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Autodesk cash flow and EPS87

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$467M
Autodesk capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q1100% · $13.6M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $13.6M
FY 2010 Q2100% · $10.7M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $10.7M
FY 2010 Q312.07% · $5.9M7.36% · $3.6M80.57% · $39.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $48.9M
FY 2010 Q418.41% · $8.8M31.8% · $15.2M49.79% · $23.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $47.8M
FY 2011 Q18.98% · $5.8MUnavailable91.02% · $58.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $64.6M
FY 2011 Q27% · $5.3MUnavailable93% · $70.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $75.7M
FY 2011 Q38.55% · $7M0% · $0M91.45% · $74.9MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $81.9M
FY 2011 Q411.16% · $10.2M5.47% · $5M83.37% · $76.2MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $91.4M
FY 2012 Q113.91% · $23.4M45.3% · $76.2M40.78% · $68.6MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $168.2M
FY 2012 Q221.86% · $29.6M3.69% · $5M74.45% · $100.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $135.4M
FY 2012 Q318.69% · $35.8M32.06% · $61.4M49.24% · $94.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $191.5M
FY 2012 Q4Unavailable55.39% · $79.1M44.61% · $63.7MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $142.8M
FY 2013 Q110.39% · $11.5M0% · $0M89.61% · $99.2MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $110.7M
FY 2013 Q28.48% · $16.7M35.13% · $69.2M56.4% · $111.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $197M
FY 2013 Q35.86% · $16.5M47.92% · $135M46.22% · $130.2MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $281.7M
FY 2013 Q4Unavailable39.61% · $59.5M60.39% · $90.7MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $150.2M
FY 2014 Q113.6% · $25.8M18.29% · $34.7M68.11% · $129.2MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $189.7M
FY 2014 Q212.01% · $16.8M8.93% · $12.5M79.06% · $110.6MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $139.9M
FY 2014 Q311.06% · $12.4M18.55% · $20.8M70.38% · $78.9MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $112.1M
FY 2014 Q4Unavailable50.7% · $108.1M49.3% · $105.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $213.2M
FY 2015 Q13.3% · $14.5M73.37% · $322.3M23.33% · $102.5MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $439.3M
FY 2015 Q24.96% · $17.1M65.53% · $226M29.52% · $101.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $344.9M
FY 2015 Q315.17% · $28.4M29.65% · $55.5M55.18% · $103.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $187.2M
FY 2015 Q4Unavailable28.79% · $26.2M71.21% · $64.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $91M
FY 2016 Q18.78% · $12.5M24.23% · $34.5M66.99% · $95.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $142.4M
FY 2016 Q213.05% · $17.3M2.26% · $3M84.69% · $112.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $132.6M
FY 2016 Q35.24% · $12M29.29% · $67.1M65.47% · $150MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $229.1M
FY 2016 Q4Unavailable30.44% · $43.9M69.56% · $100.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $144.2M
FY 2017 Q112.25% · $22.3M32.75% · $59.6M55% · $100.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $182M
FY 2017 Q29.41% · $20.3M11.86% · $25.6M78.73% · $169.9MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $215.8M
FY 2017 Q314.99% · $22.5M0% · $0M85.01% · $127.6MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $150.1M
FY 2017 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M100% · $224.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $224.1M
FY 2018 Q14.21% · $8.6M0% · $0M95.79% · $195.9MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $204.5M
FY 2018 Q212.98% · $17.8M0% · $0M87.02% · $119.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $137.1M
FY 2018 Q39.51% · $12.9M0% · $0M90.49% · $122.7MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $135.6M
