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Analog Devices (FRA:ANL) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 12.40% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Analog Devices 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Analog Devices's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €1.69.

During the past 12 months, Analog Devices's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -21.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Analog Devices was 106.70% per year. The lowest was -24.30% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.


Competitive Comparison of Analog Devices's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Analog Devices's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Analog Devices's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Analog Devices's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Analog Devices 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

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Analog Devices  (FRA:ANL) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.


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Analog Devices (FRA:ANL) Business Description

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One Analog Way, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887
Analog Devices is a leading analog, mixed signal, and digital signal processing chipmaker. The firm has a significant market share lead in converter chips, which are used to translate analog signals to digital and vice versa. The company serves tens of thousands of customers, and more than half of its chip sales are made to industrial and automotive end markets. Analog Devices' chips are also incorporated into wireless infrastructure equipment.

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