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TE Connectivity cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$881M in Q3 FY26 · $3.3B over twelve months

Operating cash flow$1.2B
Capital spending−$304M
Free cash flow+$881M
Cash / net income1.6×
Cash conversion cycle83 days

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, TE Connectivity generated $1.2B of operating cash flow and spent $304M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $881M.

Over the twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, operating cash flow was $4.4B; the largest uses were buybacks ($1.8B), capital spending ($1.1B), dividends ($852M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($160M), asset & business sales ($10.0M); the cash balance rose by $567M.

Operating cash flow was $1.2B against net income of $748M — 1.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$296M, depreciation & amortization +$256M, payables +$256M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 83 days (receivables 64 + inventory 82 − payables 63).

Free cash flow

TE Connectivity: free cash flow by quarterTE Connectivity: free cash flow by quarter$829MQ4 FY24$673MQ1 FY25$423MQ2 FY25$957MQ3 FY25$1.1BQ4 FY25$607MQ1 FY26$677MQ2 FY26$881MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
TE Connectivity: operating cash flow against capital spendingTE Connectivity: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$1.0B$213MQ4 FY24$878M$205MQ1 FY25$653M$230MQ2 FY25$1.2B$230MQ3 FY25$1.4B$271MQ4 FY25$865M$258MQ1 FY26$947M$270MQ2 FY26$1.2B$304MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $1.2B, Capital spending $304M.

Capital allocation, year by year

TE Connectivity: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearTE Connectivity: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY21: Operating cash flow $2.7BFY21: Net borrowing −$47.0MFY21: Shares issued $167MFY21: Asset sales $82.0MFY21: Capital spending −$690MFY21: Acquisitions −$423MFY21: Buybacks −$831MFY21: Dividends −$647M$2.9BFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $2.5BFY22: Net borrowing $400MFY22: Shares issued $54.0MFY22: Asset sales $122MFY22: Capital spending −$768MFY22: Acquisitions −$220MFY22: Buybacks −$1.4BFY22: Dividends −$685M$3.0BFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $3.1BFY23: Net borrowing −$132MFY23: Shares issued $43.0MFY23: Asset sales $52.0MFY23: Capital spending −$732MFY23: Acquisitions −$110MFY23: Buybacks −$945MFY23: Dividends −$725M$3.2BFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $3.5BFY24: Net borrowing −$79.0MFY24: Shares issued $89.0MFY24: Asset sales $75.0MFY24: Capital spending −$680MFY24: Acquisitions −$339MFY24: Buybacks −$2.1BFY24: Dividends −$760M$3.6BFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $4.1BFY25: Net borrowing $1.4BFY25: Shares issued $182MFY25: Asset sales $11.0MFY25: Capital spending −$936MFY25: Acquisitions −$2.6BFY25: Buybacks −$1.3BFY25: Dividends −$803M$5.7BFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $15.9B; the largest uses were buybacks ($6.6B) and capital spending ($3.8B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$1.2B
Debt$5.6B
Net debt$4.4B
Due within a year$852M

TE Connectivity funds itself: free cash flow was $3.3B over the last twelve months, and $1.2B of cash and investments stands against $5.6B of debt ($852M due within a year, 1.5× covered by cash).

TE Connectivity: debt maturities by year (FY25)TE Connectivity: debt maturities by year (FY25)$852MYear 1$402MYear 2$585MYear 3$643MYear 4$350MYear 5$2.9BAfter year 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $1.2B of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

TE Connectivity: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26TE Connectivity: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$1.2BBuybacks−$529MCapital spending−$304MDividends−$226MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$129MShares issued$15.0MOther financing−$9.0MOther investing−$6.0MAsset & business sales$2.0MExchange rates$1.0M
TE Connectivity: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26TE Connectivity: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$4.4BBuybacks−$1.8BCapital spending−$1.1BDividends−$852MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$567MAcquisitions−$200MShares issued$160MOther financing−$68.0MAsset & business sales$10.0MOther investing−$9.0MExchange rates−$3.0MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.0M

From profit to cash

TE Connectivity: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26TE Connectivity: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$748MDepreciation & amortization$256MStock-based pay$38.0MDeferred taxes$102MOther non-cash−$26.0MReceivables−$296MInventory−$34.0MPayables$256MAccrued liabilities$24.0MPrepaid and other assets$52.0MIncome taxes payable−$10.0MOther operating capital$23.0MOperating cash flow$1.2B
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 FY2664826383
Q2 FY2666906690
Q1 FY2667886590
Q4 FY2565816087
Q3 FY2566846091
Q2 FY2567896393
Q1 FY2571946699
Q4 FY2466885797

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$1.2B−$304M—−$529M−$226M—$15.0M−$129M$881M
Q2 FY26$947M−$270M—−$414M−$208M—$20.0M$141M$677M
Q1 FY26$865M−$258M—−$405M−$209M—$44.0M$4.0M$607M
Q4 FY25$1.4B−$271M—−$437M−$209M—$81.0M−$583M$1.1B
Q3 FY25$1.2B−$230M−$2.3B−$301M−$212M−$43.0M$42.0M$1.9B$957M
Q2 FY25$653M−$230M$4.0M−$306M−$193M$1.2B$25.0M−$1.3B$423M
Q1 FY25$878M−$205M−$325M−$303M−$189M$90.0M$34.0M$65.0M$673M
Q4 FY24$1.0B−$213M—−$761M−$196M−$54.0M$37.0M$150M$829M

TE Connectivity: income statement and cash flow

TE Connectivity, Q4 FY26: revenue $5.3B (+12% year over year), operating margin 20.6%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

TE Connectivity: 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.