Operating Cash Flow
PepsiCo Operating Cash Flow increased by 20.6% to $6.60B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.7%, from $6.01B to $6.60B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 1.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $2.34B | $6.63B | $3.36B | -$174.00M | $1.88B | $6.31B | $2.80B | -$392.00M | $2.02B | $7.63B | $4.19B | -$1.04B | $1.32B | $6.22B | $6.01B | -$973.00M | $996.00M | $5.47B | $6.60B |
| QoQ Change | — | +183.5% | -49.3% | -105.2% | >999% | +235.2% | -55.6% | -114.0% | +615.1% | +277.9% | -45.2% | -124.9% | +226.3% | +373.0% | -3.3% | -116.2% | +202.4% | +449.0% | +20.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -19.6% | -4.9% | -16.8% | -125.3% | +7.3% | +21.0% | +49.6% | -165.6% | -34.9% | -18.5% | +43.7% | +6.5% | -24.3% | -12.1% | +9.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PepsiCo's operating cash flow?
- PepsiCo (PEP) reported operating cash flow of $6.60B in Q4 2025.
- How has PepsiCo's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- PepsiCo's operating cash flow increased by 9.7% year-over-year, from $6.01B to $6.60B.
- What is the long-term trend for PepsiCo's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PepsiCo's operating cash flow has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.62B to $12.09B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.