Free Cash Flow CAGR:-9.83%(TTM)
Free cash flow CAGR uses precomputed cash-flow statement history.
Over longer horizons, Free Cash Flow CAGR averages -44.34% over 3 years and -36.79% over 5 years.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.
MEI Free Cash Flow CAGR Chart
Methode Electronics, Inc. (MEI)
MEI Quarterly Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY)
Free Cash Flow growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 20 quarters.
MEI Free Cash Flow CAGR History
| Year | Start FCF | End FCF | Change | % Change | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $-15.20M | $15.60M | +$30.80M | N/A | N/A |
| 2025 | $-2.70M | $-15.20M | $-12.50M | N/A | N/A |
| 2024 | $90.80M | $-2.70M | $-93.50M | -102.97% | N/A |
| 2023 | $60.80M | $90.80M | +$30.00M | +49.34% | +49.34% |
| 2022 | $154.90M | $60.80M | $-94.10M | -60.75% | -60.75% |
| 2021 | $95.50M | $154.90M | +$59.40M | +62.20% | +62.20% |
| 2020 | $52.20M | $95.50M | +$43.30M | +82.95% | +82.95% |
| 2019 | $69.40M | $52.20M | $-17.20M | -24.78% | -24.78% |
| 2018 | $122.80M | $69.40M | $-53.40M | -43.49% | -43.49% |
| 2017 | $87.50M | $122.80M | +$35.30M | +40.34% | +40.34% |
| 2016 | $100.40M | $87.50M | $-12.90M | -12.85% | -12.85% |
| 2015 | $43.40M | $100.40M | +$57.00M | +131.34% | +131.34% |
| 2014 | $-5.31M | $43.40M | +$48.71M | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | $-919.00K | $-5.31M | $-4.39M | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | $1.82M | $-919.00K | $-2.74M | -150.58% | N/A |
| 2011 | $17.46M | $1.82M | $-15.64M | -89.59% | -89.59% |
| 2010 | $24.53M | $17.46M | $-7.07M | -28.83% | -28.83% |
| 2009 | $58.98M | $24.53M | $-34.46M | -58.41% | -58.41% |
| 2008 | $45.59M | $58.98M | +$13.39M | +29.37% | +29.37% |
| 2007 | $8.89M | $45.59M | +$36.70M | +412.75% | +412.75% |
| 2006 | $25.97M | $8.89M | $-17.08M | -65.76% | -65.76% |
| 2005 | $24.82M | $25.97M | +$1.15M | +4.63% | +4.63% |
| 2004 | $29.56M | $24.82M | $-4.74M | -16.03% | -16.03% |
| 2003 | $24.54M | $29.56M | +$5.02M | +20.44% | +20.44% |
| 2002 | $16.92M | $24.54M | +$7.62M | +45.03% | +45.03% |
| 2001 | $32.11M | $16.92M | $-15.18M | -47.29% | -47.29% |
| 2000 | $6.30M | $32.11M | +$25.81M | +409.62% | +409.62% |
| 1999 | $11.20M | $6.30M | $-4.90M | -43.75% | -43.75% |
| 1998 | $-16.30M | $11.20M | +$27.50M | N/A | N/A |
Quarterly Free Cash Flow: QoQ & YoY
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | -$900,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | $10.10M | — | -80.6% |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.60M | — | +80.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.00M | -31.6% | — |
| Q4 2025 | $26.30M | -49.5% | +66.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.10M | — | +327.0% |
| Q2 2024 | -$58.40M | -2063.0% | -416.8% |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.70M | — | +86.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.80M | +29.5% | -58.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $12.20M | — | -71.6% |
| Q2 2023 | -$11.30M | +41.8% | — |
| Q1 2023 | -$19.40M | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | $37.80M | -11.9% | +12.5% |
| Q3 2023 | $42.90M | +512.9% | +263.6% |
| Q2 2022 | $7.00M | +125.8% | -67.6% |
| Q1 2022 | $3.10M | -90.8% | — |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.
About Methode Electronics, Inc.
Methode Electronics, Inc. designs, engineers, produces, and sells mechatronic products internationally. The company operates in three segments: Automotive, Industrial, and Interface. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to automobile original equipment manufacturers directly or through their tiered suppliers. This segment products include integrated overhead and center consoles, hidden and ergonomic switches, transmission lead-frames, complex insert molded solutions, LED-based lighting solutions, and sensors, which incorporate magneto-elastic sensing, or other sensing technologies that monitor the operation or status of a component or system. The Industrial segment manufactures exterior and interior lighting solutions, industrial safety radio remote controls, braided flexible cables, current-carrying laminated busbars and devices, custom power-product assemblies comprising PowerRail solutions, high-current high-voltage flexible power cabling systems, and powder-coated busbars that are used in various markets and applications, including aerospace, commercial vehicles, data centers, industrial equipment, military, power conversion, telecommunications, and transportation. The Interface segment provides a variety of high-speed digital communication over copper media solutions for the data center and broadband markets, and interface panel solutions for the appliance market; and solutions, including copper transceivers, distribution point units, and solid-state field-effect consumer touch panels. The company serves end markets of transportation, including automotive, commercial vehicle, e-bike, aerospace, bus, and rail; and cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment, and consumer appliance industries. Methode Electronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- CEO
- Jonathan DeGaynor