Free cash flow
Intuit Free cash flow increased by 154.4% to $1.52B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 46.8%, from $1.04B to $1.52B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 17.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $590.00M | $103.00M | $20.00M | $3.26B | $350.00M | $251.00M | $229.00M | $3.50B | $852.00M | -$181.00M | $550.00M | $3.89B | $434.00M | $329.00M | $1.04B | $4.36B | $396.00M | $599.00M | $1.52B |
| QoQ Change | — | -82.5% | -80.6% | >999% | -89.3% | -28.3% | -8.8% | >999% | -75.7% | -121.2% | +403.9% | +607.3% | -88.8% | -24.2% | +215.5% | +320.0% | -90.9% | +51.3% | +154.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.7% | +143.7% | >999% | +7.5% | +143.4% | -172.1% | +140.2% | +11.0% | -49.1% | +281.8% | +88.7% | +12.1% | -8.8% | +82.1% | +46.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intuit's free cash flow?
- Intuit (INTU) reported free cash flow of $1.52B in Q4 2025.
- How has Intuit's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Intuit's free cash flow increased by 46.8% year-over-year, from $1.04B to $1.52B.
- What is the long-term trend for Intuit's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intuit's free cash flow has grown at a 17.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.20B to $6.12B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.