Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM) Cash Flow Statement

In fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Artisan Partners Asset Management generated $171.99M of operating cash flow and spent $677.00K on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $171.31M, down 53.5% from $368.09M a year earlier, or 14.3% of revenue. It returned $322.29M to shareholders through $313.33M in dividends and $8.96M in share buybacks.

Artisan Partners Asset Management Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (APAM) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.38	0.35	0.31	0.25	0.44	0.31	0.24	0.14	0.15
Depreciation & Amortization	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Deferred Income Tax	0.06	0.04	0.00	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.10
Stock Based Compensation	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.06
Change in Working Capital	0.04	0.03	0.06	0.08	-0.05	-0.02	0.03	0.03	-0.03
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.03	-0.02	0.00	0.02	-0.02	-0.02	-0.01	0.01	-0.02
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	0.06	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	0.01	-0.02	0.04	0.05	-0.03	0.00	0.05	0.01	-0.02
Other Operating Activities	-0.03	-0.02	-0.04	0.06	0.01	-0.04	-0.06	0.08	-0.06
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.17	0.37	0.25	0.31	0.40	0.32	0.29	0.33	0.23
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	0.00	0.00	-0.01	-0.02	-0.01	0.00	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01
Purchases of Investments	-0.04	-0.03	-0.04	-0.05	-0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.01
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.08	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.01
Other Investing Activities	-0.06	0.10	0.00	0.00	0.27	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	0.04	-0.02	-0.04	-0.06	-0.03	0.02	-0.02	-0.01	0.00
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-0.06	-0.06	0.00	-0.09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Issued	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.16
Common Stock Repurchased	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	-0.06	-0.06	0.00	-0.02	-0.16
Dividends Paid	-0.31	-0.22	-0.23	-0.31	-0.37	-0.20	-0.19	-0.17	-0.13
Other Financing Activities	0.09	-0.03	0.02	-0.05	-0.05	-0.08	-0.12	-0.07	-0.09
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.18	-0.25	-0.17	-0.31	-0.34	-0.28	-0.31	-0.26	-0.22
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	-0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Change in Cash	-0.01	0.09	0.04	-0.06	0.00	0.06	-0.03	0.02	0.00
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.27	0.18	0.14	0.20	0.20	0.14	0.18	0.16	0.16
Cash at End of Period	0.26	0.27	0.18	0.14	0.20	0.20	0.14	0.18	0.16
Free Cash Flow	0.17	0.37	0.24	0.29	0.39	0.32	0.28	0.32	0.22
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.06	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.07	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Artisan Partners Asset Management Cash Flow

What is Artisan Partners Asset Management's free cash flow?

Artisan Partners Asset Management generated free cash flow of $171.31M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), operating cash flow of $171.99M minus $677.00K of capital expenditures. That was down 53.5% from $368.09M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 14.3% of revenue.

How much does Artisan Partners Asset Management spend on capital expenditures?

Artisan Partners Asset Management spent $677.00K on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $4.75M a year earlier. That equals 0.4% of operating cash flow.

Does Artisan Partners Asset Management pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Artisan Partners Asset Management returned $313.33M in dividends and $8.96M in share buybacks to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition