Fuel Tech (FTEK) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Fuel Tech's (FTEK) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 19.23% in Q1 2026, down 4184.0% YoY from 0.47% in Q1 2025, and up 30.68% on a QoQ basis from 27.74% in Q4 2025.
Fuel Tech (FTEK) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fuel Tech (FTEK) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 19.23% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 4184.0% year-over-year to 19.23% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.02% (up 342.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.78%, up 2394.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin advanced to 19.23% in Q1 2026, from 27.74% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 39.6% in Q3 2025 to a low of 32.5% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.64% and a median of 19.23% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — FCF Margin soared 4660 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 4184 bps.
- Tracing FTEK's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 22.33% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 1.39% in 2023, then sank by 2434 bps to 32.37% in 2024, then grew by 14 bps to 27.74% in 2025, then jumped by 31 bps to 19.23% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 19.23% (Q1 2026), 27.74% (Q4 2025), and 39.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 24.35 Bn | 22.23 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.16 Bn | 7.80 Bn | 288.30 Mn | 32.46% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 7.42 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 15.07% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.17 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -8.50% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.24 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - | -1,812.37% |
| 6 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 521.85 Mn | 493.18 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 398.07 Mn | 305.01 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 128.63% |
| 8 | Arq | 94.31 Mn | 93.40 Mn | 11.51 Mn | -13.99% |
| 9 | Fuel Tech | 43.03 Mn | 23.42 Mn | 2.68 Mn | -14.97% |
| 10 | CleanCore Solutions | 34.84 Mn | 17.79 Mn | -419,259.00 | -1,406.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -14.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -19.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -27.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -26.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.05% |