Novanta (NOVTU) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Novanta's Free Cash Flow came in at $57.47 million for Q2 2026, up 391.8% from $11.68 million a year earlier and up 21.1% from the prior quarter.
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Novanta (NOVTU) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, Novanta reported Free Cash Flow of $114.28 million, down 3.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $48.43 million, down 65.7% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $141.35 million in FY2024 (+41.2%), $100.11 million in FY2023 (+40.7%), $71.14 million in FY2022 (-4.7%) and $74.65 million in FY2021 (-42.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 33.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 391.8%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 91.3%).
- Business Quant data shows NOVTU's Free Cash Flow at $47.47 million (Q1 2026), $5.13 million (Q4 2025) and $4.21 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 57.47 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 47.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.13 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 4.21 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 11.68 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 27.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.31 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 19.47 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 36.16 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 26.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.77 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 37.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.48 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 18.27 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.50 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 7.78 Mn |
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Novanta Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=NOVTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "NOVTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NOVTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();