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Latest · Mar 31, 2026
Quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 · FY2026 Q1

Lennox International Inc. stock research

Lennox International (LII) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2026

Revenue was stable versus the prior year and slightly lower than the preceding quarter. Free cash flow was negative but improved from the year-ago quarter, driven by a shift from negative to positive operating cash flow.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Revenue was stable versus the prior year and slightly lower than the preceding quarter. Free cash flow was negative but improved from the year-ago quarter, driven by a shift from negative to positive operating cash flow.

  • Operating cash flow was positive but low relative to revenue, while capital expenditure was elevated, resulting in negative free cash flow and a negative free cash flow margin. The conversion from revenue to free cash flow was weak this quarter.
  • Compared to the preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow were significantly lower, and the free cash flow margin turned from positive to negative. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, operating cash flow improved from negative to positive, free cash flow was less negative, and the free cash flow margin improved.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$660.7M

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

-$39.4M

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$16.1M

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$55.5M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

-3.5%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

TTM FCF yield

3.5%

TTM FCF divided by market capitalization.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2025-06-30$1.5B$86.8M$28.5M$58.3M3.9%
2025-09-30$1.4B$300.7M$35.6M$265.1M18.6%
2025-12-31$1.2B$405.9M$29.2M$376.7M31.5%
2026-03-31$1.1B$16.1M$55.5M-$39.4M-3.5%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income-33.6%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue4.9%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cashn/aCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

Supportive

Operating Cash Flow Turnaround

Operating cash flow shifted from negative in the year-ago quarter to positive in the current quarter. The filing attributes this primarily to favorable working capital changes.

This improvement reduced the free cash flow deficit compared to the same quarter last year.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Operating cash flow was positive but low relative to revenue, while capital expenditure was elevated, resulting in negative free cash flow and a negative free cash flow margin. The conversion from revenue to free cash flow was weak this quarter.

Compared to the preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow were significantly lower, and the free cash flow margin turned from positive to negative. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, operating cash flow improved from negative to positive, free cash flow was less negative, and the free cash flow margin improved.

Monitor the level of capital expenditure, which was higher than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, as it directly weighed on free cash flow.

Valuation context

A cash-flow page should show how much investors are paying for the cash stream, without turning into a full DCF.

Market capitalization$18.8BUsed as the denominator for FCF yield.
TTM FCF yield3.5%TTM free cash flow divided by market capitalization.
EV / TTM FCFn/aA quick valuation bridge, not a full DCF.

Peer context

Free cash flow quality is easier to read against related public companies.

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Lennox International Inc.

FCF margin

-3.5%

FCF yield

3.5%