Nomad Foods (NOMD) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
Nomad Foods (NOMD) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $67.5 million for Q1 2026, down 14.43% year-on-year from $78.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 66.19% on a QoQ basis from $199.6 million in Q4 2025.
Nomad Foods (NOMD) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nomad Foods (NOMD) has reported Free Cash Flow for 12 consecutive years, with $67.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 14.43% year-over-year to $67.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $454.3 million (down 14.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $465.7 million, down 20.65% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to $67.5 million in Q1 2026 per NOMD's latest filing, from $199.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for NOMD reached as high as $285.5 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $12.1 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $104.2 million and a median of $87.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 79.09% — and 2023, when it soared 965.09%.
- Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $82.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 44.2% to $46.0 million in 2023, then surged by 521.04% to $285.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 30.09% to $199.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 66.19% to $67.5 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $67.5 million, $199.6 million, and $87.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 367.60 Mn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 53.98 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 58.19 Mn |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 506.50 Mn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 201.10 Mn |
| 10 | Nomad Foods | 1.65 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 208.93 Mn | 67.48 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 67.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 67.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 199.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 199.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 100.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 100.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 78.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 78.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 285.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 285.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 129.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 129.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 134.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 134.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.97 Mn |