Free Cash Flow Margin: FCF as a percentage of revenue.
Formula
FCF Margin = Free Cash Flow / Revenue × 100Computable definition
The canonical formula in the GASP formula grammar. The MCP server compiles it to SQL over the datasets listed below.
metric.fcf / metric.revenue_gaapUnit: percent (the formula yields an unscaled ratio)
Data requirements
Grain: Monthly aggregate · Frequency: Monthly · Aggregation: aggregate (month) · Staged: no · Main source: Finance / ERP.
| Field | Dataset | Type |
|---|---|---|
capital_expenditures | financials | decimal |
operating_cash_flow | financials | decimal |
period_start | financials | date |
revenue | financials | decimal |
Example SQL (Postgres)
SELECT (CAST((((SELECT COALESCE(SUM(operating_cash_flow), 0) FROM financials WHERE period_start >= :period_start AND period_start <= :period_end) - (SELECT COALESCE(SUM(capital_expenditures), 0) FROM financials WHERE period_start >= :period_start AND period_start <= :period_end))) AS DOUBLE PRECISION) / NULLIF(((SELECT COALESCE(SUM(revenue), 0) FROM financials WHERE period_start >= :period_start AND period_start <= :period_end)), 0)) AS free_cash_flow_margin From an agent: with the GASP MCP server, call
lookup_metric({ "name": "Free Cash Flow Margin" }) or generate_query({ "metric": "Free Cash Flow Margin", "adapter": "<your adapter JSON>" }).
Benchmarks
- Below -20%: Heavy investment
- -20% to 0%: Growth mode
- 0-10%: Cash flow positive
- Above 10%: Strong cash generation