Liberty Energy (LBRT) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)
Liberty Energy (LBRT) reported FCF Margin of -33.70% for Q3 2026, down 26.60 percentage points from -7.09% a year earlier and down 26.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Liberty Energy (LBRT) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Liberty Energy's FCF Margin came in at -14.68%, down 14.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.35%, down 3.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +2.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 4.13% in FY2024 (-4.53 pp), 8.66% in FY2023 (+6.77 pp), 1.89% in FY2022 (+4.45 pp) and -2.56% in FY2021 (-0.68 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2017.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 15.25 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2026 (a drop of 26.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -7.64% (Q2 2026), -14.55% (Q1 2026) and -0.96% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 73.67 Bn | 71.28 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 10.85% |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 47.44 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 9.15% |
| 3 | Halliburton | 26.34 Bn | 18.29 Bn | 840.00 Mn | 1.79% |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 25.18 Bn | 21.15 Bn | 728.70 Mn | 16.22% |
| 5 | Noble | 6.56 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 228.22 Mn | -6.52% |
| 6 | Nov | 6.31 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 439.00 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.11 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 374.00 Mn | 12.86% |
| 8 | Transocean | 5.79 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 348.00 Mn | 13.98% |
| 9 | Valaris | 5.48 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 176.30 Mn | -9.16% |
| 10 | Liberty Energy | 2.04 Bn | 638.74 Mn | 201.11 Mn | -33.70% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -33.70% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -14.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.99% |
Liberty Energy 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=LBRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "LBRT", "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=LBRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();