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CPAY (Corpay) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 14.36 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-12-12), Corpay's share price is $365.00. Corpay's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $25.43. Hence, Corpay's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 14.36.

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

CPAY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.81   Med: 22.15   Max: 32.06
Current: 14.12

During the past 13 years, Corpay's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 32.06. The lowest was 9.81. And the median was 22.15.

CPAY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
67.88% of 1507 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 22.82 vs CPAY: 14.12

Corpay's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $5.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $25.43.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Corpay was 23.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Corpay's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 77.40% per year. The lowest was -14.20% per year. And the median was 17.60% per year.


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

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Corpay Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Corpay Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.84 16.97 17.33 23.40 10.80

Corpay Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.36 10.80 16.09 11.22 12.30

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

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Corpay'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.


Corpay's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Corpay's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Corpay Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Corpay'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)
=365.00/25.426
=14.36

Corpay's Share Price of today is $365.00.
Corpay's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $25.43.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Corpay  (NYSE:CPAY) 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.


Corpay Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Corpay Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3280 Peachtree Road, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30305
Corpay Inc is a global S&P500 corporate payments company that helps businesses and consumers pay expenses in a simple, controlled manner. Its suite of modern payment solutions helps its customers better manage vehicle-related expenses (such as fueling and parking), travel expenses (e.g. hotel bookings), and payables (e.g. paying vendors). This results in its customers saving time and ultimately spending less.
Executives
Alan King officer: President UK and Aust/NewZea 5445 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, NORCROSS GA 30092
Alissa B Vickery officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 2400, ATLANTA GA 30305
Armando Lins Netto officer: CEO Brazil 5455 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, NORCROSS GA 30092
Joseph W Farrelly director 5445 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, NORCROSS GA 30092
Ronald Clarke director, officer: CEO & President 5445 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, NORCROSS GA 30092
Gerald C Throop director C/O CERIDIAN HCM HOLDING INC., 3311 EAST OLD SHAKOPEE ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55425
Thomas E Panther officer: Chief Financial Officer 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30328
Rahul Gupta director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Annabelle G Bexiga director 1075 JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Eric Dey officer: CFO & Secretary 655 ENGINEERING DRIVE, SUITE 300, NORCROSS GA 30092
Jones Archie L Jr. director 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Alexey Gavrilenya officer: President East/Central Europe 5445 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, NORCROSS GA 30092
David J Krantz officer: Group President, NA Fuel 5445 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, PEACHTREE CORNERS 2Q 30092
Hala G Moddelmog director
John Coughlin officer: Exec VP, Corp Development 655 ENGINEERING DRIVE, SUITE 300, NORCROSS GA 30092