Nestle (Nestle) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 24.08 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Nestle Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Nestle's share price is $101.43. Nestle's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.21. Hence, Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

NSRGY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.26 Med: 25.57 Max: 48.2
Current: 25.13

During the past 13 years, Nestle's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 48.20. The lowest was 19.26. And the median was 25.57.

NSRGY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
67.11% of 1119 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.55 vs NSRGY: 25.13

Nestle's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Nestle was 52.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Nestle's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 43.40% per year. The lowest was -15.20% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

Nestle Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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Nestle Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Nestle Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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26.41

29.66

41.73

44.35

26.52

Nestle Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															41.73	-	44.35	-	26.52

Competitive Comparison of Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.

Nestle Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nestle's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
	=	101.43	/	4.213
	=	24.08

Nestle's Share Price of today is $101.43.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Nestle's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.21.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Nestle (OTCPK:NSRGY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.

Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.

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Address

Avenue Nestle 55, Vevey, CHE, CH-1800

Website

https://www.nestle.com

With a 150-year-plus history, Nestle is the largest food and beverage manufacturer in the world by sales, generating more than CHF 90 billion in annual revenue. Its diverse product portfolio includes brands such as Nestle, Nescafe, Perrier, Pure Life, and Purina. Nestle also owns around 20% of French cosmetics firm L'Oreal. The company employs 275,000 people around the world and has a vast portfolio of global products, with more than 30 brands each achieving more than CHF 1 billion in sales annually and a geographic presence that spans almost 190 countries.