Appian (APPN) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)
Appian's FCF Margin came in at 4.81% for Q2 2026, up 6.62 percentage points from -1.81% a year earlier but down 19.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Appian (APPN) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Appian reported FCF Margin of 9.65%, up 2.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.19%, up 7.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +11.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 0.50% in FY2024 (+22.52 pp), -22.02% in FY2023 (+2.69 pp), -24.71% in FY2022 (-8.47 pp) and -16.24% in FY2021 (-13.33 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -47.75% (Q3 2023) to 26.63% (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.80 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 42.17 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 28.79 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows APPN's FCF Margin at 24.06% (Q1 2026), 0.13% (Q4 2025) and 9.66% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 62.08% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | -27.89% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 33.09% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.68% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 24.76% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 29.95% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -4.83% |
| 10 | Appian | 2.51 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 144.74 Mn | 4.81% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -21.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -38.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -21.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -28.75% |
Appian FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=APPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "APPN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=APPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();