Friedman Industries (FRD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
Friedman Industries' (FRD) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$6.3 million in Q4 2025, down 508.56% year-on-year from $1.6 million in Q4 2024, and down 213.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.0 million in Q3 2025.
Friedman Industries (FRD) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Friedman Industries has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$6.3 million for Q4 2025.
- Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at -$6.3 million, down 508.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$7.5 million (down 201.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$8.4 million, down 934.69% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at -$6.3 million for Q4 2025 at Friedman Industries, down from -$2.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $71.6 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$26.9 million in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$1.3 million (2021), against an average of $1.3 million.
- Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 366.63% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 3683.94% in 2022.
- Friedman Industries' Free Cash Flow stood at -$2.8 million in 2021, then slumped by 316.97% to -$11.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 266.4% to $19.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 91.97% to $1.6 million in 2024, then sank by 508.56% to -$6.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$6.3 million (Q4 2025), -$2.0 million (Q3 2025), and $13.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 623.22 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | -9.00 Mn |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 10.34 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 87.20 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -477.00 Mn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -14.88 |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -147.54 Mn |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 33.30 Mn |
| 10 | Friedman Industries | 169.97 Mn | 165.36 Mn | 30.50 Mn | -6.35 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -12.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.09 Mn |