Clearfield (CLFD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Clearfield (CLFD) reported Free Cash Flow of -$2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 167.71% year-over-year from $3.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.4 million in Q4 2025.
Clearfield (CLFD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Clearfield (CLFD) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$2.1 million, down 167.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.9 million (down 57.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $21.8 million, up 122.89% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow improved to -$2.1 million in Q1 2026 per CLFD's latest filing, from -$2.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $10.2 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$14.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.3 million and a median of $3.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow sank 481.49% in 2022, then surged 2164.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.1 million in 2022, then surged by 855.68% to $8.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 25.04% to $6.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 138.61% to -$2.4 million in 2025, then rose by 13.88% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLFD's Free Cash Flow at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026, -$2.4 million in Q4 2025, and $8.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 153.76 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 389.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 609.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 79.10 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 155.35 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -309.66 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -143.58 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 10 | Clearfield | 551.39 Mn | 460.33 Mn | 11.16 Mn | -2.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.39 Mn |