Free cash flow
Snowflake Free cash flow increased by 573.4% to $765.09M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 81.5%, from $421.45M to $765.09M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 85.8% 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.
free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $15.42M | -$9.61M | $13.26M | $74.89M | $177.20M | $60.59M | $70.77M | $211.95M | $292.47M | $76.89M | $112.16M | $331.51M | $338.95M | $64.82M | $88.27M | $421.45M | $183.38M | $58.23M | $113.61M | $765.09M |
| QoQ Change | — | -162.3% | +238.0% | +464.9% | +136.6% | -65.8% | +16.8% | +199.5% | +38.0% | -73.7% | +45.9% | +195.6% | +2.2% | -80.9% | +36.2% | +377.5% | -56.5% | -68.2% | +95.1% | +573.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | +730.6% | +433.9% | +183.0% | +65.1% | +26.9% | +58.5% | +56.4% | +15.9% | -15.7% | -21.3% | +27.1% | -45.9% | -10.2% | +28.7% | +81.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Snowflake's free cash flow?
- Snowflake (SNOW) reported free cash flow of $765.09M in Q4 2025.
- How has Snowflake's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Snowflake's free cash flow increased by 81.5% year-over-year, from $421.45M to $765.09M.
- What is the long-term trend for Snowflake's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Snowflake's free cash flow has grown at a 85.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $93.96M to $1.12B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.