Sterling Construction Company Inc (STRL) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.88x

Sterling Construction Company Inc (STRL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.88x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $145.94 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($165.57 Million). See Sterling Construction Company Inc current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.88x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$145.94 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$165.57 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$19.63 Million
USD

Sterling Construction Company Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1996–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Sterling Construction Company Inc across 23 annual periods. Explore STRL operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Sterling Construction Company Inc (1996–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Sterling Construction Company Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see STRL market cap overview.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.82x $362.68 Million $439.99 Million $77.31 Million ▼ -1.5%
2024 0.84x $416.15 Million $497.10 Million $80.95 Million ▼ -3.3%
2023 0.87x $414.20 Million $478.58 Million $64.38 Million ▲ +19.9%
2022 0.72x $158.21 Million $219.12 Million $60.91 Million ▲ +2.2%
2021 0.71x $112.28 Million $158.93 Million $46.65 Million ▼ -3.6%
2020 0.73x $90.03 Million $122.90 Million $32.86 Million ▲ +17.2%
2019 0.63x $25.70 Million $41.09 Million $15.40 Million ▼ -6.2%
2018 0.67x $26.30 Million $39.47 Million $13.17 Million ▲ +12.8%
2017 0.59x $13.59 Million $23.01 Million $9.42 Million ▼ -21.8%
2016 0.76x $33.61 Million $44.50 Million $10.89 Million ▲ +667.2%
2015 0.10x $883.00K $8.97 Million $8.09 Million ▲ +119.4%
2012 -0.51x $-12.57 Million $24.79 Million $37.36 Million ▼ -254.6%
2011 -0.14x $-3.00 Million $20.99 Million $23.99 Million ▼ -120.0%
2010 0.72x $33.66 Million $47.07 Million $13.41 Million ▼ -19.6%
2009 0.89x $42.59 Million $47.87 Million $5.28 Million ▲ +248.4%
2008 0.26x $6.83 Million $26.72 Million $19.90 Million ▲ +134.1%
2007 0.11x $3.22 Million $29.54 Million $26.32 Million ▲ +177.3%
2006 -0.14x $-3.35 Million $23.71 Million $27.05 Million ▼ -122.2%
2005 0.64x $19.87 Million $31.27 Million $11.39 Million ▲ +386.3%
2004 -0.22x $-652.00K $2.94 Million $3.59 Million ▼ -129.4%
2003 0.76x $13.45 Million $17.80 Million $4.35 Million ▲ +407.6%
2002 0.15x $760.00K $5.11 Million $4.35 Million ▼ -78.1%
1996 0.68x $377.00K $554.00K $177.00K
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).