DLH Holdings (DLHC) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

DLH Holdings Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for DLH Holdings Corp. (DLHC) - Annual data in millions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Sep 2025	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	1.36	7.40	1.46	23.29	10.15	7.11	5.32	1.84	3.29
Depreciation & Amortization	17.18	17.05	15.56	7.67	8.12	7.00	3.96	2.24	1.72
Deferred Income Tax	-1.70	-3.18	-4.60	0.36	1.21	2.31	1.79	5.50	1.78
Stock Based Compensation	1.46	1.90	1.92	2.61	1.66	0.91	0.79	1.38	0.66
Change in Working Capital	3.17	2.36	6.84	-33.34	23.74	1.52	5.20	2.85	-1.33
Change in Accounts Receivable	11.46	9.27	6.85	-7.05	-0.91	-5.41	0.62	1.63	-5.27
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.06
Change in Accounts Payable	-6.04	-4.41	-0.08	-5.86	4.14	7.19	5.26	0.05	3.95
Change in Other Working Capital	-2.24	-2.50	0.07	-20.44	-0.28	-0.26	-0.68	1.16	0.06
Other Operating Activities	1.74	1.84	9.86	0.66	2.01	0.60	0.98	0.28	0.40
Net Cash from Operating Activities	23.22	27.37	31.03	1.24	45.67	19.45	18.04	14.08	6.52
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.24	-0.84	-0.63	-0.87	-0.10	-0.15	-0.41	-0.65	-1.06
Acquisitions	0.00	0.00	-180.57	0.00	0.06	-32.68	-67.08	0.00	-0.25
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-0.24	-0.84	-181.20	-0.87	-0.04	-32.83	-67.48	-0.65	-1.31
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-23.19	-24.80	149.69	-24.75	-54.20	14.00	48.29	-11.98	-3.84
Common Stock Issued	0.00	0.26	1.11	0.84	0.37	0.06	0.00	0.05	0.13
Common Stock Repurchased	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.21	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Financing Activities	0.00	-1.86	-0.65	-0.28	-0.04	-0.90	-3.41	-0.02	0.13
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-23.19	-26.40	150.15	-24.19	-22.93	12.95	44.88	-12.00	-3.71
Summary
Net Change in Cash	-0.22	0.13	-0.01	-23.82	22.69	-0.43	-4.57	1.43	1.50
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.34	0.22	0.23	24.05	1.36	1.79	6.36	4.93	3.43
Cash at End of Period	0.13	0.34	0.22	0.23	24.05	1.36	1.79	6.36	4.93
Free Cash Flow	22.98	26.53	30.41	0.37	45.56	19.30	17.63	13.42	5.46
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	13.51	16.04	14.15	1.53	2.94	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	2.05	3.26	5.60	9.28	0.94	-	-	-	-

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

Frequently Asked Questions About DLH Holdings Cash Flow

What is DLH Holdings's free cash flow?

DLH Holdings generated free cash flow of $22.98M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025), operating cash flow of $23.22M minus $241.00K of capital expenditures. That was down 13.4% from $26.53M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 6.7% of revenue.

How much does DLH Holdings spend on capital expenditures?

DLH Holdings spent $241.00K on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $836.00K a year earlier. That equals 1.0% of operating cash flow.

Does DLH Holdings pay dividends or buy back shares?

DLH Holdings's cash flow statement for fiscal 2025 shows no dividend payments or share repurchases.

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