Growth Metrics

System1 (SST) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)

Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 70.19% for Q1 2026, down 4714.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 5.75% (down 429.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 1.58%, down 4.0%.

System1 has reported FCF Margin over the past 6 years, most recently at 70.19% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin reached 70.19% in Q1 2026 per SST's latest filing, down from 20.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 29.36% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 70.19% in Q1 2026.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 5.56% (2024), compared with a mean of 7.24%.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin soared 2789bps in 2024 before it crashed -4714bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 4.03% in 2022, then tumbled by -606bps to 20.39% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 137bps to 7.5% in 2024, then plummeted by -373bps to 20.48% in 2025, then crashed by -243bps to 70.19% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for SST at 70.19% in Q1 2026, 20.48% in Q4 2025, and 1.12% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 18.67%
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 5.16%
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 19.79%
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -18.53%
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 13.98%
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 6.09%
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 6.33%
10 System1 21.03 Mn -54.58 Mn 23.37 Mn -70.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -70.19%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.48%
Sep 30, 2025 1.12%
Jun 30, 2025 29.36%
Mar 31, 2025 -23.05%
Dec 31, 2024 7.50%
Sep 30, 2024 -5.56%
Jun 30, 2024 12.25%
Mar 31, 2024 -20.74%
Dec 31, 2023 -20.39%
Sep 30, 2023 -11.98%
Jun 30, 2023 7.48%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.17%
Dec 31, 2022 4.03%
Sep 30, 2022 3.78%
Jun 30, 2022 9.30%
Mar 31, 2022 -19.41%
Dec 31, 2021 7.43%
Sep 30, 2021 8.92%
Jun 30, 2021 8.23%
Mar 31, 2021 6.86%