NetApp, Inc.

NTAP Technology Software Infrastructure

In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 29.9%, EPS grew 64.7%, free cash flow fell 35.3% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.

203.80 10.90 −5.08%
Market cap
$42.2B
P/E
28.4×
Fwd P/E
23.4×
Dividend yield
1.02%
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
2.78
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
93/100

NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) Free cash flow margin

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NetApp, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 22.3%, down 4.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (27.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.6% (fiscal 2023) to 27.0% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 1.67% and above the Technology sector median of 1.72%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 27.0% 6.63
FY2025 20.4% (4.05)
FY2024 24.4% 10.77
FY2023 13.6% (1.95)
FY2022 15.6% (11.26)
FY2021 26.9% 7.78
FY2020 19.1% 0.07
FY2019 19.0% (7.07)
FY2018 26.1% 11.30
FY2017 14.8% (1.75)

Against its own ten years

Low 13.6% High 27.0%
Ten-year median 19.0%
Current reading's percentile 100

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
VRSN VeriSign, Inc. compare 62.4%
OKTA Okta, Inc. compare 31.2%
MDB MongoDB, Inc. compare 23.7%
ZS Zscaler, Inc. compare 23.2%
NTAP NetApp, Inc. 22.3%
TWLO Twilio Inc. compare 17.5%
XYZ Block, Inc. compare 15.5%
CRWV CoreWeave Inc. compare −179.9%
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. compare −433.8%
Software Infrastructure industry median 1.67%
Technology sector median 1.72%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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