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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)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jul 31, 2026 Apr 24, 2026 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
Net income 1,479 1,259 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
Depreciation and amortization 729 716 749 745 748 840 684 675 662 654 649 672 672 679 679 671 668 688 672 676 671 684 678 671 669
Provision for credit losses 25 34 36 38 28 27 51 27 18 28 25 16 21 19 13 26 15 9 15 19 15 25 17 49 37
Deferred income taxes 127 (8) (101) (7) 167 (235) (138) (31) 88 (258) (214) (36) — (148) 14 (74) (18) (370) (156) (67) (11) (214) (139) (72) 3
Stock-based compensation 125 95 94 182 86 89 98 159 83 90 84 146 73 75 81 137 62 72 78 140 69 69 65 140 70
Loss on debt extinguishment — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 53 — — — — — — 308 —
MCS asset impairment and inventory write-down — — — — — — — — — 371 — — — — — — — — — — 515 — — — —
Other, net (27) 33 114 8 159 296 112 (89) (9) 308 83 47 135 88 34 27 121 46 (38) 14 116 90 49 44 68
Accounts receivable, net 224 (287) 13 (214) 288 (249) (3) (291) 110 (251) (23) (281) 164 (168) (62) (435) 89 (265) (41) (131) (40) (311) 219 (527) (142)
Inventories (240) 399 (131) (299) (373) 186 (200) (61) (217) 391 86 (206) (410) (3) (152) (404) (380) (201) (203) (81) (75) 153 70 90 (235)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (531) 123 703 (182) (598) 366 550 (103) (604) 644 446 (26) (673) 533 177 133 (147) 207 452 (30) (416) 2 421 649 (541)
Other operating assets and liabilities (118) 209 117 (727) (464) 147 115 (606) (194) 140 1 (582) 96 196 (438) 405 (311) 379 (35) (88) (321) (119) (303) 15 (142)
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures (665) 444 702 (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)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 314 1,314 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)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,793 2,573 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
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,162) (406) — — — — (98) — — (137) (52) (22) — — — (676) (1,191) — — (91) — (18) (606) (370) —
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (503) (488) (444) (468) (504) (459) (476) (404) (520) (426) (346) (461) (354) (378) (332) (323) (426) (389) (330) (271) (378) (377) (363) (281) (334)
Purchases of investments (2,190) (2,153) (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)
Sales and maturities of investments 2,209 2,123 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
Other investing activities, net 27 7 (25) 139 (125) (138) (112) 18 (17) (106) (96) (42) (17) (11) (4) (11) 30 61 8 (3) (76) 82 (132) 12 (16)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (1,619) (917) (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
Change in current debt obligations, net 812 (164) (1,229) 753 649 — (1,003) 557 (624) 63 (311) 821 500 (625) 276 349 — — — — — — (254) (41) (16)
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 —
Payments on long-term debt — — — (1,768) (1,162) — — — — — — — — (2,929) (772) — (2,311) — — — (1) (916) (115) (6,325) (11)
Dividends to shareholders (921) (908) (911) (910) (910) (897) (897) (897) (898) (913) (917) (918) (918) (905) (904) (904) (903) (843) (847) (847) (846) (781) (781) (780) (778)
Issuance of ordinary shares 20 97 164 160 95 108 168 143 89 78 57 72 77 99 56 110 43 85 70 163 111 160 195 93 26
Repurchase of ordinary shares (267) (435) (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) —
Proceeds from MiniMed initial public offering — 538 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other financing activities, net 13 (16) (6) (5) 70 (280) 160 (49) (15) 41 (197) 161 (8) (133) (719) 170 273 215 (6) (42) (4) (164) (34) (19) (51)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (343) (888) (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
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (89) 35 23 (39) 67 283 (130) 4 31 (61) 45 (175) (39) (74) 541 (102) (122) (144) (35) (9) (42) (19) 72 48 114
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (258) 803 (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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-04-24), 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).


The analysis of cash flow patterns reveals a company with robust operating cash generation that consistently exceeds net income, providing a stable foundation for capital expenditures and shareholder returns. Operating cash flow remains resilient, typically ranging between 1 billion and 2.7 billion USD per quarter, despite fluctuations in quarterly net income.

Operating Activities and Cash Conversion
A consistent positive gap exists between net income and net cash provided by operating activities. This is primarily driven by steady depreciation and amortization charges, which generally hold between 650 million and 840 million USD per quarter. Working capital exhibits significant volatility, particularly within accounts payable and accrued liabilities, where large swings suggest periodic timing differences in payment cycles or strategic vendor management.
Capital Investment and Strategic Growth
Investing activities are characterized by a steady upward trend in additions to property, plant, and equipment, increasing from approximately 330 million USD per quarter in 2020 to over 500 million USD by mid-2026. Strategic acquisitions occur sporadically but in significant magnitudes, with notable outflows observed in late 2022 and mid-2026. The company maintains a high volume of investment turnover, with quarterly purchases and sales of investments frequently offsetting each other in the 2 billion USD range.
Financing Strategy and Shareholder Distributions
Financing activities are predominantly negative, reflecting a commitment to shareholder returns. Dividend payments show a disciplined upward trajectory, transitioning from approximately 780 million USD per quarter in 2020 to over 920 million USD by 2026. Share repurchases are utilized opportunistically, with significant spikes in activity observed in April 2022 and April 2024. Debt management is characterized by periodic large-scale issuances of long-term debt to fund operations or acquisitions, balanced by intermittent repayments.
Liquidity and Cash Position
The net change in cash and cash equivalents fluctuates significantly due to the interplay between strong operating inflows and heavy financing and investing outflows. The company demonstrates an ability to absorb large capital expenditures and dividend obligations through its operating cash flow, while using the debt market as a secondary lever for liquidity management during periods of high acquisition activity or aggressive share buybacks.

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