Veralto (VLTO) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)
Veralto's Free Cash Flow was $328 million in Q2 2026, up 1.5% from $323 million a year earlier and up 92.9% from the prior quarter.
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Veralto (VLTO) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Veralto's Free Cash Flow was $1.05 billion through Jul 3, 2026, up 11.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.01 billion, up 23.7% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 4.8% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $820 million in FY2024 (-9.8%), $909 million in FY2023 (+8.7%), $836 million in FY2022 (-0.7%) and $842 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 15.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 39.2%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 30.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, VLTO's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $170 million (Q1 2026), $291 million (Q4 2025) and $258 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 77.03 Bn | 68.81 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 489.40 Mn |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.64 Bn | 19.13 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.04 Bn | 15.69 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 328.00 Mn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 21.87 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.02 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -24.22 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 993.21 Mn | 954.68 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 9.86 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 341.34 Mn | 16.50 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 15.43 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 329.91 Mn | 298.36 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 286.05 Mn | 165.68 Mn | - | -1.42 Mn |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 74.74 Mn | -40.40 Mn | 1.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 328.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 170.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 291.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 258.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 323.00 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 142.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 263.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 102.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 241.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 232.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 289.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 147.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 329.00 Mn |
API Access
Veralto 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=VLTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "VLTO", "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=VLTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();