Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) reported Free Cash Flow of $10.7 million for Q1 2026, up 183.26% on a YoY basis from $3.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 248.81% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.2 million in Q4 2025.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $10.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 183.26% year-over-year to $10.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$62.2 million (up 50.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$85.7 million, up 34.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $10.7 million, up from -$7.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $32.5 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$71.6 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$17.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$16.4 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 656.83% — and 2024, when it tumbled 363.69%.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Free Cash Flow stood at $32.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 72.42% to $8.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 363.69% to -$23.6 million in 2024, then surged by 69.64% to -$7.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 248.81% to $10.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $10.7 million (Q1 2026), -$7.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$37.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 4.79 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 314.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 881.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 120.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 694.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 528.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 426.05 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 274.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 131.19 Mn
10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises - - 43.46 Mn 10.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 10.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -37.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -37.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -28.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -28.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -23.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -23.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -71.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -71.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -16.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -16.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.95 Mn