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FCF yield

Operating cash flowCapexMarket cap

Free cash flow yield. Cash-based valuation read — what you're getting back as a share owner each year before buybacks/dividends.

Direction: Higher better Category: cash

Inputs (XBRL fallback chains):

  • capex: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment -> PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
  • operating_cash_flow: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities

Returns None when: Returns None when FCF components or market cap is missing.

Source code

Implementation: fcf_yield in src/eqtytrk/metrics/ratios.py (or valuation.py for multiples).

EqtyTrk methodology reference. Data from SEC EDGAR.