Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$471M in Q3 2026 · $1.6B over twelve months
Operating cash flow$543M
Capital spending−$72.7M
Free cash flow+$471M
Cash / net income0.9×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Price T Rowe Group generated $543M of operating cash flow and spent $72.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $471M. That is $75.4M less than in Q3 2025 ($546M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.9B; the largest uses were dividends ($1.1B), buybacks ($640M), capital spending ($268M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($588M); the cash balance rose by $200M.
Operating cash flow was $543M against net income of $597M — 0.9× profit, roughly in line with earnings. The largest differences: other operating capital +$251M, stock-based pay +$45.7M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $543M, Capital spending $72.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $10.5B; the largest uses were dividends ($6.2B) and buybacks ($3.2B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$3.8B
Debtnone
Net cash$3.8B
Price T Rowe Group funds itself: free cash flow was $1.6B over the last twelve months, with $3.8B of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$543M
−$72.7M
−$100K
−$285M
$186M
−$574M
$471M
Q2 2026
$517M
−$66.4M
−$167M
−$282M
—
$487M
$451M
Q1 2026
$824M
−$62.0M
−$334M
−$289M
—
−$379M
$762M
Q4 2025
−$18.7M
−$66.7M
−$139M
−$284M
—
$267M
−$85.4M
Q3 2025
$609M
−$63.3M
−$154M
−$283M
—
−$553M
$546M
Q2 2025
$530M
−$62.2M
−$113M
−$286M
—
−$243M
$468M
Q1 2025
$633M
−$82.0M
−$215M
−$290M
—
−$175M
$551M
Q4 2024
−$282M
−$113M
−$68.1M
−$285M
—
$516M
−$395M
Price T Rowe Group: income statement and cash flow
Price T Rowe Group, Q3 2026: revenue $2.0B (+6% year over year), operating margin 38.4%. 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.