Carpenter Technology Payment for Other Postretirement Benefits increased by 62.5% to $1.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 30.0%, from $1.00M to $1.30M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payment for Other Postretirement Benefits shows an upward trend with a 10.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Increasing payments indicate rising legacy costs that reduce free cash flow available for growth or shareholders.
Reflects the actual cash outflow for postretirement benefits other than pensions, such as retiree medical and life insur...
Varies significantly based on the age of the workforce and historical benefit structures.
etn_payment_for_other_postretirement_benefits| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.10M | $700.00K | $1.20M | $500.00K | $300.00K | $1.20M | $1.10M | $700.00K | $0.00 | $700.00K | $1.10M | $800.00K | $1.00M | $800.00K | $1.00M | $800.00K | $900.00K | $800.00K | $1.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | -36.4% | +71.4% | -58.3% | -40.0% | +300.0% | -8.3% | -36.4% | -100.0% | — | +57.1% | -27.3% | +25.0% | -20.0% | +25.0% | -20.0% | +12.5% | -11.1% | +62.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -54.5% | -57.1% | +0.0% | — | +40.0% | -100.0% | -41.7% | +0.0% | +14.3% | — | +14.3% | -9.1% | +0.0% | -10.0% | +0.0% | +30.0% |