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Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Cash Flow Statement 
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Super Micro Computer Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019
Net income 483,387 400,564 168,285 195,154 108,777 320,596 424,327 297,244 402,459 295,968 156,995 193,569 85,846 176,167 184,416 140,822 76,972 41,932 25,437 39,162 18,428 27,674 26,601 18,450 15,807 23,706 26,345
Depreciation and amortization 13,605 13,013 12,341 18,636 10,745 14,883 14,080 9,519 10,399 9,620 9,155 8,972 8,736 8,649 8,547 8,422 8,368 8,133 7,548 6,881 6,877 6,910 7,517 7,500 7,083 7,063 6,826
Amortization of right-of-use (ROU) assets 9,327 9,404 8,266
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 7,656 4,763 4,743 3,901 1,952 2,494 1,921 2,292
Inventory valuation adjustment write-down 70,155 132,901 36,199
Stock-based compensation expense 125,934 90,485 89,139 83,612 84,704 82,122 64,014 74,960 56,107 43,061 57,379 12,786 13,652 16,981 11,014 8,884 7,741 9,176 7,015 7,432 7,494 6,453 7,170 5,366 4,805 4,964 5,054
Impairment loss 1,747 12,000
Share of (income) loss from equity investee 695 492 106 8,264 445 (2,517) 19 526 (373) (2,024) 50 380 1,013 1,351 889 (324) (255) (239) (388) (582) 264 1,475 (1,330) (3,468) 1,057 1,020 (1,011)
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss (4,587) 1,176 (1,017) 16,090 3,042 (1,224) 924 (249) (5,962) 11,872 (6,192) (122) 2,117 4,589 (9,203) (5,590) (5,419) (2,783) 45 1,385 (1,808) 2,287 618 697 (117) 989 (561)
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes 30,251
Deferred income taxes, net 20,955 (39,674) (12,201) (80,237) (58,323) (29,526) (46,552) (24,014) (88,865) (32,599) (23,021) (14,340) (52,817) (6,586) (19,226) (3,587) (4,681) 1,432 19 (5,664) (1,843) (659) (224) (9,336) (3,547) (304) (585)
Other non-cash income (expense), net 403 (1,166) (7,539) (2,287) 7,750 (3,273) (5,267) 9,157 486 43 2,657 (19) (219) (124) (306) (639) (38) 1,040 5 (252) (93) 20 (719) 259 524 292 289
Accounts receivable, net 2,582,997 (8,471,584) (321,244) 438,559 414,156 (334,662) 15,288 (1,081,317) (153,185) (657,186) 302,501 (477,780) 97,847 (27,052) 95,088 (155,159) (183,152) (39,862) 5,735 (56,480) (84,345) (201) 80,881 (70,583) 26,992 (3,909) 37,396
Inventories (580,741) (5,001,809) (1,087,010) (813,503) (275,748) 1,331,362 (597,717) (220,973) (1,657,590) (414,192) (607,241) 94,855 (118,602) 314,238 (190,449) 42,936 (194,870) (209,099) (143,609) (137,061) (96,472) (33,575) 77,642 14,728 (161,796) (19,199) (15,043)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (322,883) (192,942) 134,087 55,249 114,413 (485,543) 86,774 (18,973) (29,016) (16,647) 19,990 (6,775) 14,570 12,509 (11,991) 3,956 (8,269) (30,590) 6,109 19,748 (52,465) (16,298) 43,724 4,921 660 (4,362) (31,088)
Accounts payable (10,059,838) 12,465,867 901 630,722 95,226 (1,127,269) 220,353 369,577 (170,000) 176,640 302,973 136,255 81,788 (223,210) 132,302 (122,886) 89,843 137,531 (54,343) 144,008 70,597 60,408 (85,704) (43,991) 71,465 57,280 (24,865)
Accrued liabilities 272,577 219,689 (259,350) 219,690 112,368 (85,628) 25,974 (30,995) 74,958 61,998 (13,019) 12,328 (18,547) (44,100) 8 31,247 7,151 (1,177) (1,330) 30,512 14,812 15,838 (36,457) (22,059) 32,114 5,117 12,693
Income taxes payable (79,617) 63,063 4,978 26,678 (91,480) 35,405 61,440 (11,073) (17,111) (114,942) 32,229 36,568 53,885 (29,698) 26,668 24,330 2,949 191 1,532 3,125 (939) 4,230 1,625 2,721 (1,550) (277) (9,215)
Deferred revenue 832,889 274,751 296,622 65,585 67,145 40,470 141,806 (20,116) 52,815 43,173 36,055 (5,475) 29,819 (39,746) 85,989 4,110 (22,801) 37,120 13,115 12,274 (4,862) (6,918) (1,946) (1,713) (10,129) 13,721 (1,529)
Other long-term liabilities 11,660 5,362 3,171 (2,500) 1,341 2,553 1,520 2,621 5,340 130 (46) (541) (843) (2,881) (159) (1,665) (1,475) (5,956) (1,461) (925) (55) (4,397) 1,157 458 (4,805) (4,508) 854
