Post Cash Flow Statement
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Post free cash flow
In fiscal 2024, Post generated $998.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $510.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $488.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 6.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 2.8% from the prior year's $502.2 million.
Post returned $709.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 145% of free cash flow.
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Post cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20242025-09-30 | FY 20242024-09-30 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-09-30 | FY 20212021-09-30 | FY 20202020-09-30 | FY 20192019-09-30 | FY 20182018-09-30 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 335.80M | 366.90M | 312.90M | 775.90M | 206.70M | 29.00M | 126.00M | 468.40M | 48.30M | -3.30M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -8.48% | +17.26% | -59.67% | +275.37% | +612.76% | -76.98% | -73.10% | +869.77% | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 524.30M | 476.90M | 407.10M | 380.20M | 366.50M | 345.00M | 379.60M | 398.40M | 323.10M | 302.80M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 81.60M | 84.40M | 77.20M | 65.80M | 48.70M | 43.30M | 38.90M | 30.90M | 23.60M | 17.20M |
| Change in Working Capital | 15.00M | 44.60M | -48.20M | -53.60M | -137.80M | 21.20M | -74.00M | 3.00M | -166.10M | -25.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 998.30M | 931.70M | 750.30M | 382.60M | 588.20M | 625.60M | 688.00M | 718.60M | 386.70M | 502.40M |
| Capital Expenditures | -510.20M | -429.50M | -303.00M | -255.30M | -190.90M | -232.50M | -273.90M | -225.00M | -190.40M | -121.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.42B | -677.50M | -669.30M | -221.00M | -793.60M | -218.50M | 26.70M | -1.68B | -2.10B | -196.10M |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -14.40M |
| Share Repurchases | -709.00M | -300.70M | -387.10M | -443.00M | -397.10M | -589.10M | -322.10M | -218.70M | -317.80M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 1.10B | 2.85B | 530.00M | 2.37B | 1.80B | 3.38B | 0 | 0 | 41.20M | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -526.10M | -2.04B | -306.90M | -1.56B | -1.70B | -2.93B | -919.10M | -912.10M | -2.09B | -1.63B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -188.60M | 415.60M | -555.70M | -386.70M | -167.50M | -272.00M | -652.40M | 423.40M | 2.05B | -4.50M |
| Net Change in Cash | -608.10M | 673.70M | -472.90M | -234.10M | -369.20M | 138.90M | 60.00M | -535.60M | 382.30M | 302.20M |
| Free Cash Flow | 488.10M | 502.20M | 447.30M | 127.30M | 397.30M | 393.10M | 414.10M | 493.60M | 196.30M | 380.90M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Post's cash flow statement, from FY 2024 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 POST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?