SuperworthMethode Electronics free cash flow MEI
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Last 12 months, to Aug 1, 2026
- −$13.3M
- Latest quarter, Q1 FY27
- −$10.9M
- −161% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2026
- $15.6M
Methode Electronics' free cash flow was −$13.3M over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, down 342% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q1 FY27, it was −$10.9M, down 161% on the same quarter a year before.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $15.6M | n/a |
| FY2025 | −$15.2M | n/a |
| FY2024 | −$2.7M | −103% |
| FY2023 | $90.8M | +49% |
| FY2022 | $60.8M | −61% |
| FY2021 | $154.9M | +62% |
| FY2020 | $95.5M | +83% |
| FY2019 | $52.2M | −26% |
| FY2018 | $70.1M | −43% |
| FY2017 | $122.8M | +40% |
| FY2016 | $87.5M | −13% |
| FY2015 | $100.4M | +131% |
| FY2014 | $43.4M | n/a |
| FY2013 | −$5.3M | n/a |
| FY2012 | −$919K | −151% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | −$10.9M | −161% | −$13.3M | |
| Q4 FY26 | −$900K | −103% | $15.6M | |
| Q3 FY26 | $10.1M | −48% | $42.8M | |
| Q2 FY26 | −$11.6M | n/a | $52.3M | |
| Q1 FY26 | $18M | n/a | $5.5M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $26.3M | +66% | −$15.2M | |
| Q3 FY25 | $19.6M | +61% | −$25.7M | |
| Q2 FY25 | −$58.4M | n/a | −$33.1M | |
| Q1 FY25 | −$2.7M | n/a | $14M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $15.8M | −58% | −$2.7M | |
| Q3 FY24 | $12.2M | −72% | $19.3M | |
| Q2 FY24 | −$11.3M | −261% | $50M |
Against its peers
Companies in Hardware, Equipment & Parts nearest Methode Electronics' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| MEIMethode Electronics | −3.1% |
| KEKimball Electronics | 3.5% |
| MPTIM-tron Industries | 3.3% |
| VPGVishay Precision | −1.1% |
| MLABMesa Laboratories | 7.3% |
| FEIMFrequency Electronics | −0.0% |
| TRNSTranscat | 3.3% |
| VREXVarex Imaging | −2.6% |
| INTTIntest | 2.0% |
| ESPEspey MFG & Electronics | 1.6% |
| ALNTAllient | 1.8% |
| Peer median | 1.9% |
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.