FY 2018 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M100% · $261.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $261.1M
FY 2019 Q143.15% · $16.7MUnavailable56.85% · $22MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $38.7M
FY 2019 Q213.1% · $20MUnavailable86.9% · $132.7MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $152.7M
FY 2019 Q310.65% · $12.7M0% · $0M89.35% · $106.6MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $119.3M
FY 2019 Q41.67% · $17.6M95.28% · $1,006.1M3.05% · $32.2MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,055.9M
FY 2020 Q114.24% · $14.7MUnavailable85.76% · $88.5MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $103.2M
FY 2020 Q224.3% · $14.8MUnavailable75.7% · $46.1MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $60.9M
FY 2020 Q37.08% · $9.7M0% · $0M92.92% · $127.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $137M
FY 2020 Q47.19% · $14M0% · $0M92.81% · $180.6MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $194.6M
FY 2021 Q18.97% · $19.9M0% · $0M91.03% · $202MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $221.9M
FY 2021 Q279.29% · $26.8M0% · $0M20.71% · $7MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $33.8M
FY 2021 Q38.16% · $20.9M17.49% · $44.8M74.35% · $190.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $256.1M
FY 2021 Q46.23% · $23.5M53.39% · $201.4M40.38% · $152.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $377.2M
FY 2022 Q11.69% · $20.3M85.73% · $1,031.6M12.58% · $151.4MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,203.3M
FY 2022 Q28.49% · $15.8M66.09% · $123M25.42% · $47.3MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $186.1M
FY 2022 Q34.09% · $13.4M9.3% · $30.5M86.61% · $284MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $327.9M
FY 2022 Q40.97% · $6.5M9.77% · $65.2M89.26% · $595.8MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $667.5M
FY 2023 Q12.12% · $12M16.99% · $96M80.88% · $457MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $565M
FY 2023 Q24.2% · $11M0% · $0M95.8% · $251MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $262M
FY 2023 Q34.62% · $9M0% · $0M95.38% · $186MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $195M
FY 2023 Q43.72% · $8M0% · $0M96.28% · $207MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $215M
FY 2024 Q11.65% · $9M4.75% · $26M93.6% · $512MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $547M
FY 2024 Q26.31% · $7M0% · $0M93.69% · $104MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $111M
FY 2024 Q33.65% · $5M13.14% · $18M83.21% · $114MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $137M
FY 2024 Q49.9% · $10M25.74% · $26M64.36% · $65MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $101M
FY 2025 Q11.07% · $7M97.55% · $637M1.38% · $9MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $653M
FY 2025 Q23.17% · $9M57.75% · $164M39.08% · $111MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $284M
FY 2025 Q33% · $10M0% · $0M97% · $323MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $333M
FY 2025 Q43.13% · $14M5.37% · $24M91.5% · $409MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $447M
FY 2026 Q12.21% · $8M0% · $0M97.79% · $354MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $362M
FY 2026 Q22.45% · $9M0% · $0M97.55% · $358MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $367M
FY 2026 Q32.45% · $9M0% · $0M97.55% · $359MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $368M
FY 2026 Q44.89% · $17M0% · $0M95.11% · $331MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $348M
FY 2027 Q13.27% · $17M10.58% · $55M86.15% · $448MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $520M
FY 2027 Q23% · $14M0% · $0M97% · $453MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $467M
Apr 30, 2009 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$575M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$14M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$561M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$184M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

