Novanta Inc (NOVTU) stock
NOVTUNasdaqMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & SuppliesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as NOVT
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 3, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 5, 2026Score 11/3028% above fair value
$60.95+0.20 (+0.33%)
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $5.53BP/E 93.7Yield –
Novanta free cash flow
Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital expenditures: the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions.
Novanta's free cash flow for the twelve months ending Jul 3, 2026 was $114.28M, down 3.0% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $48.43M, down 65.7% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 5.7% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $141.35M in fiscal 2024.
Annual free cash flow
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $48.43M | -65.7% |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $141.35M | +41.2% |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $100.11M | +40.7% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $71.14M | -4.7% |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $74.65M | -42.5% |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $129.72M | +147.1% |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $52.51M | -30.0% |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $74.99M | +38.1% |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $54.28M | +38.0% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $39.33M | +41.1% |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $27.86M | -24.4% |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $36.87M | -17.0% |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $44.42M | +78.3% |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $24.91M | -39.2% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $40.96M | – |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | -$7.40M | – |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | -$27.11M | – |
Quarterly free cash flow
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 3, 2026 | $57.47M | +391.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | $47.47M | +73.2% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $5.13M | -91.3% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | $4.21M | -78.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | $11.68M | -67.7% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | $27.40M | +3.7% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $59.31M | +81.0% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | $19.47M | -48.6% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $36.16M | +58.1% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $26.41M | +298.7% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $32.77M | -9.9% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $37.85M | +229.8% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $22.87M | +25.2% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $6.63M | +31.5% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $36.35M | +54.7% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $11.48M | +47.5% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | $18.27M | -21.8% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | $5.04M | -74.8% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $23.50M | -45.6% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | $7.78M | -80.3% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | $23.37M | -25.8% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | $20.00M | +29.6% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $43.19M | +32.4% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | $39.59M | +753.2% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | $31.50M | +157.7% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | $15.44M | +409.8% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $32.61M | +72.4% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | $4.64M | -79.8% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | $12.22M | -21.8% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $3.03M | -82.7% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $18.91M | -3.0% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | $22.97M | +174.1% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | $15.63M | +1.5% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | $17.48M | +58.9% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $19.50M | +67.7% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | $8.38M | -8.9% |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $15.41M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $11.00M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $11.62M | – |
| Q3 FY2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | $9.20M | – |