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

Elanco Animal Health's (ELAN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$38.0 million in Q1 2026, up 44.93% year-on-year from -$26.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 182.61% quarter-over-quarter from $46.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Elanco Animal Health has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$38.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$38.0 million, up 44.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $315.0 million (down 9.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $284.0 million, down 27.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$38.0 million for Q1 2026 at Elanco Animal Health, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $116.0 million (2023), against an average of $61.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 505.88% in 2022 and jumped 773.68% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Elanco Animal Health's Free Cash Flow stood at -$64.0 million in 2022, then surged by 281.25% to $116.0 million in 2023, then rose by 12.07% to $130.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 64.62% to $46.0 million in 2025, then sank by 182.61% to -$38.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$38.0 million (Q1 2026), $46.0 million (Q4 2025), and $127.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn -208.00 Mn
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 291.00 Mn
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 362.50 Mn
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn -
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 136.70 Mn
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn -38.00 Mn
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn -169.83 Mn
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn 80.53 Mn
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 123.09 Mn
10 Liquidia 5.64 Bn 5.42 Bn 121.79 Mn 46.40 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