Stock Analysis on Net

Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE)

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.

Nike Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Aug 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Nov 30, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019
Net income 727 211 794 1,163 1,051 1,500 1,172 1,578 1,450 1,031 1,240 1,331 1,468 1,439 1,396 1,337 1,874 1,509 1,449 1,251 1,518 (790) 847 1,115 1,367
Depreciation and amortization 190 199 198 190 188 207 207 191 191 187 174 173 169 179 180 181 177 201 182 185 176 208 170 174 169
Deferred income taxes (25) 16 (116) (135) (53) (216) (137) (76) (68) 99 (66) (107) (43) (416) (12) (77) (145) (94) (114) 43 (220) (8) (238) (92) (42)
Stock-based compensation 185 165 169 192 183 186 216 206 196 199 192 194 170 171 161 170 136 144 142 189 136 126 113 110 80
Impairment and other 8 (2) 44 (5) (4) (3) 63 (7) (5) 49 (30) 146 (9) 117 3 12 (9) 20 (70) 62 41 15 364 13 6
Net foreign currency adjustments 34 13 (30) 61 (7) (57) (38) (36) (7) (16) (72) (141) 16 (29) (45) 5 43 (8) (32) (53) (45) 72 (55) (43) 49
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (215) (93) 779 (631) (312) 100 220 (28) (621) 380 987 (463) (415) (970) (77) 507 36 (769) 84 69 (990) 1,714 93 (112) (456)
(Increase) decrease in inventories (610) 219 448 132 (679) 210 205 756 (263) 394 421 415 (1,363) (804) (1,140) 167 101 (167) (647) 632 689 (1,399) 153 (338) (270)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses, operating lease right-of-use assets and other current and non-current assets (165) 11 (375) 405 (265) 82 52 (169) (225) (371) (34) (111) (128) (206) (195) (202) (242) 224 (243) 175 (338) (160) (427) (105) 38
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, operating lease liabilities and other current and non-current liabilities 93 (276) (119) (323) 292 610 99 402 (714) 301 (582) (436) 492 1,670 (102) 657 (860) 952 539 (80) (85) 221 160 190 (547)
Changes in certain working capital components and other assets and liabilities (897) (139) 733 (417) (964) 1,002 576 961 (1,823) 704 792 (595) (1,414) (310) (1,514) 1,129 (965) 240 (267) 796 (724) 376 (21) (365) (1,235)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operations (505) 252 998 (114) (657) 1,119 887 1,239 (1,516) 1,222 990 (330) (1,111) (288) (1,227) 1,420 (763) 503 (159) 1,222 (636) 789 333 (203) (973)
Cash provided (used) by operations 222 463 1,792 1,049 394 2,619 2,059 2,817 (66) 2,253 2,230 1,001 357 1,151 169 2,757 1,111 2,012 1,290 2,473 882 (1) 1,180 912 394
Purchases of short-term investments (355) (570) (580) (1,116) (968) (1,430) (1,131) (1,062) (1,144) (1,215) (1,344) (1,031) (2,469) (3,684) (2,530) (4,149) (2,550) (2,520) (2,936) (3,104) (1,401) (651) (618) (653) (504)
Maturities of short-term investments 209 61 61 53 144 233 559 699 778 886 519 519 1,432 3,047 1,261 1,795 2,096 2,033 1,401 500 302 54 1 3 16
Sales of short-term investments 294 623 553 1,108 778 1,126 1,021 1,034 1,038 1,035 1,177 1,024 948 1,046 889 995 1,037 861 674 530 384 615 783 448 533
Additions to property, plant and equipment (207) (100) (81) (129) (120) (213) (141) (205) (253) (269) (200) (236) (264) (242) (154) (178) (184) (174) (177) (168) (176) (289) (275) (238) (284)
Other investing activities (2) 10 (6) 1 (9) (1) (10) 8 (85) 139 20 (72) (69) 102 (13) (72) 254 2 1 139 (109)
Cash (used) provided by investing activities (59) 14 (49) (74) (166) (290) 309 457 418 427 160 191 (214) 187 (606) (1,606) 501 187 (1,110) (1,988) (889) (270) 30 (440) (348)
Increase (decrease) in notes payable, net (1) 1 (45) 37 6 (8) 7 (2) (1) 11 (9) 13 (1) (14) (7) (30) 49 (291) 50 241
Proceeds from borrowings, net of debt issuance costs 6,134
Repayment of borrowings (1,000) (500) (1) (23) (90) (83) (1) (2) (1) (2)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and other stock issuances 127 151 55 214 131 190 150 228 99 238 153 178 82 192 113 373 473 203 188 479 302 207 195 372 111
Repurchase of common stock (126) (199) (506) (1,096) (1,184) (1,036) (883) (1,198) (1,133) (1,379) (1,551) (1,567) (983) (1,091) (1,200) (971) (752) (608) (202) (944) (922) (999)
Dividends, common and preferred (591) (591) (594) (557) (558) (560) (562) (523) (524) (524) (528) (480) (480) (481) (483) (438) (435) (435) (434) (385) (384) (381) (382) (344) (345)
Other financing activities (7) (6) (16) (46) (17) (14) (22) (59) (41) (8) (26) (46) (22) (11) (31) (67) (42) (5) (37) (41) (53) (5) (18) (13) (16)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities (598) (1,644) (1,106) (1,448) (1,622) (1,420) (1,317) (1,552) (1,599) (2,181) (1,945) (1,917) (1,404) (1,380) (1,610) (1,103) (743) (847) (320) (44) (248) 5,801 (1,442) (858) (1,010)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents (5) 30 (15) (33) 19 (9) (10) 19 (16) (13) 20 (11) (87) (88) (17) (38) 21 21 46 55 (45) 25 10 (56)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents (440) (1,137) 622 (506) (1,375) 900 1,041 1,741 (1,263) 486 465 (736) (1,348) (130) (2,047) 31 831 1,373 (119) 487 (200) 5,485 (207) (376) (1,020)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31).


