Forward Air Corporation
NASDAQ:FWRD · NASDAQ Global Select
+$0.08 today
Vol 4.81M · Avg 1.19M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -$107.8M +90.4% | -$1.1B -2727.9% | $42.8M -77.8% | $193.2M +66.4% | $116.1M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $152.6M +6.0% | $144.0M +150.8% | $57.4M +21.1% | $47.4M +19.8% | $39.6M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$10.9M +91.8% | -$133.5M -1401.3% | -$8.9M -215.7% | $7.7M +440.9% | $1.4M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $13.4M +31.8% | $10.2M -11.4% | $11.5M +7.8% | $10.7M +1.5% | $10.5M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$3.5M +70.0% | -$11.8M -112.7% | $92.5M +911.3% | -$11.4M +77.9% | -$51.6M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$25.4M -232.0% | $19.2M -23.6% | $25.1M +231.5% | -$19.1M +63.7% | -$52.7M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $46.3M +390.7% | -$15.9M -143.4% | $36.7M +191.6% | $12.6M -26.8% | $17.2M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$24.4M -61.9% | -$15.1M -149.2% | $30.7M +733.2% | -$4.8M +69.9% | -$16.1M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $589.0K -99.9% | $1.0B +7579.1% | -$13.9M -220.3% | $11.6M +168.9% | $4.3M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $44.4M +158.9% | -$75.4M -141.6% | $181.4M -30.0% | $259.1M +115.4% | $120.3M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$29.1M +21.4% | -$37.1M -20.6% | -$30.7M +24.6% | -$40.7M -4.1% | -$39.1M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $2.2M +100.1% | -$1.6B -2876.1% | -$53.0M +19.9% | -$66.1M -10.4% | -$59.9M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $0 -100.0% | $4.7M -98.2% | $258.5M +10799.0% | $2.4M -77.8% | $10.7M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$26.9M +98.3% | -$1.6B -1020.0% | $174.8M +267.4% | -$104.5M -18.3% | -$88.3M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$17.3M +82.4% | -$98.4M -105.9% | $1.7B +3134.9% | -$55.1M -229.4% | $42.6M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $846.0K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | $846.0K +12.4% | $753.0K +100.8% | -$93.8M -49.4% | -$62.8M -28.1% | -$49.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$25.0M +3.4% | -$25.9M -12.6% | -$23.0M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$1.1M +98.4% | -$66.2M -1703.2% | -$3.7M -54.3% | -$2.4M +56.8% | -$5.5M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$17.5M +89.3% | -$163.8M -110.6% | $1.6B +1160.8% | -$146.1M -318.8% | -$34.9M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $791.0K -21.9% | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $730.0K +100.0% | -$1.8B -196.9% | $1.9B +22310.7% | $8.5M +389.5% | -$2.9M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $15.3M +113.6% | -$112.5M -174.6% | $150.7M -31.0% | $218.4M +169.1% | $81.2M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does FWRD generate free cash flow?
Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) generated $15.27M of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does FWRD produce?
Operating cash flow was $44.38M, before capital expenditures of $29.12M.
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