32.8%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

32%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.33

Quarterly data

Autodesk cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q2Jul 31, 20265751456118432.8%32%—$2.33
FY 2027 Q1Apr 30, 20268931787615517.69%17.36%—$2.32
FY 2026 Q4Jan 31, 20269891797218118.62%18.3%——
FY 2026 Q3Oct 31, 2025439943018643.26%42.37%—$1.6
FY 2026 Q2Jul 31, 2025460945119142.35%41.52%—$1.46
FY 2026 Q1Apr 30, 2025564855623041.37%40.78%—$0.7
FY 2025 Q4Jan 31, 20256921467818627.43%26.88%——
FY 2025 Q3Oct 31, 20242091019918190.95%86.6%—$1.27
FY 2025 Q2Jul 31, 2024212920316782.27%78.77%—$1.3
FY 2025 Q1Apr 30, 2024494748714930.6%30.16%—$1.16
FY 2024 Q4Jan 31, 20244371042715937.24%36.38%——
FY 2024 Q3Oct 31, 2023185131821,400%1,011.11%—$1.12
FY 2024 Q2Jul 31, 20231357128197153.91%145.93%—$1.03
FY 2024 Q1Apr 30, 2023723971416523.11%22.82%—$0.75
FY 2023 Q4Jan 31, 2023911890316418.16%18%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 31, 2022469946017137.17%36.46%—$0.91
FY 2023 Q2Jul 31, 20222571124617069.11%66.15%—$0.85
FY 2023 Q1Apr 30, 20224341242215236.02%35.02%—$0.67
FY 2022 Q4Jan 31, 2022722.86.5716.3145.620.33%20.14%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 31, 2021270.413.4257143.855.95%53.18%—$0.61
FY 2022 Q2Jul 31, 202120215.8186.2150.280.67%74.36%—$0.52
FY 2022 Q1Apr 30, 2021336.120.3315.8115.836.67%34.45%—$0.7
FY 2021 Q4Jan 31, 2021657.623.5634.1106.916.86%16.26%—$4.1
FY 2021 Q3Oct 31, 2020361.120.9340.297.428.63%26.97%—$0.59
FY 2021 Q2Jul 31, 202091.226.864.495.9148.91%105.15%—$0.44
FY 2021 Q1Apr 30, 2020327.319.9307.498.231.95%30%—$0.3
FY 2020 Q4Jan 31, 2020698.214684.210515.35%15.04%—$0.59
FY 2020 Q3Oct 31, 2019276.49.7266.79435.25%34.01%—$0.3
FY 2020 Q2Jul 31, 2019219.314.8204.588.243.13%40.22%—$0.18
FY 2020 Q1Apr 30, 2019221.214.7206.575.236.42%34%—$-0.11
FY 2019 Q4Jan 31, 2019311.517.6293.97425.18%23.76%—$0.29
FY 2019 Q3Oct 31, 201839.212.726.564.2242.26%163.78%—$-0.11
FY 2019 Q2Jul 31, 201843.32023.356.9244.21%131.41%—$-0.18
FY 2019 Q1Apr 30, 2018-16.916.7-33.654.4———$-0.38
FY 2018 Q4Jan 31, 201879.3——61.9—78.06%—$-0.79
FY 2018 Q3Oct 31, 2017-51.112.9-6465.1———$-0.55
FY 2018 Q2Jul 31, 2017-72.517.8-90.367.6———$-0.66
FY 2018 Q1Apr 30, 201745.28.636.666.8182.51%147.79%—$-0.59
FY 2017 Q4Jan 31, 201715.6——59.3—380.13%—$-0.78
FY 2017 Q3Oct 31, 20167.722.5-14.856.6—735.06%—$-0.64
FY 2017 Q2Jul 31, 2016-1820.3-38.354.3———$-0.44
FY 2017 Q1Apr 30, 2016164.422.3142.156.940.04%34.61%—$-0.77
FY 2016 Q4Jan 31, 2016169.9——56.1—33.02%—$-0.17
FY 2016 Q3Oct 31, 201580.41268.450.273.39%62.44%—$-0.19
FY 2016 Q2Jul 31, 201577.217.359.940.767.95%52.72%—$-1.04
FY 2016 Q1Apr 30, 201586.512.57450.267.84%58.03%—$0.08
FY 2015 Q4Jan 31, 2015257.2——49.1—19.09%—$0.05
FY 2015 Q3Oct 31, 201413628.4107.643.140.06%31.69%—$0.05
FY 2015 Q2Jul 31, 201496.217.179.139.850.32%41.37%—$0.13
FY 2015 Q1Apr 30, 2014218.714.5204.233.616.45%15.36%—$0.12
FY 2014 Q4Jan 31, 2014183.5——36.1—19.67%—$0.23
FY 2014 Q3Oct 31, 201390.612.478.231.640.41%34.88%—$0.25
FY 2014 Q2Jul 31, 201365.316.848.531.164.12%47.63%—$0.27
FY 2014 Q1Apr 30, 2013224.125.8198.333.516.89%14.95%—$0.24
FY 2013 Q4Jan 31, 2013155.6——37.5—24.1%—$0.32
FY 2013 Q3Oct 31, 2012157.116.5140.651.936.91%33.04%—$0.13
FY 2013 Q2Jul 31, 2012107.116.790.433.537.06%31.28%—$0.28
FY 2013 Q1Apr 30, 2012139.311.5127.833.426.13%23.98%—$0.34
FY 2012 Q4Jan 31, 2012175.2——30—17.12%—$0.31
FY 2012 Q3Oct 31, 2011137.735.8101.925.625.12%18.59%—$0.32
FY 2012 Q2Jul 31, 2011132.229.6102.627.326.61%20.65%—$0.3
FY 2012 Q1Apr 30, 2011128.423.410525.924.67%20.17%—$0.29
FY 2011 Q4Jan 31, 2011175.910.2165.718.411.1%10.46%—$0.26
FY 2011 Q3Oct 31, 2010114.37107.31715.84%14.87%—$0.23
FY 2011 Q2Jul 31, 2010111.55.3106.22119.77%18.83%—$0.25
FY 2011 Q1Apr 30, 2010139.15.8133.324.318.23%17.47%—$0.16
FY 2010 Q4Jan 31, 2010125.68.8116.818.916.18%15.05%—$0.21
FY 2010 Q3Oct 31, 200946.75.940.830.374.26%64.88%—$0.13
FY 2010 Q2Jul 31, 200947.310.736.621.458.47%45.24%—$0.05
FY 2010 Q1Apr 30, 200927.213.613.623169.12%84.56%0$-0.14
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · ADSK, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.