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Federal Home Loan Mortgage cash flow, quarter by quarter

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

Free cash flow$4.2B in Q3 2026 · $13.4B over twelve months

Operating cash flow$4.2B
Free cash flow+$4.2B
Cash / net income1.3×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Federal Home Loan Mortgage generated $4.2B of operating cash flow. That is $859M less than in Q3 2025 ($5.1B).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $13.4B; the largest uses were other financing ($65.4B), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($10.0B); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($61.9B); the cash balance fell by $63.0M.

Operating cash flow was $4.2B against net income of $3.2B — 1.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: gains on investments −$599M.

Free cash flow

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: free cash flow by quarterFederal Home Loan Mortgage: free cash flow by quarter−$900MQ4 2024$3.6BQ1 2025$8.1BQ2 2025$5.1BQ3 2025$2.6BQ4 2025$3.9BQ1 2026$2.8BQ2 2026$4.2BQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage: operating cash flow against capital spendingFederal Home Loan Mortgage: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$900M$0Q4 2024$3.6B$0Q1 2025$8.1B$0Q2 2025$5.1B$0Q3 2025$2.6B$0Q4 2025$3.9B$0Q1 2026$2.8B$0Q2 2026$4.2B$0Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $4.2B, Capital spending $0.

Capital allocation, year by year

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearFederal Home Loan Mortgage: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingFY2021: Operating cash flow $16.4B$16.4BFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $11.9B$11.9BFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $7.6BFY2023: Net borrowing −$4.3B$7.6BFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $6.6BFY2024: Net borrowing $2.1B$8.7BFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $19.4BFY2025: Net borrowing $14.1B$33.5BFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $61.9B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($4.3B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$4.6B
Debt$166.5B
Net debt$162.0B

Federal Home Loan Mortgage funds itself: free cash flow was $13.4B over the last twelve months, and $4.6B of cash and investments stands against $166.5B of debt.

Where the cash came from and went

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Federal Home Loan Mortgage: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Other financing−$18.7BOther investing$17.0BOperating cash flow$4.2BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$2.2BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$240M
Federal Home Loan Mortgage: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Federal Home Loan Mortgage: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Other financing−$65.4BOther investing$61.9BOperating cash flow$13.4BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$10.0BCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$63.0M

From profit to cash

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Federal Home Loan Mortgage: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$3.2BGains on investments−$599MOperating cash flow$4.2B
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$4.2B−$2.2B−$240M$4.2B
Q2 2026$2.8B−$333M$148M$2.8B
Q1 2026$3.9B−$12.3B$858M$3.9B
Q4 2025$2.6B$4.8B−$703M$2.6B
Q3 2025$5.1B$2.5B−$357M$5.1B
Q2 2025$8.1B−$935M$523M$8.1B
Q1 2025$3.6B$7.6B$744M$3.6B
Q4 2024−$900M−$7.9B−$677M−$900M

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: income statement and cash flow

Federal Home Loan Mortgage, Q3 2026: revenue $6.8B (+19% year over year), operating margin 59.0%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage: 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.