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Free cash flow yield

the cash-return “interest rate” of a stock · Valuation — what a company is actually worth

In plain English

Free cash flow per share ÷ share price. A 5% FCF yield means the business generates 5 cents of genuine free cash for every dollar of stock price — the cash-return version of a bond’s interest rate.

What it tells you

How much real cash you’re buying per dollar invested. The app shows it against the ~4.3% risk-free rate (what Treasuries pay with no risk) — the gap is the extra reward you’re actually being paid to take on stock risk.

The calculation
FCF yield = free cash flow per share ÷ share price
the spread over the 4.3% risk-free rate = your reward for taking stock risk
What each piece means
free cash flow
— cash left after the company funds its operations and reinvestment
risk-free rate
— what a US Treasury pays with essentially no risk (~4.3%)
Dig deeper
See it run on live stocks →Weekly Monitor computes this on ~1,000 names — free, in your browser, every formula shown. Nothing here is advice.
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