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (7,342,956) (637,603) (1,227,845) 620,480 437,421 (623,312) (44,562) (1,011,249) (1,893,789) (921,026) 73,442 (210,565) 139,917 (39,940) 137,456 (173,131) (310,624) (111,842) (174,252) 15,201 (153,729) 19,087 80,922 (115,518) (47,049) 43,863 (30,797)
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (7,098,813) (424,462) (1,085,808) 668,459 517,987 (560,353) (15,423) (939,058) (1,921,997) (891,053) 113,470 (202,908) 112,399 (15,080) 129,171 (165,965) (304,908) (95,083) (160,008) 24,401 (142,838) 35,573 93,954 (114,500) (37,244) 57,887 (20,785)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (6,615,426) (23,898) (917,523) 863,613 626,764 (239,757) 408,904 (641,814) (1,519,538) (595,085) 270,465 (9,339) 198,245 161,087 313,587 (25,143) (227,936) (53,151) (134,571) 63,563 (124,410) 63,247 120,555 (96,050) (21,437) 81,593 5,560
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (80,278) (21,221) (32,270) (22,678) (32,700) (27,536) (44,300) (13,983) (92,945) (14,720) (2,631) (8,175) (7,987) (9,885) (10,746) (11,025) (10,951) (12,404) (10,802) (13,389) (19,076) (13,700) (11,851) (9,452) (10,797) (10,764) (13,325)
Investment in equity securities (17,000) (25,000) (56,000) (48,000) (16,489) (184) (5,000) (500) (1,100)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired (296) (2,193)
Proceeds from sale of investment in a privately-held company 750
Net cash used in investing activities (97,278) (46,221) (32,270) (78,678) (32,700) (27,536) (44,300) (62,279) (109,434) (14,904) (7,631) (10,868) (7,987) (9,885) (10,746) (11,025) (10,951) (12,404) (11,902) (13,389) (19,076) (13,700) (11,851) (9,452) (10,797) (10,014) (13,325)
Proceeds from lines of credit and term loans 3,996,465 210,212 28,588 30,000 51,214 121,743 1,185,034 337,679 961,167 857,683 929,534 20,289 64,896 79,141 215,242 350,356 317,913 269,806 64,834 47,556 8,261 6,408 154,791 10,000
Repayment of lines of credit and term loans (101,677) (111,851) (11,540) (37,284) (157,307) (467,881) (1,106,178) (27,955) (1,162,603) (638,049) (138,938) (823,945) (5,784) (149,925) (414,737) (159,900) (113,500) (277,819) (89,476) (53,329) (6,763) (266) (271) (159,191)
Net borrowings (repayment) on asset-backed revolving line of credit, net of costs (1,116)
Payment of debt issuance costs (13,698) (9,785) (592) (561) (650)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 5,422 5,003 7,922 6,446 7,583 342 6,527 4,339 15,540 5,286 4,288 5,644 9,495 7,183 8,144 5,043 4,363 5,570 6,018 8,043 9,577 5,747 5,020 5,290 20,349 2,704
Payment for withholding taxes related to settlement of equity awards (31,325) (27,424) (43,642) (23,497) (41,924) (41,499) (35,537) (55,069) (78,391) (15,593) (25,301) (8,755) (8,938) (6,788) (3,716) (3,274) (2,006) (2,732) (2,069) (2,941) (2,062) (1,713) (2,005) (1,809) (2,860) (2,994) (580)
Stock repurchases (200,000) (3,472) (146,526) (12,032) (43,144) (46,371) (28,453)
Issuances of common stock in a public offerings, net of issuance costs (7) 1,731,186 582,804
Debt issuance costs in connection with amended 2029 Convertibles Notes (31,217)
Proceeds from issuance of 2029 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 1,695,768
Proceeds from issuance of 2028 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 683,696
Proceeds from issuance of 2030 Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs 2,255,973
Proceeds related to Receivables Purchase Agreement, net 4,191
Purchase of capped calls (182,215) (142,140)
