Growth Metrics

Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Helix Energy Solutions has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $59.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 393.35% to $59.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $182.8 million through Mar 2026, up 60.61% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $135.7 million for FY2025, 16.58% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $59.0 million for Q1 2026 at Helix Energy Solutions, down from $122.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $122.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$21.6 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $22.6 million (2025), against an average of $30.0 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 604.93% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 153.41% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $21.2 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 330.77% to $91.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 28.32% to $65.5 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 87.63% to $122.8 million in 2025, then plummeted by 51.98% to $59.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HLX's Free Cash Flow are $59.0 million (Q1 2026), $122.8 million (Q4 2025), and $22.6 million (Q3 2025).