Fuel Tech (FTEK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Fuel Tech's (FTEK) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$1.2 million in Q1 2026, down 181.01% YoY from $1.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 41.84% on a QoQ basis from -$2.0 million in Q4 2025.
Fuel Tech (FTEK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Fuel Tech (FTEK) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 181.01% year-over-year to -$1.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$270000.0 (up 77.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 million, up 161.45% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to -$1.2 million in Q1 2026, from -$2.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$2.0 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$394411.8 and a median of -$1.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 17150.0% — and 2024, when it plunged 2043.18%.
- Tracing FTEK's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$1.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 105.61% to $88000.0 in 2023, then sank by 2043.18% to -$1.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 17.54% to -$2.0 million in 2025, then surged by 41.84% to -$1.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.2 million (Q1 2026), -$2.0 million (Q4 2025), and $3.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 24.28 Bn | 22.16 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 328.00 Mn |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.20 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 288.30 Mn | 159.40 Mn |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 7.46 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.10 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -24.22 Mn |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.26 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - | -81.77 Mn |
| 6 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 528.77 Mn | 500.10 Mn | - | 460,853.02 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 406.56 Mn | 313.50 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 15.43 Mn |
| 8 | Arq | 96.62 Mn | 95.72 Mn | 11.51 Mn | -4.18 Mn |
| 9 | Fuel Tech | 43.03 Mn | 23.42 Mn | 2.68 Mn | -971,000.00 |
| 10 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.72 Mn | 16.67 Mn | -419,259.00 | -7.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -971,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -971,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -57,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -57,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 767,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 767,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.19 Mn |