3.04	3.10	2.96	3.76	3.62
Johnson & Johnson	1.17	1.16	1.21	1.12	1.07	0.99	1.43	1.42	1.39	1.35	1.34	1.39	1.28	1.21	1.48	1.25	1.31	1.26	1.26	1.33	1.44
Merck & Co. Inc.	1.25	1.25	1.38	1.28	1.44	1.47	1.46	1.39	1.40	1.27	1.31	1.31	1.02	1.02	1.30	1.32	1.11	1.24	1.26	1.21	1.37
Pfizer Inc.	1.05	0.91	2.38	2.12	1.37	1.22	1.59	1.42	1.39	1.40	1.39	1.37	1.48	1.35	1.40	1.42	1.03	0.88	0.90	1.47	1.54
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.	5.27	5.69	5.18	5.45	5.45	5.06	5.36	5.12	4.76	3.56	3.71	3.57	3.12	3.63	3.89	2.12	4.21	3.67	4.03	3.88	4.58
Zoetis Inc.	3.33	3.36	3.87	3.50	3.27	2.37	2.27	2.18	2.25	3.86	4.54	3.37	3.29	3.05	2.82	3.47	2.77	2.63	4.39	4.17	4.05

¹ Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 23,640 ÷ 13,937 = 1.70

² Click competitor name to see calculations.

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Current ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Quick Ratio

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Mar 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jul 1, 2023	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Jul 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Oct 2, 2021	Jul 3, 2021	Apr 3, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 26, 2020	Jun 27, 2020	Mar 28, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	5,499)	8,077)	6,151)	3,133)	3,482)	8,524)	2,919)	1,888)	2,752)	4,477)	12,027)	7,023)	5,583)	10,325)	7,540)	5,818)	2,981)	2,399)	1,273)	2,288)	1,106)
Short-term investments	1,751)	3)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Accounts receivable, less allowances	7,931)	8,221)	8,370)	8,019)	7,922)	8,115)	7,671)	7,745)	7,889)	7,977)	5,557)	5,476)	5,554)	5,741)	5,186)	4,478)	4,508)	4,349)	4,384)	4,129)	4,155)
Contract assets, net	1,422)	1,443)	1,465)	1,467)	1,375)	1,312)	1,248)	1,147)	1,064)	968)	808)	804)	783)	731)	697)	686)	658)	603)	—)	—)	—)
Total quick assets	16,603)	17,744)	15,986)	12,619)	12,779)	17,951)	11,838)	10,780)	11,705)	13,422)	18,392)	13,303)	11,920)	16,797)	13,423)	10,982)	8,147)	7,351)	5,657)	6,417)	5,261)

Current liabilities	13,937)	14,012)	14,158)	14,112)	15,884)	17,010)	11,118)	10,997)	12,070)	13,436)	7,753)	6,925)	6,995)	10,304)	6,228)	6,013)	5,500)	6,197)	5,844)	7,509)	5,898)
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio¹	1.19	1.27	1.13	0.89	0.80	1.06	1.06	0.98	0.97	1.00	2.37	1.92	1.70	1.63	2.16	1.83	1.48	1.19	0.97	0.85	0.89
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors²
AbbVie Inc.	0.72	0.63	0.71	0.63	0.66	0.69	0.69	0.61	0.56	0.56	0.75	0.65	0.61	0.60	0.68	0.58	2.88	2.91	0.92	0.64	0.78
Amgen Inc.	0.84	0.99	2.41	2.34	2.62	0.95	1.17	0.99	0.90	1.06	1.19	0.86	1.16	1.30	1.65	1.60	1.10	1.01	2.28	2.41	2.37
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.	0.78	1.04	0.77	0.94	1.01	0.87	0.98	1.07	1.03	1.20	1.16	1.16	1.25	1.28	1.43	1.26	1.38	1.26	3.63	3.61	1.64
Danaher Corp.	1.34	1.18	1.76	1.52	1.34	1.30	1.19	1.13	1.08	0.89	0.93	1.67	1.51	1.36	1.52	1.59	0.92	4.68	2.99	1.78	1.58
Eli Lilly & Co.	0.68	0.52	0.58	0.63	0.79	0.63	0.71	0.67	0.77	0.80	0.79	0.67	0.83	0.85	0.79	0.68	0.64	0.68	0.66	0.67	0.65
Gilead Sciences Inc.	0.72	1.06	0.98	0.78	0.95	0.99	0.96	1.06	1.06	0.95	1.01	1.05	0.99	1.08	2.93	2.09	2.78	2.86	2.74	3.41	3.32
Johnson & Johnson	0.84	0.82	0.86	0.84	0.81	0.71	1.10	1.09	1.06	1.04	1.03	1.04	0.97	0.91	1.17	0.92	0.98	0.94	0.93	0.95	1.01
Merck & Co. Inc.	0.68	0.68	0.83	0.74	0.90	0.93	0.90	0.85	0.84	0.73	0.78	0.75	0.58	0.58	0.77	0.84	0.66	0.78	0.80	0.75	0.88
Pfizer Inc.	0.57	0.50	1.78	1.59	0.88	0.80	1.18	1.02	0.95	1.00	0.99	0.91	0.88	0.78	0.93	0.98	0.60	0.50	0.50	0.71	0.72
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.	4.40	4.82	4.31	4.53	4.54	4.16	4.37	4.20	3.95	2.98	3.03	2.92	2.39	2.86	3.02	1.61	3.38	2.81	3.14	2.99	3.66
Zoetis Inc.	1.71	1.77	1.87	1.72	1.72	1.51	1.28	1.29	1.44	2.57	3.01	2.31	2.29	2.13	1.94	2.39	1.69	1.67	2.72	2.58	2.55

