Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Badger Meter (BMI) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q2 2026, up 115.36% year-over-year from 0.25 in Q2 2025, and up 33.39% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q1 2026.
Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Badger Meter (BMI) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.53 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 115.36% year-over-year to 0.53; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.31 (up 24.65% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.26, up 1.78% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.53 in Q2 2026 per BMI's latest filing, from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.72 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q4 2024.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.33 across 5 years, with a median of 0.29 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 297.83% — and 2023, when it slumped 33.17%.
- Badger Meter's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then dropped by 4.55% to 0.22 in 2023, then fell by 4.51% to 0.21 in 2024, then increased by 9.75% to 0.23 in 2025, then surged by 129.25% to 0.53 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BMI's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.53 in Q2 2026, 0.4 in Q1 2026, and 0.23 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.83 Bn | 54.16 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.73 |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.48 Bn | 51.07 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coherent | 50.56 Bn | 48.57 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -0.05 |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.27 Bn | 28.93 Bn | 738.10 Mn | - |
| 5 | Mks | 18.87 Bn | 18.26 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.27 Bn | 17.89 Bn | 695.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.08 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 674.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cognex | 9.98 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.41 Bn | 7.34 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 0.04 |
| 10 | Badger Meter | 3.85 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 0.53 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.42 |