Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Badger Meter (BMI) reported FCF Margin of 14.57% for Q1 2026, up 104.0% year-over-year from 7.14% in Q1 2025, and down 36.67% quarter-over-quarter from 23.0% in Q4 2025.
Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Badger Meter (BMI) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 14.57% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 14.57%, up 104.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.85% (up 85.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.51%, up 130.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 14.57% in Q1 2026 per BMI's latest filing, from 23.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 23.1% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 6.12% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 15.62% and a median of 15.26% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin tumbled 1831 bps in 2022, then jumped 487 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 19.35% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 19.67% in 2023, then grew by 17 bps to 23.1% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 23.0% in 2025, then sank by 37 bps to 14.57% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BMI's FCF Margin at 14.57% in Q1 2026, 23.0% in Q4 2025, and 20.45% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 67.67 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 679.95 Mn | -2.11% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 57.00 Bn | 54.83 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 25.44% |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.82 Bn | 43.12 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 26.77% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.64 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 13.10% |
| 5 | Mks | 21.67 Bn | 21.10 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 2.60% |
| 6 | Fortive | 19.42 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 19.47% |
| 7 | Trimble | 12.42 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 28.58% |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.23 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 15.77% |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.86 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 18.92% |
| 10 | Badger Meter | 3.81 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 84.33 Mn | 14.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.68% |