Other (40) 7 7 4 7 7 8 (46) 62 4 10 (8) (6) (4) (15) (13) (21) (21) (17) (9) 88 (28) (26) (16) (32) (71) (19)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 3,859,338 66,162 (18,665) 1,849,427 512,052 (387,288) 49,854 258,941 3,020,589 792,135 (159,941) 98,998 (131,470) (84,638) (331,183) 56,506 239,192 42,911 184,262 4,005 5,252 (34,370) (19,327) (1,585) 27,457 (361) (1,715)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash (393) (1,573) (4,588) 847 (11) (3,663) 4,500 (557) (1,804) 373 (203) (1,131) (576) (222) (1,471) (374) (295) 2 (11) 198 (178) 355 185 213 (12) 213 (38)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,853,759) (5,530) (973,046) 2,635,209 1,106,105 (658,244) 418,958 (445,709) 1,389,813 182,519 102,690 77,660 58,212 66,342 (29,813) 19,964 10 (22,642) 37,778 54,377 (138,412) 15,532 89,562 (106,874) (4,789) 71,431 (9,518)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30).


Net income has exhibited a strong upward trajectory, transitioning from quarterly averages under $30 million in 2019 to peaks exceeding $480 million by the first quarter of 2026. However, this growth in accounting profitability is not consistently mirrored in net cash provided by operating activities, which has been characterized by extreme volatility and significant periods of negative cash flow, culminating in a substantial operating cash outflow of approximately $6.6 billion in March 2026.

Operating Cash Flow and Working Capital Volatility
A pronounced decoupling is observed between net income and operating cash flow. While earnings have scaled, cash flow from operations has fluctuated wildly, often driven by massive shifts in working capital. Specifically, accounts receivable and inventories have seen exponential increases in cash consumption. A notable spike occurred in December 2025, where an $8.47 billion increase in accounts receivable and a $5 billion increase in inventories were partially offset by a $12.47 billion increase in accounts payable. These swings indicate a highly capital-intensive growth phase and significant pressure on the cash conversion cycle.
Non-Cash Adjustments and Expenses
Stock-based compensation has scaled in tandem with company growth, rising from approximately $5 million per quarter in 2019 to over $125 million by March 2026. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively stable for several years but began to trend upward after 2023. Additionally, significant non-cash charges appeared in late 2025 and early 2026, including inventory valuation write-downs totaling over $200 million across three quarters and impairment losses.
Investing Activity and Asset Expansion
Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment were historically stable, averaging $10 million to $15 million per quarter. However, a strategic shift toward larger-scale investment is evident from 2024 onwards, with quarterly spending increasing to a peak of $92.9 million in March 2024 and $80.3 million in March 2026. This is complemented by an increasing trend in investments in equity securities, particularly between 2024 and 2026.
Financing Strategy and Capital Structure
To sustain operations and fund asset expansion amid volatile operating cash flows, there has been a heavy reliance on external financing. The company transitioned from modest credit line usage to the issuance of large-scale convertible notes. Significant inflows were recorded from the 2029, 2028, and 2030 Convertible Notes, with the 2030 issuance alone providing approximately $2.26 billion in June 2025. Equity markets were also utilized, with substantial proceeds from common stock offerings in late 2023 and early 2024 totaling over $2.3 billion.
Liquidity and Net Cash Position
The net change in cash has been subject to extreme swings, reflecting the timing of large debt issuances and massive working capital requirements. The liquidity position was bolstered by a $2.64 billion increase in June 2025, but was sharply offset by a $2.85 billion decrease in March 2026. This pattern suggests a cycle of aggressive capital raising followed by rapid deployment into inventory and receivables to support revenue growth.

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