Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the free cash flow yield high or low?
The free cash flow yield of 2.37% is in line with its 5-year average of 2.47%, around the middle of its 5-year range (1.79%–3.47%).
As of Friday, September 4, 2026. 5.52% above its 12-month average of 2.25%.
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
2.37%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG TTM
2.25%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 3Y
2.55%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 5Y
2.47%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 10Y
2.59%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 15Y
2.63%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 20Y
2.97%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+5.52%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-6.88%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-4.15%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-8.58%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
-9.99%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-20.32%
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
3.62%
median of 49 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-34.53%
vs the sector median at left
Market Cap
$79.75B
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.90%
TTM Avg
3.16%
3Y Avg
2.86%
5Y Avg
2.69%
Market Cap
$74.98B
Free Cash Flow Yield
7.45%
TTM Avg
6.08%
3Y Avg
3.78%
5Y Avg
3.98%
Market Cap
$70.78B
Free Cash Flow Yield
1.78%
TTM Avg
1.43%
3Y Avg
1.70%
5Y Avg
2.18%
Market Cap
$88.09B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.25%
TTM Avg
2.06%
3Y Avg
3.13%
5Y Avg
3.10%
Market Cap
$67.24B
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.06%
TTM Avg
2.11%
3Y Avg
2.11%
5Y Avg
1.17%
Market Cap
$58.45B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.65%
TTM Avg
1.61%
3Y Avg
7.78%
5Y Avg
11.60%
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL) | $78.31B | 2.37% | 2.25% | 2.55% | 2.47% |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $79.75B | 3.90% | 3.16% | 2.86% | 2.69% |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $74.98B | 7.45% | 6.08% | 3.78% | 3.98% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs › | $70.78B | 1.78% | 1.43% | 1.70% | 2.18% |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $88.09B | 2.25% | 2.06% | 3.13% | 3.10% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $67.24B | 3.06% | 2.11% | 2.11% | 1.17% |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $67.15B | 5.92% | 4.88% | 8.72% | 12.95% |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $61.73B | 4.59% | 3.48% | 4.35% | 4.35% |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE)vs › | $58.45B | 2.65% | 1.61% | 7.78% | 11.60% |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $57.86B | 1.07% | 4.69% | 4.31% | 3.96% |
FCF Yield
2.37%
Earnings Yield
2.67%
Dividend Yield
1.02%
Formula: FCF Yield = (Free Cash Flow / Market Cap) × 100
How FCF Yield is used:
FCF vs earnings: Differences between FCF yield and earnings yield can reflect capital expenditures, working capital changes, and other non-cash accounting items.
FCF Yield measures free cash flow relative to market capitalization. It compares cash generation after capital expenditures with the equity value of the company.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 2.37% |
| 2026-09-03 | 2.38% |
| 2026-09-02 | 2.37% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2.36% |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.34% |
| 2026-08-28 | 2.31% |
| 2026-08-27 | 2.32% |
| 2026-08-26 | 2.28% |
| 2026-08-25 | 2.29% |
