Core Molding Technologies (CMT) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) reported Free Cash Flow of -$13.0 million for Q1 2026, down 400.74% year-over-year from $4.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 342.02% on a QoQ basis from -$2.9 million in Q4 2025.
Core Molding Technologies (CMT) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$13.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 400.74% year-over-year to -$13.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$15.4 million (down 165.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 million, down 91.89% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to -$13.0 million in Q1 2026 per CMT's latest filing, from -$2.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $16.2 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$13.0 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $4.3 million (2025), against an average of $3.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow surged 438.55%; it then tumbled 400.74% in 2026.
- Tracing CMT's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $10.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 40.13% to $6.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 198.36% to -$6.3 million in 2024, then surged by 53.2% to -$2.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 342.02% to -$13.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CMT Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$13.0 million (Q1 2026), -$2.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$346000.0 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 898.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 800,000.00 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 758.00 Mn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -538.00 Mn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 247.57 Mn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 130.00 Mn |
| 10 | Core Molding Technologies | 201.15 Mn | 177.64 Mn | 11.98 Mn | -13.01 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -346,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -346,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 880,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 880,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -611,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -611,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -6.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -6.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -403,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -403,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -1.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -519,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -519,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -18.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -18.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -7.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -7.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -463,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -463,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 7.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -2.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -2.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -4.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -4.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 486,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 486,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -69,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -69,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -727,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -727,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -3.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -3.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.10 Mn |