# Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (PACB)

- Sector: Healthcare · Industry: Medical Devices
- SEC CIK: 0001299130 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001299130))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/pacb
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-08-06; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**D-** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $159.3M | $146.1M |
| Revenue growing recently | failed | $159.3M | $160M |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$123.4M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | -$123.4M | -$275.1M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | -$123.4M | -$113.9M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 0 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | failed | -82.5% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | -82.5% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | -83.5% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -2,456.3% |  |
| Debt under control | failed | 131.32 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -77.5% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $159.3M |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | -$131.4M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$123.4M |
| Net margin | -82.5% |
| Operating margin | -83.5% |
| Return on equity | -2,456.3% |
| Debt to equity | 131.32 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | -$0.43 |
| Share price | $1.62 |
| Market value | $503.5M |
| Price / sales | 3.2x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/pacb)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/pacb/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/pacb/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/pacb/earnings)

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