Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) reported Free Cash Flow of -$38.0 million for Q1 2026, up 44.93% on a YoY basis from -$26.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 182.61% sequentially from $46.0 million in Q4 2025.

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has 10 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$38.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 44.93% year-over-year to -$38.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $315.0 million (down 9.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $284.0 million, down 27.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$38.0 million in Q1 2026, from $46.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $261.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$169.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $61.9 million and a median of $116.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 1825.0% in 2022 and jumped 773.68% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ELAN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$64.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 281.25% to $116.0 million in 2023, then increased by 12.07% to $130.0 million in 2024, then sank by 64.62% to $46.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 182.61% to -$38.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELAN's Free Cash Flow at -$38.0 million in Q1 2026, $46.0 million in Q4 2025, and $127.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn -208.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 291.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -373.37 Mn
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 363.70 Mn
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 348.40 Mn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 144.40 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn -38.00 Mn
10 Vireo Growth 10.57 Bn 10.41 Bn 59.30 Mn 1.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 127.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 127.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 180.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 180.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 130.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 130.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 120.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 120.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 116.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 116.00 Mn