Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Comtech Telecommunications' FCF Margin was 0.63% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), up 0.76 percentage points from -0.13% a year earlier and up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Comtech Telecommunications' FCF Margin was 3.38% through Apr 30, 2026, up 11.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025), it was -3.37%, up 9.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -10.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was -12.51% in FY2024 (-8.37 pp), -4.14% in FY2023 (-0.51 pp), -3.62% in FY2022 (+6.12 pp) and -9.74% in FY2021 (-17.13 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -23.05% (fiscal Q2 2024) and 8.55% (fiscal Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 56.53 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 14.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CMTL's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.41% (Q2 2026), 4.34% (Q1 2026) and 7.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 29.17% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.96% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 2.10% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 79.01% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 34.19% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 6.96% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 7.34% |
| 10 | Comtech Telecommunications | 41.65 Mn | -103.33 Mn | 36.07 Mn | 0.63% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.63% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.41% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.34% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -0.13% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -1.49% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -20.92% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -10.84% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -5.04% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -23.05% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -11.69% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -5.17% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.55% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -9.94% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -10.23% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -9.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.52% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -0.33% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.98% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 5.59% |
Comtech Telecommunications FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CMTL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CMTL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();