Novanta (NOVTU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Novanta (NOVTU) posted FCF Margin of 21.62% for Q2 2026, up 16.77 percentage points from 4.85% a year earlier and up 3.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Novanta (NOVTU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 3, 2026, FCF Margin at Novanta was 11.10%, down 1.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.94%, down 9.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -17.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Novanta's FCF Margin was 14.89% in FY2024 (+3.54 pp), 11.36% in FY2023 (+3.09 pp), 8.26% in FY2022 (-2.30 pp) and 10.56% in FY2021 (-11.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.95 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 16.77 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 23.32 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 18.42% (Q1 2026), 1.99% (Q4 2025) and 1.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 21.62% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 18.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.99% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 1.70% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 4.85% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.92% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 15.33% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.49% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.15% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 8.48% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.81% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 4.38% |
Novanta FCF Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "NOVTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();