Free cash flow CAGR uses the stored cash-flow statement history.
Over longer horizons, Free Cash Flow CAGR averages 3.39% over 3 years and 0.28% over 5 years; the trailing 12 months came in at +10.54%.The TTM figure compares the trailing 12 months (sum of the latest four quarters) with the 12 months before that. Rows in the history table compare fiscal years, and the quarterly table compares single quarters; the three measure different windows and will differ. Free cash flow CAGR measures how the company's cash generation has grown. FCF represents the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt reduction, or reinvestment.
Franklin Universal Trust (FT)
Free Cash Flow growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 32 quarters.
Reported quarterly free cash flow; no daily interpolation.
| Year | Start FCF | End FCF | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.84M | $10.38M | −$7.46M | -41.80% |
| 2024 | $11.50M | $17.84M | +$6.34M | +55.15% |
| 2023 | $16.34M | $11.50M | −$4.84M | -29.61% |
| 2022 | $10.83M | $16.34M | +$5.51M | +50.90% |
| 2021 | $10.24M | $10.83M | +$585.33K | +5.72% |
| 2020 | $10.13M | $10.24M | +$114.36K | +1.13% |
| 2019 | $4.65M | $10.13M | +$5.48M | +117.75% |
| 2018 | $9.65M | $4.65M | −$5.00M | -51.81% |
| 2017 | $11.91M | $9.65M | −$2.26M | -18.99% |
| 2016 | $11.91M | $11.91M | +$5 | +0.00% |
| 2015 | $11.92M | $11.91M | −$10.62K | -0.09% |
| 2014 | −$6.50M | $11.92M | +$18.42M | N/A |
| 2013 | $11.46M | −$6.50M | −$17.96M | -156.71% |
| 2012 | $9.66M | $11.46M | +$1.80M | +18.63% |
| 2011 | $13.26M | $9.66M | −$3.60M | -27.15% |
| 2010 | $36.26M | $13.26M | −$23.00M | -63.43% |
| 2009 | $5.20M | $36.26M | +$31.06M | +597.31% |
| 2008 | $23.85M | $5.20M | −$18.65M | -78.20% |
| 2007 | $16.35M | $23.85M | +$7.50M | +45.87% |
| 2006 | $11.63M | $16.35M | +$4.72M | +40.58% |
| 2005 | $10.62M | $11.63M | +$1.01M | +9.51% |
| 2004 | $11.13M | $10.62M | −$510.00K | -4.58% |
| 2003 | $14.97M | $11.13M | −$3.84M | -25.65% |
| 2002 | $12.81M | $14.97M | +$2.16M | +16.86% |
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended Feb 2026 | $6.15M | +181.2% | -46.2% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2025 | $2.19M | -73.3% | N/A |
| Quarter ended Feb 2025 | $8.20M | +67.0% | +124.3% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2024 | $4.91M | -57.0% | +13.1% |
| Quarter ended Feb 2024 | $11.42M | N/A | +51.6% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2023 | -$16,620 | N/A | N/A |
| Quarter ended Feb 2023 | $3.65M | -15.8% | -63.5% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2022 | $4.34M | -42.4% | N/A |
| Quarter ended Feb 2022 | $7.54M | +94.7% | -14.2% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2021 | $3.87M | -61.3% | +0.8% |
| Quarter ended Feb 2021 | $10.02M | N/A | +107.6% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2020 | $339,290 | -96.1% | N/A |
| Quarter ended Feb 2020 | $8.78M | +128.5% | +81.9% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2019 | $3.84M | -20.4% | -20.4% |
| Quarter ended Feb 2019 | $4.83M | N/A | +0.0% |
| Quarter ended Aug 2018 | -$174,677 | N/A | N/A |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.
