Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$397M in Q3 FY26 · $3.2B over twelve months
Operating cash flow$439M
Capital spending−$42.0M
Free cash flow+$397M
Cash / net income0.5×
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Horton D R generated $439M of operating cash flow and spent $42.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $397M. That is $295M less than in Q3 FY25 ($693M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $3.4B; the largest uses were buybacks ($2.9B), dividends ($507M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($178M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($18.9M); the cash balance fell by $530M.
Operating cash flow was $439M against net income of $919M — 0.5× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: payables +$197M, prepaid and other assets −$82.6M, stock-based pay +$31.5M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $439M, Capital spending $42.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $11.0B; the largest uses were buybacks ($9.3B) and dividends ($1.8B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$2.1B
Debtnone
Net cash$2.1B
Due within a year$1.6B
Horton D R funds itself: free cash flow was $3.2B over the last twelve months, with $2.1B of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet ($1.6B due within a year, 1.3× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $2.1B of cash and investments now.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$439M
−$42.0M
—
−$600M
−$127M
$537M
—
−$161M
$397M
Q2 FY26
−$412M
−$37.2M
−$5.8M
−$930M
−$130M
$1.0B
—
$579M
−$450M
Q1 FY26
$854M
−$27.4M
−$82.1M
−$670M
−$132M
−$429M
—
$480M
$827M
Q4 FY25
$2.5B
−$43.8M
—
−$700M
−$118M
−$1.3B
$10.0M
−$368M
$2.4B
Q3 FY25
$739M
−$46.0M
—
−$1.0B
−$122M
$722M
—
−$147M
$693M
Q2 FY25
−$436M
−$34.3M
−$2.1M
−$1.5B
−$126M
$1.6B
$8.5M
$551M
−$470M
Q1 FY25
$647M
−$13.3M
−$51.0M
−$1.1B
−$128M
−$842M
—
$1.5B
$633M
Q4 FY24
$2.0B
−$32.0M
−$2.5M
−$600M
−$97.7M
$243M
$8.4M
−$1.5B
$1.9B
Horton D R: income statement and cash flow
Horton D R, Q4 FY26: revenue $9.4B (-3% year over year), operating margin 10.8%. 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.