| 2026-08-24 | 2.31% |
| 2026-08-21 | 2.35% |
| 2026-08-20 | 2.35% |
| 2026-08-19 | 2.32% |
| 2026-08-18 | 2.37% |
| 2026-08-17 | 2.40% |
| 2026-08-14 | 2.40% |
| 2026-08-13 | 2.40% |
| 2026-08-12 | 2.38% |
| 2026-08-11 | 2.33% |
| 2026-08-10 | 2.33% |
| 2026-08-07 | 2.32% |
| 2026-08-06 | 2.34% |
| 2026-08-05 | 2.31% |
| 2026-08-04 | 2.33% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2.36% |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.37% |
| 2026-07-30 | 2.36% |
| 2026-07-29 | 2.32% |
| 2026-07-28 | 2.33% |
| 2026-07-27 | 2.43% |
| 2026-07-24 | 2.45% |
| 2026-07-23 | 2.51% |
| 2026-07-22 | 2.47% |
| 2026-07-21 | 2.50% |
| 2026-07-20 | 2.45% |
| 2026-07-17 | 2.42% |
| 2026-07-16 | 2.39% |
| 2026-07-15 | 2.44% |
| 2026-07-14 | 2.44% |
| 2026-07-13 | 2.42% |
| 2026-07-10 | 2.40% |
| 2026-07-09 | 2.41% |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.41% |
| 2026-07-07 | 2.33% |
| 2026-07-06 | 2.32% |
| 2026-07-02 | 2.33% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2.37% |
| 2026-06-30 | 2.37% |
| 2026-06-29 | 2.37% |
| 2026-06-26 | 2.32% |
| 2026-06-25 | 2.34% |
| 2026-06-24 | 2.39% |
| 2026-06-23 | 2.45% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2.45% |
| 2026-06-18 | 2.45% |
| 2026-06-17 | 2.45% |
| 2026-06-16 | 2.41% |
| 2026-06-15 | 2.45% |
| 2026-06-12 | 2.48% |
| 2026-06-11 | 2.50% |
| 2026-06-10 | 2.57% |
| 2026-06-09 | 2.49% |
| 2026-06-08 | 2.56% |
| 2026-06-05 | 2.56% |
| 2026-06-04 | 2.59% |
| 2026-06-03 | 2.58% |
| 2026-06-02 | 2.57% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.63% |
| 2026-05-29 | 2.58% |
| 2026-05-28 | 2.53% |
| 2026-05-27 | 2.51% |
| 2026-05-26 | 2.59% |
| 2026-05-22 | 2.60% |
| 2026-05-21 | 2.64% |
| 2026-05-20 | 2.65% |
| 2026-05-19 | 2.68% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.65% |
| 2026-05-15 | 2.66% |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.65% |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.64% |
| 2026-05-12 | 2.62% |
| 2026-05-11 | 2.63% |
| 2026-05-08 | 2.59% |
| 2026-05-07 | 2.57% |
| 2026-05-06 | 2.54% |
| 2026-05-05 | 2.60% |
| 2026-05-04 | 2.62% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2.58% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.57% |
| 2026-04-29 | 2.61% |
| 2026-04-28 | 2.51% |
| 2026-04-27 | 2.50% |
| 2026-04-24 | 2.49% |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.47% |
| 2026-04-22 | 2.49% |
| 2026-04-21 | 2.47% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2.43% |
| 2026-04-17 | 2.44% |
| 2026-04-16 | 2.49% |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.48% |
| 2026-04-14 | 2.45% |
| 2026-04-13 | 2.43% |
| 2026-04-10 | 2.45% |
| 2026-04-09 | 2.46% |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.45% |
| 2026-04-07 | 2.55% |
| 2026-04-06 | 2.51% |
| 2026-04-02 | 2.54% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.49% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.52% |
| 2026-03-30 | 2.55% |
| 2026-03-27 | 2.56% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2.54% |
| 2026-03-25 | 2.50% |
| 2026-03-24 | 2.53% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.57% |
| 2026-03-20 | 2.61% |
| 2026-03-19 | 2.59% |
| 2026-03-18 | 2.56% |
| 2026-03-17 | 2.46% |
| 2026-03-16 | 2.45% |
| 2026-03-13 | 2.44% |
| 2026-03-12 | 2.43% |
| 2026-03-11 | 2.42% |
| 2026-03-10 | 2.38% |
| 2026-03-09 | 2.38% |
| 2026-03-06 | 2.37% |
| 2026-03-05 | 2.34% |
| 2026-03-04 | 2.25% |
| 2026-03-03 | 2.25% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2.21% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.17% |
| 2026-02-26 | 2.18% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2.19% |
