Free cash flow
The cash actually left over after running the business and keeping its assets in shape. It is what can pay a dividend, repay debt or buy back shares without borrowing.
Definition
How it is computed here
| Formula | cash from operations − capital expenditure |
|---|---|
| Unit | Currency amount |
| Period | One fiscal year, as reported |
| Source | Extracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from |
| Identifier | fluxo_caixa_livre |
The limit
What this number does not tell you
Free cash flow can be flattered for a year or two by simply not investing — cutting capital expenditure raises it immediately and costs the business later. It also swings with working capital in ways that say more about timing than about performance.
Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.
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In the data
Highest reported free cash flow
| AAPLApple Inc. | $98.8B |
|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA CORP | $96.7B |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc. | $73.3B |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc. | $73.3B |
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | $71.6B |
| METAMeta Platforms, Inc. | $46.1B |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc. | $26.9B |
| COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP | $26.1B |
From the most recent fiscal year of each company. Only companies reporting in US dollars are ranked here — a figure in yen or won is not larger, it is in another currency.