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Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT)

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.

Medtronic PLC, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jan 23, 2026 Oct 24, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 Apr 25, 2025 Jan 24, 2025 Oct 25, 2024 Jul 26, 2024 Apr 26, 2024 Jan 26, 2024 Oct 27, 2023 Jul 28, 2023 Apr 28, 2023 Jan 27, 2023 Oct 28, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 Oct 29, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 Oct 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 Jan 24, 2020 Oct 25, 2019 Jul 26, 2019
Net income 1,150 1,381 1,047 1,061 1,303 1,278 1,049 660 1,337 911 797 1,189 1,228 436 931 1,492 1,484 1,317 769 1,366 1,279 494 491 639 1,919 1,371 877
Depreciation and amortization 749 745 748 840 684 675 662 654 649 672 672 679 679 671 668 688 672 676 671 684 678 671 669 672 663 671 657
Provision for credit losses 36 38 28 27 51 27 18 28 25 16 21 19 13 26 15 9 15 19 15 25 17 49 37 32 23 19 25
Deferred income taxes (101) (7) 167 (235) (138) (31) 88 (258) (214) (36) (148) 14 (74) (18) (370) (156) (67) (11) (214) (139) (72) 3 (522) (548) (263) 18
Stock-based compensation 94 182 86 89 98 159 83 90 84 146 73 75 81 137 62 72 78 140 69 69 65 140 70 62 66 108 61
Loss on debt extinguishment 53 308 406
MCS asset impairment and inventory write-down 371 515
Other, net 114 8 159 296 112 (89) (9) 308 83 47 135 88 34 27 121 46 (38) 14 116 90 49 44 68 77 21 61 58
Accounts receivable, net 13 (214) 288 (249) (3) (291) 110 (251) (23) (281) 164 (168) (62) (435) 89 (265) (41) (131) (40) (311) 219 (527) (142) 1,410 (158) (280) 319
Inventories (131) (299) (373) 186 (200) (61) (217) 391 86 (206) (410) (3) (152) (404) (380) (201) (203) (81) (75) 153 70 90 (235) (231) (79) (145) (122)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 703 (182) (598) 366 550 (103) (604) 644 446 (26) (673) 533 177 133 (147) 207 452 (30) (416) 2 421 649 (541) (147) 397 335 (629)
Other operating assets and liabilities 117 (727) (464) 147 115 (606) (194) 140 1 (582) 96 196 (438) 405 (311) 379 (35) (88) (321) (119) (303) 15 (142) (542) 103 (10) (160)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures 702 (1,422) (1,147) 450 462 (1,061) (905) 924 510 (1,095) (823) 558 (475) (301) (749) 120 173 (330) (852) (275) 407 227 (1,060) 490 263 (100) (592)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 1,594 (456) 41 1,467 1,269 (320) (63) 2,117 1,137 (250) 78 1,271 346 486 152 565 744 452 523 379 1,077 1,367 (213) 811 488 496 633
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,744 925 1,088 2,528 2,572 958 986 2,777 2,474 661 875 2,460 1,574 922 1,083 2,057 2,228 1,769 1,292 1,745 2,356 1,861 278 1,450 2,407 1,867 1,510
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (98) (137) (52) (22) (676) (1,191) (91) (18) (606) (370) (289) 2 (56) (145)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (444) (468) (504) (459) (476) (404) (520) (426) (346) (461) (354) (378) (332) (323) (426) (389) (330) (271) (378) (377) (363) (281) (334) (336) (293) (283) (301)
Purchases of investments (2,371) (2,101) (2,100) (2,133) (2,074) (2,140) (1,879) (2,326) (2,019) (1,487) (1,916) (2,042) (1,729) (1,859) (1,884) (1,963) (2,608) (2,657) (2,654) (2,360) (4,088) (3,315) (2,045) (2,790) (4,023) (2,557) (1,669)
Sales and maturities of investments 2,024 1,948 2,010 2,240 1,917 2,181 2,157 2,299 1,806 1,588 1,748 1,956 1,778 1,723 1,886 2,562 2,493 2,313 2,324 4,592 2,416 1,934 2,403 3,783 2,531 1,691 1,569
Other investing activities, net (25) 139 (125) (138) (112) 18 (17) (106) (96) (42) (17) (11) (4) (11) 30 61 8 (3) (76) 82 (132) 12 (16) (3) (18) (11) (5)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (816) (482) (719) (490) (843) (345) (259) (696) (707) (424) (539) (475) (287) (1,146) (1,585) 271 (437) (709) (784) 1,919 (2,773) (2,020) 8 365 (1,801) (1,216) (551)
Change in current debt obligations, net (1,229) 753 649 (1,003) 557 (624) 63 (311) 821 500 (625) 276 349 (254) (41) (16) (34) (25) (46) 88
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, maturities greater than 90 days 2,284 2,789
Repayments from short-term borrowings, maturities greater than 90 days (2,279) (2,853)
Issuance of long-term debt 1,747 3,209 1,979 3,430 7,172 1 5,567
Payments on long-term debt (1,768) (1,162) (2,929) (772) (2,311) (1) (916) (115) (6,325) (11) (504) (12) (559) (5,035)
Dividends to shareholders (911) (910) (910) (897) (897) (897) (898) (913) (917) (918) (918) (905) (904) (904) (903) (843) (847) (847) (846) (781) (781) (780) (778) (724) (723) (723) (724)
Issuance of ordinary shares 164 160 95 108 168 143 89 78 57 72 77 99 56 110 43 85 70 163 111 160 195 93 26 77 153 222 210
Repurchase of ordinary shares (105) (372) (123) (274) (181) (288) (2,492) (1,628) (132) (226) (152) (97) (71) (141) (336) (1,406) (394) (429) (315) (575) (9) (68) (118) (246) (629) (333)
Other financing activities, net (6) (5) 70 (280) 160 (49) (15) 41 (197) 161 (8) (133) (719) 170 273 215 (6) (42) (4) (164) (34) (19) (51) (7) (20) (7) (47)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,087) (395) (1,381) (1,343) (1,753) (534) (731) (2,359) (1,500) (90) (501) (4,890) (2,134) 3,014 (950) (1,949) (1,177) (1,155) (1,055) (5,129) (998) 32 1,959 (1,310) (873) (1,741) (274)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 23 (39) 67 283 (130) 4 31 (61) 45 (175) (39) (74) 541 (102) (122) (144) (35) (9) (42) (19) 72 48 114 (74) 14 (28) 2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (136) 9 (945) 978 (154) 83 27 (339) 312 (28) (204) (2,979) (306) 2,688 (1,574) 235 579 (104) (589) (1,484) (1,343) (79) 2,359 431 (253) (1,118) 687

