Cloudflare free cash flow 2016–2026What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
Cloudflare's free cash flow in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, was 82.08M USD, down 0.5% on the same quarter a year before. Cloudflare's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 378.23M USD, up 74.8% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it was 324.32M USD, up 66.0% on the year before.
Last updated 7 Nov 2026 · Next report 9 Feb 2027
Free cash flow
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 378.23M | +74.80% | 13.84% | 745.43M | -367.20M | 1.07 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 324.32M | +65.98% | 14.96% | 666.87M | -342.55M | 0.93 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 195.39M | +63.56% | 11.70% | 380.43M | -185.04M | 0.57 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 119.46M | — | 9.21% | 254.41M | -134.94M | 0.36 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | -39.77M | — | -4.08% | 123.60M | -163.36M | -0.12 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | -43.09M | — | -6.56% | 64.65M | -107.74M | -0.14 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | -92.09M | — | -21.36% | -17.13M | -74.96M | -0.31 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | -96.20M | — | -33.52% | -38.92M | -57.28M | -0.32 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | -78.12M | — | -40.55% | -43.28M | -34.84M | -0.33 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | -19.81M | — | -14.68% | 3.17M | -22.98M | -0.08 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | -31.88M | — | -37.59% | -13.32M | -18.56M | -0.13 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 82.08M | -0.49% | 10.49% | 215.37M | -133.29M | 0.23 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 56.38M | +69.42% | 8.10% | 117.56M | -61.18M | 0.16 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 84.07M | +59.03% | 13.14% | 158.33M | -74.26M | 0.24 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 155.69M | +226.03% | 25.34% | 254.17M | -98.48M | 0.44 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 82.48M | +82.16% | 14.68% | 167.12M | -84.64M | 0.24 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 33.28M | -13.05% | 6.50% | 99.80M | -66.52M | 0.10 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 52.87M | +48.47% | 11.03% | 145.78M | -92.92M | 0.15 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 47.75M | -5.84% | 10.38% | 127.31M | -79.55M | 0.14 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 45.28M | +29.83% | 10.53% | 104.73M | -59.45M | 0.13 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 38.28M | +91.66% | 9.54% | 74.82M | -36.54M | 0.11 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 35.61M | +156.11% | 9.40% | 73.58M | -37.97M | 0.11 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 50.72M | +50.67% | 13.99% | 85.44M | -34.73M | 0.15 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 34.88M | — | 10.39% | 68.10M | -33.23M | 0.10 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 19.97M | — | 6.47% | 64.45M | -44.48M | 0.06 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 13.90M | — | 4.79% | 36.41M | -22.51M | 0.04 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 33.66M | +289.76% | 12.25% | 78.12M | -44.46M | 0.10 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | -4.61M | — | -1.82% | 42.69M | -47.30M | -0.01 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | -4.41M | — | -1.88% | 38.25M | -42.67M | -0.01 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | -64.40M | — | -30.35% | -35.47M | -28.93M | -0.20 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 8.64M | — | 4.46% | 40.62M | -31.98M | 0.03 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | -39.73M | — | -23.05% | -6.92M | -32.81M | -0.13 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | -9.78M | — | -6.41% | 7.46M | -17.23M | -0.03 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | -2.22M | — | -1.61% | 23.49M | -25.71M | -0.01 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | -23.48M | — | -18.65% | -8.81M | -14.67M | -0.08 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | -17.85M | — | -15.64% | 1.97M | -19.83M | -0.06 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | -20.15M | — | -20.21% | 3.99M | -24.14M | -0.07 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | -30.60M | — | -33.54% | -14.28M | -16.33M | -0.10 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | -23.54M | — | -28.05% | -8.57M | -14.97M | -0.08 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | -33.64M | — | -45.49% | -17.79M | -15.85M | -0.11 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | -16.90M | — | -25.06% | -2.87M | -14.03M | -0.06 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | -22.12M | — | -35.84% | -9.69M | -12.43M | -0.09 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | -28.96M | — | -52.18% | -12.27M | -16.69M | -0.12 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | -22.14M | — | -44.22% | -13.91M | -8.23M | -0.09 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | -18.14M | — | -40.07% | -15.66M | -2.49M | -0.07 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | -5.26M | — | -12.59% | -1.44M | -3.82M | -0.02 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Stock buybacks,Cash flow
Common questions about Cloudflare's free cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
