Donaldson (DCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Donaldson (DCI) posted Free Cash Flow of $13.0 million for Q1 2026, down 88.81% on a QoQ basis from $116.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 81.82% year-over-year from $71.5 million in Q1 2025.

Donaldson (DCI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Donaldson's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 81.82% year-over-year to $13.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $349.8 million (up 1.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $339.9 million, down 16.47% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $13.0 million for Q1 2026 at Donaldson, down from $116.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $165.1 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $13.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $89.1 million and a median of $101.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 266.26% — and 2026, when it tumbled 81.82%.
  • Donaldson's Free Cash Flow stood at $90.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 27.41% to $114.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 58.36% to $47.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 143.1% to $116.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 88.81% to $13.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DCI's Free Cash Flow at $13.0 million in Q1 2026, $116.2 million in Q4 2025, and $101.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.11 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 314.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 974.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 120.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 694.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 528.00 Mn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 426.05 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 274.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 163.40 Mn
10 Donaldson 10.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 299.80 Mn 13.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 13.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 116.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 116.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 101.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 101.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 118.70 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 118.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 71.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 71.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 47.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 47.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 106.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 106.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 120.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 120.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 65.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 65.70 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 114.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 114.80 Mn