Elastic (ESTC) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Elastic Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Elastic N.V. (ESTC) - Annual data in millions USD
Breakdown	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021	Apr 2020	Apr 2019	Apr 2018	Apr 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	435.90	-108.11	61.72	-236.16	-203.85	-129.43	-167.17	-102.30	-52.73	-51.97
Depreciation & Amortization	11.83	12.32	18.00	20.23	19.73	17.24	12.86	5.70	5.07	3.15
Deferred Income Tax	-398.62	57.43	-217.20	-2.01	-2.43	0.03	-1.54	3.62	-0.32	0.66
Stock Based Compensation	298.44	257.78	239.14	204.04	140.61	93.68	60.01	39.94	12.74	18.89
Change in Working Capital	-71.11	-56.16	-36.62	-35.37	-20.65	1.76	19.59	7.67	1.69	4.72
Change in Accounts Receivable	-86.84	-48.90	-63.52	-46.35	-62.19	-24.04	-46.75	-29.80	-21.61	-11.13
Change in Accounts Payable	-8.97	-8.95	-10.00	6.30	21.04	-4.78	5.97	2.23	-0.02	-0.24
Change in Other Working Capital	121.22	107.88	90.59	80.85	-108.25	30.57	60.38	35.24	23.32	16.08
Other Operating Activities	121.22	107.88	90.59	80.85	69.83	39.27	45.69	21.44	12.73	8.45
Net Cash from Operating Activities	326.89	266.17	148.76	35.66	5.67	22.55	-30.56	-23.94	-20.82	-16.11
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-5.09	-4.35	-3.45	-2.68	-2.49	-4.23	-5.06	-3.45	-2.97	-0.84
Acquisitions	-36.83	0.00	-19.10	0.00	-119.85	0.00	-24.37	-1.99	-3.70	-4.49
Purchases of Investments	-528.89	-549.57	-536.83	-270.27	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-15.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	597.40	435.25	271.42	0.00	-4.93	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	-0.52	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.39	0.25	-2.85	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	26.07	-118.67	-287.96	-272.95	-127.27	-1.52	-29.19	-8.28	8.33	-20.33
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	0.00	-11.91	0.00	0.00	575.00	0.00	-0.09	-0.11	-0.13	-0.11
Common Stock Issued	27.82	40.95	40.05	17.47	36.41	0.00	0.00	269.51	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Repurchased	-340.09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.34	-0.03
Other Financing Activities	0.00	11.91	40.05	0.00	-9.28	77.26	58.63	12.38	3.90	59.89
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-312.27	40.95	40.05	17.47	602.13	77.26	58.54	281.79	3.43	59.76
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	-1.41	-0.32	-4.41	2.82	-20.60	6.03	0.32	-0.90	0.78	-0.64
Net Change in Cash	39.28	188.13	-103.55	-217.00	459.93	104.32	-0.89	248.67	-8.28	22.69
Cash at Beginning of Period	731.21	543.09	646.64	863.64	403.71	299.39	300.28	51.61	59.89	37.20
Cash at End of Period	770.50	731.21	543.09	646.64	863.64	403.71	299.39	300.28	51.61	59.89
Free Cash Flow	321.80	261.82	145.31	32.98	3.19	18.32	-35.63	-27.38	-23.79	-16.95
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	24.19	25.06	24.14	13.00	-	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	21.99	24.22	11.58	3.98	-0.42	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Elastic Cash Flow

What is Elastic's free cash flow?

Elastic generated free cash flow of $321.80M in fiscal 2026 (fiscal year ended Apr 30, 2026), operating cash flow of $326.89M minus $5.09M of capital expenditures. That was up 22.9% from $261.82M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 18.5% of revenue.

How much does Elastic spend on capital expenditures?

Elastic spent $5.09M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2026, compared with $4.34M a year earlier. That equals 1.6% of operating cash flow.

Does Elastic pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2026 Elastic returned $340.09M 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