Methode Electronics (MEI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Methode Electronics (MEI) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $10.1 million in Q1 2026, up 187.07% on a QoQ basis from -$11.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 48.47% year-over-year from $19.6 million in Q1 2025.

Methode Electronics (MEI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Methode Electronics has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $10.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 48.47% year-over-year to $10.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $42.8 million (up 266.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$15.2 million, down 462.96% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $10.1 million in Q1 2026, from -$11.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $42.9 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$58.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $7.9 million and a median of $11.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow sank 725.81% — and 2025, when it surged 766.67%.
  • Tracing MEI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $7.0 million in 2022, then sank by 261.43% to -$11.3 million in 2023, then sank by 416.81% to -$58.4 million in 2024, then soared by 80.14% to -$11.6 million in 2025, then soared by 187.07% to $10.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MEI's Free Cash Flow at $10.1 million in Q1 2026, -$11.6 million in Q4 2025, and $18.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 829.90 Mn
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 30.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 677.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn -87.00 Mn
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 248.20 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 308.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn -53.83 Mn
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn -85.11 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 422.64 Mn
10 Methode Electronics 404.87 Mn 271.17 Mn 38.80 Mn 10.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 10.10 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 10.10 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -11.60 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -11.60 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 18.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 18.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 26.30 Mn
May 3, 2025 26.30 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 19.60 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 19.60 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -58.40 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -58.40 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -2.70 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -2.70 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 15.80 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 15.80 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 12.20 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 12.20 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -11.30 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -11.30 Mn