Cloudflare (NET) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Cloudflare (NET) posted Free Cash Flow of $164.7 million for Q1 2026, down 31.02% sequentially from $238.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 9.16% YoY from $150.9 million in Q1 2025.
Analysis
Cloudflare (NET) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cloudflare has reported Free Cash Flow for 9 years, with the latest figure at $164.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 9.16% year-over-year to $164.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $623.7 million (up 35.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $609.9 million, up 59.41% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow slipped to $164.7 million in Q1 2026 per NET's latest filing, from $238.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $241.4 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$35.6 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $88.7 million and a median of $75.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 446.0% in 2022, down 272.02% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $77.6 million in 2022, then surged by 35.69% to $105.3 million in 2023, then soared by 129.28% to $241.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.06% to $238.8 million in 2025, then sank by 31.02% to $164.7 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $164.7 million, $238.8 million, and $176.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,718.29 Bn | 3,585.54 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 19.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 452.14 Bn | 420.24 Bn | - | -1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.25 Bn | 408.84 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 265.90 Bn | 262.79 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 217.15 Bn | 212.14 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 114.54 Bn | 110.47 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 98.54 Bn | 94.37 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 67.60 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 75.44 Bn | 71.83 Bn | 1.80 Bn | - |
| 9 | Block | 49.56 Bn | 43.13 Bn | 3.17 Bn | -7.56 Bn |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 49.23 Bn | 43.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -5.74 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 67.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 93.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 105.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 54.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 792,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -59.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -35.73 Mn |