Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of June 2025: 0.44x

Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.44x as of June 2025. Free cash flow of $6.82 Million represents 0% of operating cash flow ($15.51 Million). See Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.44x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$6.82 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$15.51 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$8.69 Million
USD

Olympic Steel Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1995–2024)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Olympic Steel Inc across 21 annual periods. Explore how well can Olympic Steel Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Olympic Steel Inc (1995–2024)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Olympic Steel Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2024 0.12x $4.19 Million $33.68 Million $29.49 Million ▼ -85.8%
2023 0.88x $153.83 Million $175.16 Million $21.33 Million ▼ -1.7%
2022 0.89x $166.00 Million $185.85 Million $19.85 Million ▲ +6.2%
2020 0.84x $51.85 Million $61.65 Million $9.80 Million ▼ -8.7%
2019 0.92x $119.39 Million $129.56 Million $10.16 Million ▼ -1.1%
2015 0.93x $100.17 Million $107.48 Million $7.32 Million ▲ +32.1%
2013 0.71x $38.58 Million $54.68 Million $16.10 Million ▲ +385.2%
2012 0.15x $3.98 Million $27.35 Million $23.37 Million ▲ +109.7%
2011 -1.49x $-23.65 Million $15.84 Million $39.49 Million ▼ -281.2%
2009 0.82x $55.53 Million $67.39 Million $11.86 Million ▲ +118.7%
2008 -4.41x $-27.52 Million $6.24 Million $33.76 Million ▼ -646.7%
2007 0.81x $52.18 Million $64.68 Million $12.50 Million ▼ -17.2%
2005 0.97x $84.81 Million $87.04 Million $2.23 Million ▲ +135.3%
2004 0.41x $1.43 Million $3.46 Million $2.03 Million ▼ -54.6%
2003 0.91x $8.72 Million $9.55 Million $836.00K ▲ +9.3%
2000 0.84x $27.59 Million $33.04 Million $5.45 Million ▲ +107.2%
1999 -11.60x $-11.60 Million $1.00 Million $12.60 Million ▼ -10088.9%
1998 0.12x $3.60 Million $31.00 Million $27.40 Million ▲ +147.0%
1997 -0.25x $-6.30 Million $25.50 Million $31.80 Million ▲ +99.8%
1996 -154.00x $-15.40 Million $100.00K $15.50 Million ▼ -173658.5%
1995 -0.09x $-5.30 Million $59.80 Million $65.10 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).