Cae (CAE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cae (CAE) posted Free Cash Flow of $191.1 million for Q1 2026, up 2.0% on a QoQ basis from $187.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 12.99% year-over-year from $219.7 million in Q1 2025.

Cae (CAE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cae's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $191.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 12.99% year-over-year to $191.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $567.4 million (up 17.5% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $781.3 million, down 13.3% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $191.1 million for Q1 2026 at Cae, up from $187.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $227.8 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$69.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $126.8 million and a median of $151.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 213.06% — and 2025, when it slumped 213.45%.
  • Cae's Free Cash Flow stood at $151.8 million in 2022, then increased by 3.34% to $156.8 million in 2023, then soared by 37.99% to $216.4 million in 2024, then declined by 13.41% to $187.4 million in 2025, then gained by 2.0% to $191.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAE's Free Cash Flow at $191.1 million in Q1 2026, $187.4 million in Q4 2025, and $188.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 General Electric 373.38 Bn 364.04 Bn -3.10 Bn 2.82 Bn
2 Rtx 288.96 Bn 280.66 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.88 Bn
3 Boeing 167.80 Bn 147.78 Bn 2.41 Bn 631.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 132.86 Bn 129.07 Bn 2.45 Bn 2.92 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 112.67 Bn 110.24 Bn 854.00 Mn 448.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 102.77 Bn 98.44 Bn 6.76 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 76.23 Bn 73.92 Bn 3.72 Bn 978.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.09 Bn 69.21 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.34 Bn 50.75 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Cae 8.26 Bn 8.26 Bn 230.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 191.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 191.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 187.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 187.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 188.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 188.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -66.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -66.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 219.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 219.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 216.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 216.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 58.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 58.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 227.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 227.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 156.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 156.82 Mn