Avantor (AVTR) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Avantor (AVTR) posted Free Cash Flow of $140.6 million for Q2 2026, up 12.7% from $124.8 million a year earlier and up 457.9% from the prior quarter.
Avantor (AVTR) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Avantor was $454.7 million, down 18.2% 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 two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 23.1%.
- 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 $25.2 million (Q1 2026), $117.2 million (Q4 2025) and $171.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | -162.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 201.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 68.80 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 25.50 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.74 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.53 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 140.60 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 229.30 Mn |
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_KEY
import 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();