Cloudflare (NET) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cloudflare (NET) posted FCF Margin of 25.75% for Q1 2026, down 33.74% sequentially from 38.86% in Q4 2025, and down 575.0% YoY from 5.42% in Q1 2025.
Cloudflare (NET) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cloudflare has reported FCF Margin for 9 years, with the latest figure at 25.75% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 575.0% year-over-year to 25.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.79% (up 85.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.13%, up 522.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 25.75% in Q1 2026 per NET's latest filing, from 38.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 52.48% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 16.76% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 19.45% and a median of 25.75% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 5605 bps in 2022, down 3173 bps in 2022.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 28.24% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 29.04% in 2023, then soared by 81 bps to 52.48% in 2024, then dropped by 26 bps to 38.86% in 2025, then plunged by 34 bps to 25.75% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 25.75%, 38.86%, and 31.42% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 21.82% |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 62.08% |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | -9.76% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 26.25% |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.15% |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 9.71% |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 32.19% |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -223.03% |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | -114.17% |
| 10 | NetApp | 40.73 Bn | 37.15 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 46.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -27.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.06% |