Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Badger Meter's (BMI) FCF Payout Ratio was 0.31 for Q3 2026, up 28.4% from 0.24 a year earlier but down 40.8% from the prior quarter.
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Badger Meter (BMI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Badger Meter's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.33, up 33.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.26, up 1.8% from FY2024.
- By year, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in FY2024 (-14.9%), 0.30 in FY2023 (-8.9%), 0.32 in FY2022 (+18.5%) and 0.27 in FY2021 (+8.6%).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.21 in Q4 2024 and a high of 0.72 in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, FCF Payout Ratio has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 19.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Payout Ratio in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 297.8%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 45.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.53 (Q2 2026), 0.40 (Q1 2026) and 0.23 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.97 Bn | 78.95 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 0.45 |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.80 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 908.00 Mn | - |
| 3 | Xylem | 23.13 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 0.41 |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.57 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 0.31 |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 86.47 Mn | - |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 882.96 Mn | 841.04 Mn | 38.19 Mn | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 374.69 Mn | 37.14 Mn | 4.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cadiz | 320.18 Mn | 285.30 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.57 Mn | 59.19 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.06 Mn | -39.57 Mn | 1.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.31 |
| 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 |
API Access
Badger Meter FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=BMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "BMI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=BMI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();