Milestone Scientific (MLSS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) reported FCF Margin of 4.55% for Q1 2026, up 49.76 percentage points from -45.22% a year earlier and up 15.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2026, Milestone Scientific's FCF Margin came in at -20.49%, up 11.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -32.67%, up 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +96.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at -33.95% in FY2024 (+20.29 pp), -54.25% in FY2023 (+14.35 pp), -68.60% in FY2022 (-29.30 pp) and -39.29% in FY2021 (+89.57 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q2 2021 (a gain of 1831.58 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 119.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at -10.68% (Q4 2025), 3.97% (Q3 2025) and -77.31% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.41% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.41% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 24.89% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 36.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.22% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.89% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.54% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 11.25% |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 27.18 Mn | 21.49 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -33.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -33.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -21.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -77.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -45.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -75.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -38.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -54.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -54.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -52.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -35.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -77.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -48.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -51.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -139.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.07% |
Milestone Scientific 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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "MLSS", "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=MLSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();