Net Income
Net income shows considerable volatility, with a significant decline to negative territory observed during May 31, 2020, followed by a steady recovery thereafter. Notably, net income reached a peak around August 31, 2021, before trending downward again in the subsequent quarters towards mid-2025.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization have remained relatively stable across most periods, with minor fluctuations. A slight upward trend is observed from 2021 to 2024.
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes display an erratic pattern with both significant negative and positive spikes throughout the periods, indicating variable tax timing differences impacting reported earnings.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expenses gradually increased over time, peaking towards early 2024 before a modest reduction in later periods.
Impairment and Other Costs
There are notable spikes in impairment during February 29, 2020, and intermittent fluctuations afterwards, reflecting occasional write-downs or adjustments.
Net Foreign Currency Adjustments
Foreign currency adjustments fluctuate frequently, with no clear trend, indicating ongoing currency translation gains and losses affecting financials irregularly.
Working Capital Components
- Accounts receivable and inventories show substantial fluctuations, with significant increases and decreases at different time points, suggesting variable collection and inventory management cycles.
- Prepaid expenses and certain other assets also vary markedly, indicating changes in operational or contractual prepayments.
- Accounts payable and accrued liabilities experience high volatility, reflecting changes in payment cycles and operational liabilities.
- The overall changes in working capital components highlight irregular cash flow patterns from operations.
Cash Provided by Operations
Operational cash flow shows resilience with strong cash inflows after a severe decline in May 2020. Subsequent periods depict generally healthy operating cash generation, despite intermittent declines.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities is highly variable. Large purchases of short-term investments are frequent, often offset partially by maturities and sales of these investments.
Capital expenditures remain consistent with modest variation, indicating a steady investment in property, plant, and equipment.
Other investing activities are minor by comparison with some irregularities.
Financing Activities
Financing cash flows exhibit considerable volatility with large debt borrowings executed at an isolated point during early 2020.
Repayments and stock repurchases are substantial, especially with large stock buybacks observed until 2023.
Dividend payouts are relatively stable with a slight increasing trend over the periods.
Overall, financing activities often result in net cash outflows, highlighting an aggressive capital return policy and debt management.
Exchange Rate Effects
The effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents is inconsistent, resulting mostly in minor gains or losses without a discernible pattern.
Net Change in Cash and Equivalents
The net cash position fluctuates substantially, with a notable large positive change around May 2020, reflecting an isolated event inflating cash balances.
Many periods witness downward pressure on cash balances, with some quarters returning to modest increases, demonstrating an overarching theme of cash volatility.