Flex (FLEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Flex (FLEX) reported Free Cash Flow of -$87.0 million for Q1 2026, down 127.1% year-over-year from $321.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 121.64% quarter-over-quarter from $402.0 million in Q4 2025.
Flex (FLEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flex (FLEX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$87.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$87.0 million, down 127.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (down 1.41% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.1 billion, down 1.41% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow slipped to -$87.0 million in Q1 2026 per FLEX's latest filing, from $402.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $447.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$161.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $191.3 million and a median of $271.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 133.33% in 2023, then soared 3866.67% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $349.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.6% to $312.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 41.35% to $183.0 million in 2024, then surged by 119.67% to $402.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 121.64% to -$87.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLEX's Free Cash Flow at -$87.0 million in Q1 2026, $402.0 million in Q4 2025, and $447.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amphenol | 170.58 Bn | 165.55 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 829.90 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 152.19 Bn | 150.97 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 30.00 Mn |
| 3 | TE Connectivity | 62.31 Bn | 61.34 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 677.00 Mn |
| 4 | Flex | 56.36 Bn | 54.72 Bn | 702.00 Mn | -87.00 Mn |
| 5 | Celestica | 42.71 Bn | 42.33 Bn | 437.20 Mn | 248.20 Mn |
| 6 | Jabil | 37.62 Bn | 35.80 Bn | 746.00 Mn | 308.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fabrinet | 22.26 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 144.34 Mn | -53.83 Mn |
| 8 | Ttm Technologies | 17.40 Bn | 16.99 Bn | 181.18 Mn | -85.11 Mn |
| 9 | Sanmina | 13.70 Bn | 12.12 Bn | 353.79 Mn | 422.64 Mn |
| 10 | Vicor | 12.32 Bn | 11.92 Bn | 62.37 Mn | -16.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -87.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -87.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 402.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 402.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 447.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 290.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 290.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 321.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 183.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 183.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 292.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 238.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 238.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 312.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 312.00 Mn |