Aptiv (APTV) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)
Aptiv (APTV) posted Free Cash Flow of $194 million for Q3 2026, down 60.0% from $485 million a year earlier but up 16.9% from the prior quarter.
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Aptiv (APTV) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Aptiv was $526 million, down 72.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.53 billion, down 5.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Aptiv's Free Cash Flow was $1.62 billion in FY2024 (+63.2%), $990 million in FY2023 (+136.3%), $419 million in FY2022 (-31.4%) and $611 million in FY2021 (-26.3%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$449 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $894 million in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 0.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q3 2023, with growth of 137.3%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 62.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $166 million (Q2 2026), -$362 million (Q1 2026) and $528 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 3.29 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 643.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 230.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 851.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 654.90 Mn |
| 10 | Aptiv | 8.13 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 690.00 Mn | 194.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 194.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 166.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -362.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 651.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 362.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 440.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 76.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 894.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 326.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 417.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 421.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 534.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 313.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -278.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 755.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 225.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -112.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -449.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 488.00 Mn |
API Access
Aptiv Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=APTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "APTV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=APTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();