Question 1

What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) P/FCF ratio is currently not available. When trailing twelve-month free cash flow is negative — common during heavy capex cycles or operating losses — P/FCF is reported as N/A and analysts switch to P/S or EV/EBITDA.

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 25.0×.

Question 5

What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 15.2× in 2015 to a high of 437.5× in 2016.

Question 6

What was Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's P/FCF ratio in 2015?

Accepted Answer

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2015 was 19.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 7

Why does Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.

Question 8

Why is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's P/FCF ratio not available?

Accepted Answer

When trailing twelve-month free cash flow is negative — common during heavy capex cycles or operating losses — P/FCF is reported as N/A and analysts switch to P/S or EV/EBITDA.


2025	$772M	-$85.7M	—	—	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$154M	-$130M	—	—	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$131M	-$52.1M	—	—	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$512M	-$43.9M	—	—	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$778M	-$118M	—	—	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$183M	-$49M	—	—	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$175M	-$180M	—	—	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$65.9M	-$287M	—	—	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$502M	-$204M	—	—	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$1.62B	-$20.2M	—	—	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$2.16B	$110M	19.7×	—	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$2.14B	-$46.6M	—	—	Dec 31, 2014


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P/FCF Ratio for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 2015-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2014 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises P/FCF Ratio by Year

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises P/FCF Ratio 2015: 19.7×

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Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

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