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KEY
Jun 30, 2025
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

KeyCorp stock research

KeyCorp (KEY) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2025

Operating cash flow turned strongly positive this quarter, driving free cash flow to a substantial margin. Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Operating cash flow turned strongly positive this quarter, driving free cash flow to a substantial margin. Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year.

  • Revenue rose while operating cash flow shifted from negative to positive, resulting in a large free cash flow margin. Capital expenditure increased modestly but remained low relative to operating cash flow.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow improved from negative to positive, and the margin strengthened significantly. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all cash flow metrics also improved from negative to positive, with revenue higher.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$1.5B

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

$1.2B

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$1.2B

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$23.0M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

284.9%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2024-09-30$419.0M-$1.2B$17.0M-$1.2B-291.6%
2024-12-31$448.0M$1.7B$23.0M$1.7B380.4%
2025-03-31$411.0M-$140.0M$10.0M-$150.0M-36.5%
2025-06-30$425.0M$1.2B$23.0M$1.2B284.9%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income284.9%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue5.4%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cashn/aCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

Supportive

Operating Cash Flow Turnaround

Operating cash flow shifted from a negative position in both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter to a large positive figure this quarter. This change was the primary factor behind the improvement in free cash flow and margin.

Free cash flow and margin moved from negative to strongly positive as a direct result.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Revenue rose while operating cash flow shifted from negative to positive, resulting in a large free cash flow margin. Capital expenditure increased modestly but remained low relative to operating cash flow.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow improved from negative to positive, and the margin strengthened significantly. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, all cash flow metrics also improved from negative to positive, with revenue higher.

Monitor whether operating cash flow can sustain its positive level in future periods.