Growth Metrics

Donaldson (DCI) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Donaldson filings provide 18 years of FCF Margin readings, the most recent being 3.66% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 306.0% to 3.66% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 9.72%, a 103.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 9.21%, down 214.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 3.66% in Q1 2026 for Donaldson, down from 11.89% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 30.14% in Q3 2023 to a low of 1.92% in Q2 2022.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 10.39% (2025), compared with a mean of 10.77%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: surged 1336bps in 2023 and later crashed -1879bps in 2024.
  • Donaldson's FCF Margin stood at 12.22% in 2022, then increased by 18bps to 14.43% in 2023, then plummeted by -53bps to 6.75% in 2024, then surged by 76bps to 11.89% in 2025, then tumbled by -69bps to 3.66% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Margin were 3.66% (Q1 2026), 11.89% (Q4 2025), and 10.39% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.