What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

Domino's Pizza DPZ Free cash flow margin

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '17

Free cash flow margin at other companies

McDonald'sMCD

25.6%-0.4pp

Yum! BrandsYUM

19.4%+0.7pp

Yum China HoldingsYUMC

8.3%+1.8pp

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

16.3%+2.2pp

Casey's General StoresCASY

3.9%+0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+3.5%

Gross profit$464.5M+4.8%

Operating income$230.4M+9.6%

Net income$139.8M-6.6%

EPS (diluted)$4.13-4.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$232.9M-23.5%

Total debt$5.3B+1.1%

Total equity-$3.9B+0.2%

Total assets$1.8B-1.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$162.0M-9.6%

CapEx$15.0M+2.0%

Free cash flow$146.9M-10.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.39B-32.4%

Enterprise value$15.42B-24.5%

P/E17.6×-7.7×

P/S2.1×-1.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.1%+0.6pp

Operating margin19.6%+1.0pp

Net margin11.9%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-15.1%—

Debt / equity-1.3×—

Current ratio1.6×+1.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Domino's Pizza’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=14.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Domino's Pizza’s 10-Q, filed October 16, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.