Avantor (AVTR) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Avantor (AVTR) posted Free Cash Flow of $156.2 million for Q3 2026, down 9.0% from $171.7 million a year earlier but up 11.1% from the prior quarter.
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Avantor (AVTR) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Avantor was $439.2 million, down 16.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $495 million, down 28.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Avantor's Free Cash Flow was $692 million in FY2024 (-4.4%), $723.6 million in FY2023 (+1.9%), $710.2 million in FY2022 (-15.7%) and $842.5 million in FY2021 (-3.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $25.2 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $261 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 24.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q2 2024, with growth of 70.4%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 69.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $140.6 million (Q2 2026), $25.2 million (Q1 2026) and $117.2 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.18 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -105.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.91 Bn | 62.51 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.99 Bn | 58.99 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 347.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.72 Bn | 43.94 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.97 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.97 Bn | 22.02 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 133.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.10 Bn | 14.15 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 164.80 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.73 Bn | 9.42 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.20 Bn | 11.08 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 73.36 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.70 Bn | 9.29 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 156.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 156.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 140.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 117.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 171.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 124.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 145.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 235.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 106.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 193.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 138.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 191.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 172.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 219.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 191.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 127.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 261.00 Mn |
API Access
Avantor 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=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "AVTR", "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=AVTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();