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Snap-on cash flow, quarter by quarter

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

Free cash flow$223M in Q3 2026 · $1.1B over twelve months

Operating cash flow$248M
Capital spending−$24.7M
Free cash flow+$223M
Cash / net income1.0×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Snap-on generated $248M of operating cash flow and spent $24.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $223M.

Over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.2B; the largest uses were dividends ($506M), buybacks ($359M), acquisitions ($158M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($95.0M), asset & business sales ($26.1M); the cash balance rose by $136M.

Operating cash flow was $248M against net income of $250M — 1.0× profit, roughly in line with earnings. The largest differences: inventory −$34.1M, accrued liabilities −$32.3M, depreciation & amortization +$20.4M.

Free cash flow

Snap-on: free cash flow by quarterSnap-on: free cash flow by quarter$275MQ4 2024$276MQ1 2025$218MQ2 2025$258MQ3 2025$255MQ4 2025$348MQ1 2026$248MQ2 2026$223MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Snap-on: operating cash flow against capital spendingSnap-on: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$294M$18.1MQ4 2024$298M$22.9MQ1 2025$237M$19.7MQ2 2025$278M$19.9MQ3 2025$268M$13.5MQ4 2025$369M$21.2MQ1 2026$272M$23.1MQ2 2026$248M$24.7MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $248M, Capital spending $24.7M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Snap-on: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearSnap-on: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $967MFY2021: Net borrowing −$253MFY2021: Shares issued $162MFY2021: Asset sales $2.1MFY2021: Capital spending −$70.1MFY2021: Acquisitions −$200MFY2021: Buybacks −$431MFY2021: Dividends −$276M$1.1BFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $675MFY2022: Net borrowing −$2.4MFY2022: Shares issued $55.0MFY2022: Asset sales $5.1MFY2022: Capital spending −$84.2MFY2022: Acquisitions $500KFY2022: Buybacks −$198MFY2022: Dividends −$313M$736MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $1.2BFY2023: Net borrowing −$2.0MFY2023: Shares issued $114MFY2023: Asset sales $2.7MFY2023: Capital spending −$95.0MFY2023: Acquisitions −$42.6MFY2023: Buybacks −$295MFY2023: Dividends −$356M$1.3BFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $1.2BFY2024: Net borrowing −$1.7MFY2024: Shares issued $92.3MFY2024: Asset sales $3.1MFY2024: Capital spending −$83.5MFY2024: Buybacks −$290MFY2024: Dividends −$406M$1.3BFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $1.1BFY2025: Net borrowing −$600KFY2025: Shares issued $73.9MFY2025: Asset sales $20.4MFY2025: Capital spending −$76.0MFY2025: Buybacks −$329MFY2025: Dividends −$462M$1.2BFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $5.1B; the largest uses were dividends ($1.8B) and buybacks ($1.5B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$1.7B
Debt$1.2B
Net cash$465M
Due within a year$300M

Snap-on funds itself: free cash flow was $1.1B over the last twelve months, and $1.7B of cash and investments stands against $1.2B of debt ($300M due within a year, 5.6× covered by cash).

Where the cash came from and went

Snap-on: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Snap-on: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$248MDividends−$126MBuybacks−$87.1MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$25.3MCapital spending−$24.7MShares issued$14.0MOther financing−$6.1MAsset & business sales$5.8MExchange rates$1.2MAcquisitions$700KOther investing−$100K
Snap-on: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Snap-on: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$1.2BDividends−$506MBuybacks−$359MAcquisitions−$158MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$136MShares issued$95.0MCapital spending−$82.5MOther financing−$36.9MAsset & business sales$26.1MExchange rates$2.7MOther investing−$1.3M

From profit to cash

Snap-on: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Snap-on: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$250MDepreciation & amortization$20.4MStock-based pay$8.0MDeferred taxes$7.1MReceivables$13.0MInventory−$34.1MPayables−$3.1MAccrued liabilities−$32.3MPrepaid and other assets−$200KOperating cash flow$248M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsShares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$248M−$24.7M$700K−$87.1M−$126M$14.0M−$25.3M$223M
Q2 2026$272M−$23.1M−$154M−$91.4M−$126M$36.5M$109M$248M
Q1 2026$369M−$21.2M−$5.1M−$99.9M−$127M$30.6M−$129M$348M
Q4 2025$268M−$13.5M—−$80.4M−$127M$13.9M−$90.4M$255M
Q3 2025$278M−$19.9M—−$82.0M−$112M$14.8M−$75.8M$258M
Q2 2025$237M−$19.7M—−$79.0M−$112M$26.9M−$23.4M$218M
Q1 2025$298M−$22.9M—−$87.2M−$112M$18.3M−$74.4M$276M
Q4 2024$294M−$18.1M—−$112M−$112M$30.7M−$47.2M$275M

Snap-on: income statement and cash flow

Snap-on, Q3 2026: revenue $1.3B (-0.7% year over year), operating margin 24.7%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Snap-on: 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.