Nike NKE
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As of: Oct 1, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Nike (NKE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

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Nike (NKE) posted Free Cash Flow of $1.5 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 312.9% from $363 million a year earlier and up 427.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Nike (NKE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Nike's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.18 billion, down 33.2% from FY2025.

  • Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
  • In prior fiscal years, Nike's Free Cash Flow was $3.27 billion in FY2025 (-50.6%), $6.62 billion in FY2024 (+35.8%), $4.87 billion in FY2023 (+10.0%) and $4.43 billion in FY2022 (-25.7%).
  • The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q3 2025.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 11.9%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with growth of 312.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 98.7%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $284 million (Q3 2026), $386 million (Q2 2026) and $15 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Nike 52.47 Bn 18.46 Bn 5.39 Bn 1.50 Bn
2 Tapestry 23.05 Bn 19.01 Bn 1.56 Bn 469.00 Mn
3 Ralph Lauren 21.35 Bn 13.45 Bn 1.44 Bn 285.90 Mn
4 Deckers Outdoor 11.12 Bn 3.99 Bn - -
5 Lululemon Athletica 10.25 Bn 4.50 Bn 1.46 Bn 225.16 Mn
6 Levi Strauss 7.60 Bn 4.25 Bn 979.10 Mn 230.90 Mn
7 Gildan Activewear 6.52 Bn 5.51 Bn 459.76 Mn 367.29 Mn
8 Birkenstock Holding 5.97 Bn 4.27 Bn 493.89 Mn 316.96 Mn
9 Crocs 5.64 Bn 5.06 Bn 700.71 Mn 330.97 Mn
10 V F 5.53 Bn 2.15 Bn 917.04 Mn -102.08 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.50 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 284.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 386.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
May 31, 2025 363.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 1.71 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 920.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 274.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 2.41 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.92 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 2.61 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 -319.00 Mn
May 31, 2023 1.98 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 2.03 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 765.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 93.00 Mn
May 31, 2022 909.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 15.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 2.58 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 927.00 Mn
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