Staples (FRA:STP) FCF Yield % : 14.59 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

Staples FCF Yield % Chart

Staples Annual Data
	Trend	Jan08	Jan09	Jan10	Jan11	Jan12	Jan13	Jan14	Jan15	Jan16	Jan17
FCF Yield %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					9.78	8.40	6.04	10.75	11.72

Staples Quarterly Data
	Oct12	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17
FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-23.27	48.89	14.29	14.17	-1.92

Competitive Comparison of Staples's FCF Yield %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Staples's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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.

Staples's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Staples's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Staples's FCF Yield % falls into.

Staples FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Staples's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Staples's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 is calculated as

* 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.

Staples FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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