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Edison International cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$875M in Q3 2026 · −$132M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$2.7B
Capital spending−$1.8B
Free cash flow+$875M
Cash / net income3.6×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Edison International generated $2.7B of operating cash flow and spent $1.8B on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $875M. That is $257M more than in Q3 2025 ($618M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $7.0B; the largest uses were capital spending ($7.1B), other financing ($2.2B), dividends ($1.3B); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($3.3B), other investing ($19.0M); the cash balance fell by $505M.

Operating cash flow was $2.7B against net income of $751M — 3.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$853M, receivables −$461M, deferred taxes −$312M.

Free cash flow

Edison International: free cash flow by quarterEdison International: free cash flow by quarter−$326MQ4 2024−$184MQ1 2025−$830MQ2 2025$618MQ3 2025−$319MQ4 2025−$112MQ1 2026−$576MQ2 2026$875MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Edison International: operating cash flow against capital spendingEdison International: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$1.2B$1.5BQ4 2024$1.2B$1.4BQ1 2025$882M$1.7BQ2 2025$2.1B$1.5BQ3 2025$1.6B$1.9BQ4 2025$1.4B$1.5BQ1 2026$1.3B$1.8BQ2 2026$2.7B$1.8BQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $2.7B, Capital spending $1.8B.

Capital allocation, year by year

Edison International: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearEdison International: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $11.0MFY2021: Net borrowing $4.5BFY2021: Shares issued $2.0BFY2021: Capital spending −$5.5BFY2021: Dividends −$988M$6.5BFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $3.2BFY2022: Net borrowing $4.0BFY2022: Shares issued $13.0MFY2022: Capital spending −$5.8BFY2022: Dividends −$1.1B$7.3BFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $3.4BFY2023: Net borrowing $2.4BFY2023: Shares issued $562MFY2023: Capital spending −$5.4BFY2023: Dividends −$1.1B$6.4BFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $5.0BFY2024: Net borrowing $2.5BFY2024: Shares issued $345MFY2024: Capital spending −$5.7BFY2024: Buybacks −$200MFY2024: Dividends −$1.2B$7.8BFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $5.8BFY2025: Net borrowing $3.8BFY2025: Capital spending −$6.5BFY2025: Buybacks −$32.0MFY2025: Dividends −$1.3B$9.6BFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $17.4B; the largest uses were capital spending ($29.0B) and dividends ($5.6B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$171M
Debt$41.6B
Net debt$41.4B
Due within a year$1.9B

Edison International's operations bring cash in ($7.0B over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $132M funded from its $171M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($41.6B of debt, $1.9B due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.

Edison International: debt maturities by year (FY2025)Edison International: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$1.9BYear 1$2.5BYear 2$3.0BYear 3$3.4BYear 4$2.0BYear 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $171M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Edison International: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Edison International: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$2.7BCapital spending−$1.8BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$816MDividends−$338MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$332MPartners−$25.0MOther investing−$20.0MBuybacks−$12.0MOther financing$4.0M
Edison International: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Edison International: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Capital spending−$7.1BOperating cash flow$7.0BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$3.3BOther financing−$2.2BDividends−$1.3BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$505MPartners−$112MBuybacks−$42.0MOther investing$19.0M

From profit to cash

Edison International: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Edison International: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$751MDepreciation & amortization$853MDeferred taxes−$312MOther non-cash$47.0MReceivables−$461MInventory$16.0MPayables$252MOperating cash flow$2.7B
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$2.7B−$1.8B−$12.0M−$338M−$816M$332M$875M
Q2 2026$1.3B−$1.8B−$4.0M−$337M$847M$47.0M−$576M
Q1 2026$1.4B−$1.5B−$26.0M−$338M$1.2B−$51.0M−$112M
Q4 2025$1.6B−$1.9B—−$319M$2.1B$177M−$319M
Q3 2025$2.1B−$1.5B−$3.0M−$318M−$130M−$118M$618M
Q2 2025$882M−$1.7B—−$318M−$50.0M$1.1B−$830M
Q1 2025$1.2B−$1.4B−$29.0M−$319M$1.8B−$1.2B−$184M
Q4 2024$1.2B−$1.5B−$200M−$302M$1.1B−$41.0M−$326M

Edison International: income statement and cash flow

Edison International, Q3 2026: revenue $4.9B (-15% year over year), operating margin 20.1%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Edison International: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.