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26).


The financial statement information reveals fluctuating cash flows over the observed period. Net income demonstrates considerable variability, peaking in the January 2020 and January 2021 quarters, followed by declines, and then exhibiting another peak in January 2024. Operating cash flow generally follows a similar pattern, though with a dampened magnitude, and remains positive throughout the entire period. Investing and financing activities show significant shifts, impacting overall cash positions.

Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities generally ranged between approximately US$600 million and US$2,800 million. A substantial increase is observed in the July 2020 quarter, followed by a decline, and then a recovery. The period from October 2022 through January 2024 shows a notable increase in operating cash flow, peaking at US$2,777 million in October 2023. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities are consistently positive, indicating non-cash items contribute significantly to cash generation. Accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable exhibit fluctuations, impacting the net change in operating assets and liabilities.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities is consistently negative, reflecting ongoing investments. Significant outflows are associated with purchases of investments, which consistently represent the largest cash drain. Additions to property, plant, and equipment also contribute to cash outflows, though to a lesser extent. Sales and maturities of investments provide a recurring inflow, partially offsetting the outflows. The period from January 2021 to October 2022 shows particularly large negative cash flows from investing activities, exceeding US$1.8 billion in several quarters.
Financing Activities
Net cash flow from financing activities is highly variable, swinging between positive and negative values. Issuance of long-term debt and issuance of ordinary shares generally provide cash inflows, while payments on long-term debt, dividends to shareholders, and repurchase of ordinary shares represent cash outflows. The October 2022 quarter shows a substantial positive cash flow from financing activities, largely driven by a significant issuance of long-term debt. Repurchase of ordinary shares consistently represents a substantial cash outflow, particularly in the later periods. A large negative cash flow is observed in the April 2021 quarter, primarily due to a significant decrease in cash from financing activities.
Key Trends & Observations
Depreciation and amortization remains relatively stable throughout the period, consistently contributing to operating cash flow. Stock-based compensation also exhibits relative stability. Provision for credit losses shows an increasing trend in later periods. Deferred income taxes demonstrate significant volatility. The effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents fluctuates, but generally remains within a manageable range. Overall, the company demonstrates a capacity to generate cash from operations, but this is often offset by substantial investments and financing activities. The significant fluctuations in financing activities suggest active debt and equity management.

The company's cash flow patterns suggest a dynamic financial strategy involving ongoing investment, debt management, and shareholder returns. The variability in net income and cash flows from different activities indicates sensitivity to external factors and internal strategic decisions.