National Vision Cash Flow Statement
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National Vision free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, National Vision generated $146.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $72.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $73.5 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 92.6% from the prior year's $38.1 million.
National Vision returned $3.2 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 4% of free cash flow.
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National Vision cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252026-01-03 | FY 20242024-12-28 | FY 20232023-12-30 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212022-01-01 | FY 20202021-01-02 | FY 20192019-12-28 | FY 20182018-12-29 | FY 20172017-12-30 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 29.60M | -28.50M | -65.90M | 42.12M | 128.24M | 36.28M | 32.80M | 23.65M | 43.14M | 13.34M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | — | -256.45% | -67.15% | +253.51% | +10.61% | +38.66% | -45.17% | +223.30% | +268.90% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 91.15M | 91.35M | 89.87M | 88.69M | 97.09M | 91.58M | 87.24M | 74.34M | 61.97M | 52.68M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 23.69M | 16.71M | 20.17M | 13.51M | 14.89M | 10.74M | 12.67M | 20.94M | 5.15M | 4.29M |
| Change in Working Capital | -18.21M | 13.09M | 30.71M | -51.50M | -10.69M | 47.24M | -4.94M | -26.03M | -10.46M | -852.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 146.29M | 133.65M | 173.03M | 119.20M | 258.94M | 234.98M | 165.08M | 106.63M | 90.25M | 97.59M |
| Capital Expenditures | -72.84M | -95.50M | -114.77M | -113.55M | -95.52M | -76.82M | -101.33M | -104.49M | -93.22M | -90.03M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -76.61M | -96.09M | -115.82M | -110.89M | -92.90M | -76.41M | -100.63M | -104.22M | -94.58M | -90.97M |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | -170.98M | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -3.21M | -3.09M | -28.41M | -84.39M | -73.30M | -689.00K | -25.65M | -1.93M | 0 | -188.00K |
| Debt Issued | 25.00M | 115.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 548.77M | 566.55M | 200.00M | 174.92M | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -126.34M | -222.06M | -103.00M | -4.00K | -167.38M | -369.27M | -591.92M | -204.28M | -367.66M | -6.51M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -104.62M | -113.34M | -136.81M | -84.56M | -234.32M | 176.28M | -42.14M | 10.40M | 3.84M | -6.57M |
| Net Change in Cash | -34.94M | -75.79M | -79.60M | -76.25M | -68.28M | 334.85M | 22.31M | 12.80M | -493.00K | 42.00K |
| Free Cash Flow | 73.45M | 38.14M | 58.26M | 5.65M | 163.42M | 158.16M | 63.76M | 2.13M | -2.97M | 7.56M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of National Vision's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow EYE's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?