Free cash flow takeaway
A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.
Operating cash flow was lower than capital expenditure, resulting in negative free cash flow and a weakened free cash flow margin. Revenue was higher than the same quarter last year but lower than the preceding quarter.
- Operating cash flow did not cover capital expenditure, producing a negative free cash flow and a free cash flow margin that contracted compared to both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.
- Compared to the preceding quarter, operating cash flow decreased and capital expenditure was slightly lower, but free cash flow turned more negative and the margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and capital expenditure increased while operating cash flow and free cash flow decreased, swinging from positive to negative free cash flow.
FCF snapshot
Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.
TTM free cash flow
-$832.0M
Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.
Quarter free cash flow
-$362.9M
Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.
Operating cash flow
$442.3M
Cash generated by operations before capital spending.
CapEx
$805.2M
Capital spending and related asset purchases.
FCF margin
-15.6%
The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.
TTM FCF yield
-3.8%
TTM FCF divided by market capitalization.
Cash flow trend
A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.
| Period | Revenue | Operating CF | CapEx | FCF | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | $1.2B | $495.4M | $658.2M | -$162.8M | -13.1% |
| 2025-09-30 | $1.2B | $467.9M | $640.5M | -$172.6M | -13.9% |
| 2025-12-31 | $6.5B | $712.6M | $846.3M | -$133.7M | -2.0% |
| 2026-03-31 | $2.3B | $442.3M | $805.2M | -$362.9M | -15.6% |
Cash conversion quality
Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.
| FCF / net income | -71.6% | Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash. |
| CapEx / revenue | 34.7% | Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin. |
| Net cash | n/a | Cash and equivalents minus total debt. |
Recent events shaping cash flow
Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.
Capital expenditure outpaced operating cash flow
Capital expenditure was substantially higher than operating cash flow, which is the primary observable driver of the negative free cash flow and margin decline.
This imbalance caused free cash flow to decline from positive a year ago to deeply negative in the current quarter.
What the cash flow says
How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.
Operating cash flow did not cover capital expenditure, producing a negative free cash flow and a free cash flow margin that contracted compared to both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter.
Compared to the preceding quarter, operating cash flow decreased and capital expenditure was slightly lower, but free cash flow turned more negative and the margin weakened. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and capital expenditure increased while operating cash flow and free cash flow decreased, swinging from positive to negative free cash flow.
Monitor whether capital expenditure remains elevated relative to operating cash flow, as the gap widened significantly in the current quarter.
Valuation context
A cash-flow page should show how much investors are paying for the cash stream, without turning into a full DCF.
| Market capitalization | $22.0B | Used as the denominator for FCF yield. |
| TTM FCF yield | -3.8% | TTM free cash flow divided by market capitalization. |
| EV / TTM FCF | n/a | A quick valuation bridge, not a full DCF. |
Peer context
Free cash flow quality is easier to read against related public companies.