Elastic (ESTC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Elastic's Free Cash Flow was $131.41 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 26.1% from $104.18 million a year earlier but down 12.3% from the prior quarter.
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Elastic (ESTC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Elastic's Free Cash Flow was $349.04 million through Jul 31, 2026, up 11.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $321.8 million, up 22.9% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has now increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 76.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $261.82 million in FY2025 (+80.2%), $145.31 million in FY2024 (+340.6%), $32.98 million in FY2023 (+934.8%) and $3.19 million in FY2022 (-82.9%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$10.47 million (fiscal Q2 2022) and $149.82 million (fiscal Q4 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 33.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (growth of 635.9%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 73.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, ESTC's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $149.82 million (Q4 2026), $41.8 million (Q3 2026) and $26.01 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 323.81 Bn | 308.88 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 271.09 Bn | 251.53 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.14 Bn | 117.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 119.71 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 83.80 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 98.30 Bn | 79.94 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 305.98 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 34.95 Bn | 25.05 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 233.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.32 Bn | 28.85 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.52 Bn | 18.64 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.56 Bn | -44.07 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 2.18 Bn |
| 10 | Elastic | 9.64 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 356.19 Mn | 131.41 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 131.41 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 149.82 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 41.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 26.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 104.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 84.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 87.29 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 37.66 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 52.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 60.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 51.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -3.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 37.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 25.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 6.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 10.30 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -10.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -4.55 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.82 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -10.47 Mn |
API Access
Elastic 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=ESTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ESTC", "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=ESTC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();