¹ Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 16,603 ÷ 13,937 = 1.19

² Click competitor name to see calculations.

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Quick ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level.

Cash Ratio

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Mar 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jul 1, 2023	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Jul 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Oct 2, 2021	Jul 3, 2021	Apr 3, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 26, 2020	Jun 27, 2020	Mar 28, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	5,499)	8,077)	6,151)	3,133)	3,482)	8,524)	2,919)	1,888)	2,752)	4,477)	12,027)	7,023)	5,583)	10,325)	7,540)	5,818)	2,981)	2,399)	1,273)	2,288)	1,106)
Short-term investments	1,751)	3)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Total cash assets	7,250)	8,080)	6,151)	3,133)	3,482)	8,524)	2,919)	1,888)	2,752)	4,477)	12,027)	7,023)	5,583)	10,325)	7,540)	5,818)	2,981)	2,399)	1,273)	2,288)	1,106)

Current liabilities	13,937)	14,012)	14,158)	14,112)	15,884)	17,010)	11,118)	10,997)	12,070)	13,436)	7,753)	6,925)	6,995)	10,304)	6,228)	6,013)	5,500)	6,197)	5,844)	7,509)	5,898)
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio¹	0.52	0.58	0.43	0.22	0.22	0.50	0.26	0.17	0.23	0.33	1.55	1.01	0.80	1.00	1.21	0.97	0.54	0.39	0.22	0.30	0.19
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors²
AbbVie Inc.	0.44	0.34	0.38	0.27	0.24	0.31	0.36	0.29	0.23	0.28	0.43	0.30	0.31	0.30	0.33	0.25	2.50	2.56	0.61	0.32	0.38
Amgen Inc.	0.49	0.60	2.05	2.00	2.22	0.59	0.80	0.57	0.51	0.66	0.87	0.55	0.82	0.91	1.24	1.09	0.68	0.69	1.94	2.05	2.07
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.	0.37	0.55	0.33	0.43	0.49	0.42	0.48	0.63	0.66	0.78	0.73	0.68	0.75	0.83	1.03	0.92	0.95	0.84	3.10	3.02	0.99
Danaher Corp.	0.90	0.71	1.31	1.02	0.85	0.71	0.64	0.53	0.49	0.32	0.35	1.07	0.93	0.82	0.94	0.99	0.52	4.04	2.40	1.08	0.84
Eli Lilly & Co.	0.14	0.11	0.11	0.15	0.23	0.13	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.26	0.28	0.22	0.26	0.29	0.30	0.20	0.14	0.21	0.15	0.20	0.19
Gilead Sciences Inc.	0.36	0.64	0.57	0.48	0.56	0.57	0.54	0.61	0.62	0.56	0.56	0.64	0.58	0.65	2.52	1.79	2.34	2.50	2.39	3.03	2.97
Johnson & Johnson	0.54	0.50	0.53	0.53	0.54	0.42	0.75	0.73	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.65	0.60	0.59	0.79	0.52	0.54	0.54	0.51	0.49	0.53
Merck & Co. Inc.	0.22	0.28	0.38	0.27	0.45	0.54	0.49	0.44	0.40	0.34	0.42	0.39	0.26	0.30	0.36	0.50	0.32	0.47	0.39	0.35	0.47
Pfizer Inc.	0.29	0.27	1.42	1.29	0.55	0.54	0.82	0.70	0.61	0.73	0.71	0.61	0.51	0.47	0.64	0.70	0.31	0.26	0.25	0.40	0.39
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.	2.94	3.17	2.75	2.88	2.89	2.46	2.44	2.49	2.34	1.45	1.56	1.05	1.09	1.33	1.29	0.85	1.95	1.53	1.63	1.56	2.14
Zoetis Inc.	1.03	1.08	1.09	0.97	1.10	1.13	0.87	0.87	1.03	1.94	2.23	1.75	1.74	1.66	1.52	1.85	1.13	1.07	1.74	1.66	1.66

¹ Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,250 ÷ 13,937 = 0.52

² Click competitor name to see calculations.

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Cash ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

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