Natera (NTRA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Natera (NTRA) reported Free Cash Flow of $18.0 million for Q1 2026, down 20.33% on a YoY basis from $22.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 52.31% quarter-over-quarter from $37.8 million in Q4 2025.

Natera (NTRA) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Natera has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $18.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 20.33% year-over-year to $18.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $104.5 million (up 22.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $109.1 million, up 57.58% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $18.0 million, down from $37.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $37.8 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$153.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$33.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7.7 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 99.5% — and 2025, when it jumped 251.89%.
  • Natera's Free Cash Flow stood at -$93.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 27.21% to -$67.7 million in 2023, then soared by 151.39% to $34.8 million in 2024, then gained by 8.77% to $37.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 52.31% to $18.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $18.0 million (Q1 2026), $37.8 million (Q4 2025), and $37.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Waters 30,529.42 Bn 30,528.96 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 183.75 Bn 180.50 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 133.13 Bn 127.43 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 46.14 Bn 45.94 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 38.20 Bn 36.39 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
6 Natera 31.50 Bn 30.40 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 31.34 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
8 Illumina 24.51 Bn 23.36 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.53 Bn 23.47 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 22.51 Bn 22.42 Bn 942.00 Mn 164.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 18.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 18.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 37.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 37.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 22.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 22.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 34.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 34.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 35.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 35.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -67.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -67.66 Mn