Cae (CAE) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026)

Cae (CAE) posted Change in Working Capital of -$33.5 million for Q1 2026, down 111.06% on a QoQ basis from $303.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 154.14% year-over-year from $62.0 million in Q1 2025.

Cae (CAE) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cae's Change in Working Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$33.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Working Capital fell 154.14% year-over-year to -$33.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $51.0 million (down 62.92% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$286.9 million, up 8.86% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital was -$33.5 million for Q1 2026 at Cae, down from $303.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Working Capital topped out at $303.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$208.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $47.3 million and a median of $67.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Working Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Working Capital jumped 465.82% — and 2026, when it tumbled 154.14%.
  • Cae's Change in Working Capital stood at $69.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 23.17% to $53.0 million in 2023, then surged by 340.17% to $233.4 million in 2024, then climbed by 29.94% to $303.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 111.06% to -$33.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAE's Change in Working Capital at -$33.5 million in Q1 2026, $303.3 million in Q4 2025, and $212.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 General Electric 374.67 Bn 365.33 Bn -3.10 Bn -
2 Rtx 290.29 Bn 281.98 Bn 9.91 Bn -
3 Boeing 169.63 Bn 149.60 Bn 2.41 Bn -
4 Lockheed Martin 133.28 Bn 129.49 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.32 Bn 110.88 Bn 854.00 Mn -
6 General Dynamics 103.57 Bn 99.24 Bn 6.76 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 76.64 Bn 74.33 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 73.43 Bn 69.55 Bn 1.51 Bn -
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.77 Bn 51.18 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 Cae 8.32 Bn 8.32 Bn 230.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -33.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -33.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 303.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 303.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 212.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 212.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 166.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 166.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 233.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 233.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 67.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 67.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -102.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -102.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 125.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 125.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 53.03 Mn