Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Badger Meter (BMI) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 14.57% for Q1 2026, up 104.0% YoY from 7.14% in Q1 2025, and down 36.67% sequentially from 23.0% in Q4 2025.
Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Badger Meter has disclosed FCF Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 14.57% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 104.0% year-over-year to 14.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.85% (up 85.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.51%, up 130.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin eased to 14.57% in Q1 2026, from 23.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for BMI reached as high as 23.1% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 6.12% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 15.26% (2023), against an average of 15.62%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin sank 1831 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 487 bps.
- 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 tumbled by 37 bps to 14.57% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 14.57%, 23.0%, and 20.45% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 3,591.32 Bn | 3,590.02 Bn | 679.95 Mn | -2.11% |
| 2 | Novanta | 69.39 Bn | 69.00 Bn | 113.58 Mn | 18.42% |
| 3 | Keysight Technologies | 57.75 Bn | 55.57 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 25.44% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 30.63 Bn | 30.33 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 13.10% |
| 5 | Fortive | 19.14 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 19.47% |
| 6 | Trimble | 12.33 Bn | 12.10 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 28.58% |
| 7 | Cognex | 11.87 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 15.77% |
| 8 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 6.78 Bn | 6.14 Bn | 286.30 Mn | 11.19% |
| 9 | Garmin | 4.63 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 26.77% |
| 10 | Badger Meter | 4.28 Bn | 4.07 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% |