Esab (ESAB) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)
Esab (ESAB) posted Free Cash Flow of $15.68 million for Q2 2026, down 58.1% from $37.45 million a year earlier and down 52.8% from the prior quarter.
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Esab (ESAB) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Esab was $196.61 million, down 23.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $213.28 million, down 29.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Esab's Free Cash Flow was $303.62 million in FY2024 (+7.5%), $282.32 million in FY2023 (+62.1%), $174.12 million in FY2022 (-19.1%) and $215.15 million in FY2021 (-20.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 20.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 198.0%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 82.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $33.21 million (Q1 2026), $77.42 million (Q4 2025) and $70.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 926.50 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 10 | Esab | 4.10 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 307.21 Mn | 15.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 15.68 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 33.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 77.42 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 70.30 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 37.45 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 28.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 102.17 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 90.41 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 73.99 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 37.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 103.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 95.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 53.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 71.20 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 19.53 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.93 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 61.45 Mn |
API Access
Esab Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=ESAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ESAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ESAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();