Gates Industrial (GTES) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)
Gates Industrial's FCF Margin was 4.69% in Q3 2026, down 4.72 percentage points from 9.41% a year earlier and down 1.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gates Industrial (GTES) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Gates Industrial's FCF Margin was 10.34% through Sep 26, 2026, up 0.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.76%, up 3.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a four-year change of +2.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 8.70% in FY2024 (-3.06 pp), 11.76% in FY2023 (+6.46 pp), 5.30% in FY2022 (-3.47 pp) and 8.77% in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -13.75% (Q1 2022) and 29.32% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.93 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 18.28 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 8.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GTES's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.40% (Q2 2026), 1.59% (Q1 2026) and 29.32% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 15.90% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 15.85% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.56% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.73% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 3.49% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 17.63% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 20.09% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.19% |
| 10 | Gates Industrial | 6.30 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 383.30 Mn | 4.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.69% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.40% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.32% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.46% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -1.20% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 20.21% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.32% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.12% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 19.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.61% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.69% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.57% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 8.89% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.67% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -13.75% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 14.65% |
API Access
Gates Industrial FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "GTES", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=GTES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();