Latest: Q2 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$79.1M in Q2 FY27 · $1.1B over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$57.2M
Capital spending−$22.0M
Free cash flow−$79.1M
Cash / net income-0.2×
Cash conversion cycle56 days
Analysis
In Q2 FY27, Deckers Outdoor generated −$57.2M of operating cash flow and spent $22.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$79.1M. That is $65.2M less than in Q2 FY26 (−$13.9M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.1B; the largest uses were buybacks ($1.2B), capital spending ($75.9M), other financing ($11.5M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($4.3M), other investing ($11K); the cash balance fell by $205M.
Operating cash flow was −$57.2M against net income of $313M — -0.2× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$312M, payables −$77.2M, accrued liabilities +$55.2M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 56 days (receivables 33 + inventory 131 − payables 108).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 FY27): Operating cash flow −$57.2M, Capital spending $22.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $4.0B; the largest uses were buybacks ($2.7B) and capital spending ($392M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$1.2B
Debtnone
Net cash$1.2B
Deckers Outdoor funds itself: free cash flow was $1.1B over the last twelve months, with $1.2B of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q2 FY27
33
131
108
56
Q1 FY27
31
133
114
50
Q4 FY26
27
106
93
40
Q3 FY26
21
86
70
37
Q2 FY26
29
124
97
56
Q1 FY26
33
143
123
54
Q4 FY25
28
109
102
35
Q3 FY25
21
86
71
36
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 FY27
−$57.2M
−$22.0M
−$299M
—
$393M
−$79.1M
Q1 FY27
$47.9M
−$15.2M
−$338M
—
$305M
$32.7M
Q4 FY26
$95.8M
−$17.1M
−$262M
$2.3M
$179M
$78.8M
Q3 FY26
$1.0B
−$21.6M
−$349M
—
−$672M
$1.0B
Q2 FY26
$8.1M
−$22.0M
−$282M
—
$306M
−$13.9M
Q1 FY26
$36.1M
−$23.9M
−$183M
—
$169M
$12.2M
Q4 FY25
−$73.0M
−$16.4M
−$266M
$2.2M
$352M
−$89.4M
Q3 FY25
$1.1B
−$24.4M
−$44.7M
$274K
−$1.0B
$1.1B
Deckers Outdoor: income statement and cash flow
Deckers Outdoor, Q2 FY27: revenue $1.5B (+4% year over year), operating margin 26.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.