Rogers Communications (RCI) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Rogers Communications Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) - Annual data in billions CAD
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	6.89	1.73	0.85	1.68	1.56	1.59	2.04	2.06	1.85
Depreciation & Amortization	4.89	4.68	4.19	2.64	2.65	2.70	2.57	2.27	2.21
Deferred Income Tax	0.72	0.57	0.52	0.28	0.11	-0.13	0.44	0.28	0.33
Stock Based Compensation	0.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Working Capital	-0.59	-0.88	-0.63	-0.15	0.04	-0.33	-0.14	-0.11	-0.16
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.52	-0.39	-0.41	-0.36	-0.50	1.63	-0.17	-0.13	-0.16
Change in Inventory	0.10	-0.19	0.00	0.10	-0.06	-0.02	0.01	-0.03	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	-0.21	0.01	0.04	0.56	-0.33	0.06	0.10	0.01
Change in Other Working Capital	2.10	2.11	-2.85	0.07	0.04	-1.61	-0.03	-0.05	-0.03
Other Operating Activities	2.10	2.11	3.03	0.04	-0.20	0.50	-0.39	-0.20	-0.28
Net Cash from Operating Activities	6.06	5.68	5.22	4.49	4.16	4.32	4.53	4.29	3.94
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-3.97	-4.17	-4.04	-3.08	-2.79	-2.31	-2.85	-2.82	-2.51
Acquisitions	-4.32	-0.48	-16.22	-0.01	-3.40	-0.10	-1.69	0.03	-0.11
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	-0.07	-0.07	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	-0.09	0.00	0.03	-0.13	0.11	-0.09	-0.01	-0.10	0.05
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-8.21	-4.46	-20.20	-3.26	-6.13	-2.56	-4.61	-2.94	-2.63
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-0.56	-0.48	-1.81	12.69	1.49	1.37	2.21	-0.32	-0.18
Common Stock Issued	6.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Repurchased	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.66	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-0.91	-0.74	-0.96	-1.01	-1.01	-1.01	-1.02	-0.99	-0.99
Other Financing Activities	6.53	0.06	0.21	-0.33	-0.28	-0.13	-0.37	0.37	-0.08
Net Cash from Financing Activities	2.60	-1.13	2.48	11.36	0.20	0.23	0.18	-0.93	-1.24
Summary
Net Change in Cash	0.45	0.10	-12.50	12.59	-1.77	1.99	0.09	0.41	0.07
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.90	0.80	13.30	0.72	2.48	0.49	0.41	-0.01	-0.07
Cash at End of Period	1.34	0.90	0.80	13.30	0.72	2.48	0.49	0.41	-0.01
Free Cash Flow	2.09	1.51	1.18	1.42	1.37	2.01	1.68	1.47	1.43
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	2.07	-	-	-	0.80	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.70	0.55	0.44	0.46	0.70	-	-	-	-

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Rogers Communications Cash Flow

What is Rogers Communications's free cash flow?

Rogers Communications generated free cash flow of CAD 2.09B in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), operating cash flow of CAD 6.06B minus CAD 3.97B of capital expenditures. That was up 38.7% from CAD 1.51B a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 9.6% of revenue.

How much does Rogers Communications spend on capital expenditures?

Rogers Communications spent CAD 3.97B on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with CAD 4.17B a year earlier. That equals 65.5% of operating cash flow.

Does Rogers Communications pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Rogers Communications returned CAD 913.00M in dividends 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