Quarterly and Full-Year Revenue Performance
Q4 revenue of $166,000,000 (up 1% year-over-year) exceeded the high end of guidance; full-year revenue closed at $599,000,000 excluding $44,000,000 of upfront patent litigation settlement revenue.
Strengthened Balance Sheet and Cash Position
Ended the year with $523,000,000 in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, an increase of $130,000,000 versus 2024, driven by disciplined cost management.
Consumables and Reaction Volume Momentum
Total consumables revenue in Q4 grew 6% year-over-year; single cell consumables grew 3% in Q4. Full-year reaction volumes increased 22% year-over-year, and Q4 saw strong reaction-volume growth (30%+) driven by new product adoption.
Spatial (Xenium) Growth and Utilization
Spatial consumables delivered double-digit revenue growth for the year driven by Xenium momentum; Xenium reactions reached 14,500 for the year, up approximately 34% year-over-year, with expanding customer utilization and fleet expansion.
FLEX APEX Product Launch and Adoption
Launched FLEX APEX (next-generation FLEX assay) in 2025; it became the most popular single cell assay by volume in Q4, offering lower cost per experiment and support for FFPE and fixed whole blood — enabling larger-scale AI and translational studies and driving incremental reaction volumes.
Spatial Platform Enhancements
Multiple spatial product launches in 2025 — Visium HD 3' and HD cell segmentation, and Xenium RNA+protein multimodal capability — materially expanded spatial capabilities and customer value.
Improved Gross Margin
Reported gross margin of 68% for 2025, up from 67% the prior year, helped by lower inventory write-downs and reduced royalty and warranty costs.
Operating Efficiency
Total operating expenses decreased 18% in the fourth quarter, primarily due to lower outside legal expenses and reduced personnel costs; management emphasized continued cost discipline going into 2026.
Reinstated Full-Year Guidance
2026 revenue guidance reinstated at $600,000,000 to $625,000,000 (which implies 0% to 4% growth over full-year 2025 excluding upfront settlements); guidance assumes continued double-digit growth for single cell reaction volumes and spatial consumables while CapEx remains constrained.