Latest period
-$62.2M
YoY change
-34.0%
5Y CAGR
—
Peak year (FY2015)
$110M
Latest annual
-$85.7M
Free Cash Flow history chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -$85.7M
Free Cash Flow growth chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -34.0%
Free Cash Flow history table for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
| FY2025 | -$85.7M | -34.0% | +$44.2M | ||
| FY2024 | -$130M | +149.5% | -$77.9M | ||
| FY2023 | -$52.1M | +18.7% | -$8.2M | ||
| FY2022 | -$43.9M | -62.8% | +$74M | ||
| FY2021 | -$118M | +140.6% | -$68.9M | ||
| FY2020 | -$49M | -72.8% | +$131M | ||
| FY2019 | -$180M | -37.3% | +$107M | ||
| FY2018 | -$287M | +40.8% | -$83.2M | ||
| FY2017 | -$204M | +910.5% | -$184M | ||
| FY2016 | -$20.2M | -118.4% | -$130M | ||
| FY2015 | $110M | -335.6% | +$156M | ||
| FY2014 | -$46.6M | +94.9% | -$22.7M | ||
| FY2013 | -$23.9M | -172.2% | -$57M | ||
| FY2012 | $33.1M | — | — |
- FY2025-$85.7M-34.0%
- FY2024-$130M+149.5%
- FY2023-$52.1M+18.7%
- FY2022-$43.9M-62.8%
- FY2021-$118M+140.6%
- FY2020-$49M-72.8%
- FY2019-$180M-37.3%
- FY2018-$287M+40.8%
- FY2017-$204M+910.5%
- FY2016-$20.2M-118.4%
- FY2015$110M-335.6%
- FY2014-$46.6M+94.9%
- FY2013-$23.9M-172.2%
- FY2012$33.1M—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)
Free Cash Flow for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW): headline value -$62.2M · YoY -34.0%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) reported free cash flow of -$85.7M – plunged 34.0% year-over-year.
Between 2015 and 2025, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises free cash flow plunged 178.0%, falling from $110M to -$85.7M.
Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $110M in 2015 and its low of -$287M in 2018.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow by Year
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow 2025: -$85.7M
2025's free cash flow for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises came in at -$85.7M, plunged 34.0% below 2024.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow 2024: -$130M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises posted free cash flow of -$130M in 2024, surged 149.5% from 2023.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow 2023: -$52.1M
In 2023, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported free cash flow of -$52.1M, grew 18.7% from 2022.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow 2022: -$43.9M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises free cash flow in 2022 was -$43.9M, plunged 62.8% below 2021.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Free Cash Flow 2021: -$118M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises free cash flow in 2021 was -$118M.
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