Nike (NKE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Nike (NKE) posted Free Cash Flow of -$64 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with $15 million a year earlier.
Nike (NKE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Nike was $2.11 billion, down 30.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it 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 Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2024.
- 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 $1.5 billion (Q4 2026), $284 million (Q3 2026) and $386 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nike | 57.42 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 4.80 Bn | -64.00 Mn |
| 2 | Tapestry | 26.82 Bn | 22.74 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 149.00 Mn |
| 3 | Ralph Lauren | 24.00 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 218.10 Mn |
| 4 | Deckers Outdoor | 12.00 Bn | 5.20 Bn | 895.11 Mn | -79.12 Mn |
| 5 | Lululemon Athletica | 11.76 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 651.89 Mn |
| 6 | Levi Strauss | 9.42 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 44.30 Mn |
| 7 | V F | 8.17 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -190.65 Mn |
| 8 | Crocs | 7.38 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 689.73 Mn | 275.54 Mn |
| 9 | Birkenstock Holding | 6.85 Bn | 5.17 Bn | 493.89 Mn | 255.98 Mn |
| 10 | Gildan Activewear | 6.61 Bn | 5.57 Bn | 624.95 Mn | 657.58 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -64.00 Mn |
| 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 |
Nike Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "NKE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();