Badger Meter (BMI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Badger Meter (BMI) reported Free Cash Flow of $29.5 million for Q1 2026, down 1.98% year-over-year from $30.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 41.96% quarter-over-quarter from $50.8 million in Q4 2025.

Badger Meter (BMI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Badger Meter (BMI) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $29.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $29.5 million, down 1.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $169.1 million (up 10.15% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $169.7 million, up 19.31% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $29.5 million in Q1 2026 per BMI's latest filing, from $50.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $50.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $8.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $30.4 million and a median of $29.5 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow tumbled 71.84% in 2022, then jumped 69.5% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $28.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 25.9% to $35.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 32.06% to $47.4 million in 2024, then grew by 7.11% to $50.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 41.96% to $29.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BMI's Free Cash Flow at $29.5 million in Q1 2026, $50.8 million in Q4 2025, and $48.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn -38.19 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 407.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 469.37 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 204.30 Mn
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 28.00 Mn
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 208.20 Mn
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 268.60 Mn
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 42.34 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 58.53 Mn
10 Badger Meter 3.81 Bn 3.60 Bn 84.33 Mn 29.47 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 29.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 29.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 47.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 47.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 41.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 41.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.89 Mn