What is Penguin Solutions's free cash flow?

Penguin Solutions had negative free cash flow of $163.48M in fiscal 2026 (fiscal year ended Aug 28, 2026), operating cash flow of −$151.91M minus $11.57M of capital expenditures.

How much does Penguin Solutions spend on capital expenditures?

Penguin Solutions spent $11.57M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2026, compared with $9.01M a year earlier.

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.

Penguin Solutions (PENG) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Penguin Solutions Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) - 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	Aug 2026	Aug 2025	Aug 2024	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	-	28.84	-44.32	9.69	24.41	-41.95	-1.14	51.33	119.46	-7.80
Depreciation & Amortization	-	56.22	65.72	71.63	46.67	34.94	36.43	29.21	26.18	33.24
Deferred Income Tax	-	-14.11	-11.04	-63.60	-0.02	-1.98	-2.12	-0.72	-2.82	-2.39
Stock Based Compensation	31.82	41.18	43.16	39.23	37.28	30.96	18.72	18.20	10.56	5.36
Change in Working Capital	-	-19.10	54.67	8.37	-122.30	60.28	10.32	70.83	-86.30	-61.21
Change in Accounts Receivable	-	-56.16	-32.50	162.52	-97.80	-47.77	-12.35	35.24	-55.30	-40.43
Change in Inventory	-	-101.61	23.77	95.22	30.73	-99.91	-51.84	102.08	-42.44	-21.85
Change in Accounts Payable	-	131.01	0.00	0.00	-44.91	0.00	70.09	-64.57	17.55	-10.61
Change in Other Working Capital	-	1.20	63.40	-36.65	-10.32	207.96	4.42	-1.92	-6.12	11.68
Other Operating Activities	-	1.20	-31.00	-36.65	118.89	71.11	24.99	0.81	0.83	31.86
Net Cash from Operating Activities	-151.91	109.08	77.19	104.39	104.93	153.35	87.21	169.66	67.91	-0.93
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-11.57	-9.01	-19.42	-39.42	-20.36	-16.67	-32.45	-33.43	-25.74	-18.68
Acquisitions	-	0.00	0.00	-213.07	0.00	-35.68	0.00	-76.09	-42.32	0.00
Purchases of Investments	-	-59.07	-30.50	-29.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	-	66.36	39.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	-	28.35	118.12	-17.39	-18.61	-31.83	0.40	0.08	0.31	0.65
Net Cash from Investing Activities	58.09	24.97	107.59	-298.57	-38.97	-84.18	-32.04	-109.44	-67.75	-18.03
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-	-300.02	-158.64	-21.63	119.06	25.00	29.69	-6.75	2.81	76.14
Common Stock Issued	-	8.80	9.81	43.05	12.14	14.92	5.48	7.37	0.00	63.51
Common Stock Repurchased	-	-52.32	-21.31	-24.67	-57.23	-48.51	-0.75	-0.52	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-	-7.86	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Financing Activities	42.53	-3.26	-39.96	-54.81	-0.09	11.44	-21.83	0.00	5.14	-156.62
Net Cash from Financing Activities	287.28	-63.46	-210.10	236.42	73.88	2.85	12.59	0.10	7.94	-16.98
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	-	0.01	-1.26	4.77	0.24	0.15	-15.09	0.59	-0.33	-0.03
Net Change in Cash	193.45	70.59	-26.59	47.00	140.08	72.18	52.67	60.91	7.77	-35.96
Cash at Beginning of Period	-	383.48	410.06	363.07	222.99	150.81	98.14	37.23	29.46	65.43
Cash at End of Period	-	454.07	383.48	410.06	363.07	222.99	150.81	98.14	37.23	29.46
Free Cash Flow	-163.48	100.07	57.76	64.97	84.57	136.68	54.76	136.22	42.17	-19.61
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	26.20	47.70	41.80	12.80	8.00	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	34.50	13.10	35.50	13.80	6.70	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Aug 28, 2026. Data sources and methodology

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