Growth Metrics

National Research (NRC) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

National Research (NRC) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $6.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 213.07% to $6.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $15.7 million through Dec 2025, down 17.9% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $15.7 million for FY2025, 17.9% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $6.1 million in Q4 2025 for National Research, down from $10.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $14.9 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$5.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $6.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.9 million in 2021.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Free Cash Flow was 213.07% in 2025; the steepest drop was 429.86% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $10.4 million in 2021, then surged by 43.52% to $14.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 46.6% to $7.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 75.62% to $1.9 million in 2024, then surged by 213.07% to $6.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for NRC at $6.1 million in Q4 2025, $10.2 million in Q3 2025, and -$5.0 million in Q2 2025.