| 2026-02-24 | 2.17% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2.19% |
| 2026-02-20 | 1.79% |
| 2026-02-19 | 1.81% |
| 2026-02-18 | 1.80% |
| 2026-02-17 | 1.79% |
| 2026-02-13 | 1.82% |
| 2026-02-12 | 1.81% |
| 2026-02-11 | 1.79% |
| 2026-02-10 | 1.82% |
| 2026-02-09 | 1.89% |
| 2026-02-06 | 1.87% |
| 2026-02-05 | 1.90% |
| 2026-02-04 | 1.89% |
| 2026-02-03 | 1.93% |
| 2026-02-02 | 1.92% |
| 2026-01-30 | 1.93% |
| 2026-01-29 | 1.92% |
| 2026-01-28 | 1.93% |
| 2026-01-27 | 1.92% |
| 2026-01-26 | 1.92% |
| 2026-01-23 | 1.93% |
| 2026-01-22 | 1.93% |
| 2026-01-21 | 1.94% |
| 2026-01-20 | 1.99% |
| 2026-01-16 | 1.96% |
| 2026-01-15 | 1.96% |
| 2026-01-14 | 1.97% |
| 2026-01-13 | 1.99% |
| 2026-01-12 | 2.01% |
| 2026-01-09 | 2.00% |
| 2026-01-08 | 2.00% |
| 2026-01-07 | 2.03% |
| 2026-01-06 | 2.00% |
| 2026-01-05 | 2.07% |
| 2026-01-02 | 2.07% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.07% |
| 2025-12-30 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.05% |
| 2025-12-26 | 2.05% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.05% |
| 2025-12-23 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2.04% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-18 | 2.07% |
| 2025-12-17 | 2.08% |
| 2025-12-16 | 2.10% |
| 2025-12-15 | 2.08% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-11 | 2.08% |
| 2025-12-10 | 2.11% |
| 2025-12-09 | 2.15% |
| 2025-12-08 | 2.12% |
| 2025-12-05 | 2.10% |
| 2025-12-04 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-03 | 2.06% |
| 2025-12-02 | 2.01% |
| 2025-12-01 | 1.99% |
| 2025-11-28 | 1.98% |
| 2025-11-26 | 1.98% |
| 2025-11-25 | 1.99% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2.02% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2.04% |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.08% |
| 2025-11-19 | 2.08% |
| 2025-11-18 | 2.13% |
| 2025-11-17 | 2.13% |
| 2025-11-14 | 2.10% |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.08% |
| 2025-11-12 | 2.08% |
| 2025-11-11 | 2.08% |
| 2025-11-10 | 2.10% |
| 2025-11-07 | 2.12% |
| 2025-11-06 | 2.15% |
| 2025-11-05 | 2.10% |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.10% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2.11% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.12% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2.12% |
| 2025-10-29 | 2.14% |
| 2025-10-28 | 2.06% |
| 2025-10-27 | 1.97% |
| 2025-10-24 | 1.99% |
| 2025-10-23 | 2.01% |
| 2025-10-22 | 2.00% |
| 2025-10-21 | 1.98% |
| 2025-10-20 | 1.97% |
| 2025-10-17 | 1.99% |
| 2025-10-16 | 2.04% |
| 2025-10-15 | 2.01% |
| 2025-10-14 | 2.02% |
| 2025-10-13 | 2.04% |
| 2025-10-10 | 2.03% |
| 2025-10-09 | 2.02% |
| 2025-10-08 | 1.96% |
| 2025-10-07 | 1.98% |
| 2025-10-06 | 1.97% |
| 2025-10-03 | 1.99% |
| 2025-10-02 | 2.01% |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.04% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.01% |
| 2025-09-29 | 2.02% |
| 2025-09-26 | 2.04% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2.06% |
| 2025-09-24 | 2.07% |
| 2025-09-23 | 2.07% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2.06% |
| 2025-09-19 | 2.08% |
| 2025-09-18 | 2.08% |
| 2025-09-17 | 2.08% |
| 2025-09-16 | 2.09% |
| 2025-09-15 | 2.04% |
| 2025-09-12 | 2.02% |
| 2025-09-11 | 2.01% |
| 2025-09-10 | 2.05% |
| 2025-09-09 | 2.04% |
| 2025-09-08 | 2.00% |
| 2025-09-05 | 2.02% |
| 2025-09-04 | 2.01% |
| 2025-09-03 | 2.02% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2.01% |
| 2025-08-29 | 1.99% |
| 2025-08-28 | 1.98% |
| 2025-08-27 | 1.97% |
| 2025-08-26 | 1.98% |
| 2025-08-25 | 1.98% |
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