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Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM)

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.

Philip Morris International Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 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
Net earnings 3,522 2,985 2,582 2,250 3,613 3,148 2,837 (486) 3,215 2,528 2,246 2,313 2,171 1,682 2,102 2,494 2,222 2,346 2,465 2,229 2,588 2,298 2,595
Depreciation and amortization expense 511 513 510 521 505 490 480 477 498 445 367 369 429 301 299 291 358 287 253 279 235 239 245
Impairment of goodwill — — — — — 41 — — — — 27 — — 680 — — — — — — — — —
Loss on sale of Vectura Group — — — 94 — — — 8 198 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Impairment related to the RBH equity investment — 511 — — — — — 2,316 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) (25) 57 (67) (414) (159) (207) (67) (143) (39) (17) 76 (364) 245 (115) (96) (88) (58) (87) (1) 1 (20) (31) 33
Restructuring charges, net of cash paid (5) (12) (3) (10) (23) 240 (1) (12) (2) (12) 148 (5) (50) (17) 102 (14) (32) (19) (28) 12 (8) 10 (36)
Receivables, net (146) (50) (640) 261 71 102 (882) 249 (9) (88) (890) 581 25 (537) 245 92 (336) (74) (553) 156 273 (200) (427)
Inventories 1,013 (69) (11) (1,153) 371 (94) (325) (713) 218 520 527 (681) (107) 709 (783) (2,080) (74) 1,099 (232) (686) 468 462 305
Accounts payable 144 33 (317) 286 133 (34) (127) 558 (116) 36 (181) 335 (209) (269) (145) 444 101 160 14 488 181 51 (67)
Accrued liabilities and other current assets (811) 1,653 (2,734) 2,328 (507) 465 (2,437) 1,271 (302) 1,456 (1,797) 690 681 1,102 (2,705) 2,188 543 (34) (835) 1,643 (80) 1,168 (2,108)
Income taxes 362 (29) (171) 298 47 (591) (20) 179 88 (250) (79) (31) 308 (421) (88) (71) 234 (331) (93) 4 195 (368) (91)
Cash effects of changes, net of the effects from acquired and divested companies 562 1,538 (3,873) 2,020 115 (152) (3,791) 1,544 (121) 1,674 (2,420) 894 698 584 (3,476) 573 468 820 (1,699) 1,605 1,037 1,113 (2,388)
Pension plan contributions, net of refunds 649 (37) (30) (48) (29) (25) (37) (29) (26) (21) (34) 75 (24) (27) (45) (35) (25) 97 (34) (50) (22) (167) (30)
Other 138 (63) 482 296 440 (123) 229 327 (381) 35 (169) 20 (54) 354 159 (128) 135 80 162 (44) 60 168 16
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows 1,830 2,507 (2,981) 2,459 849 264 (3,187) 4,488 127 2,104 (2,005) 989 1,244 1,760 (3,057) 599 846 1,178 (1,347) 1,803 1,282 1,332 (2,160)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 5,352 5,492 (399) 4,709 4,462 3,412 (350) 4,002 3,342 4,632 241 3,302 3,415 3,442 (955) 3,093 3,068 3,524 1,118 4,032 3,870 3,630 435
Capital expenditures (382) (380) (353) (444) (365) (356) (404) (278) (379) (370) (417) (311) (371) (360) (279) (347) (252) (249) (229) (289) (152) (128) (179)
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash disposed — 87 — (2) — 32 — 136 — — — 191 — — — — — — — — — — —
Acquisition of Swedish Match AB, net of acquired cash — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (13,976) — — — — — — —
Other acquisitions, net of acquired cash — — — — — — — (1) — 44 — — — — — — — — — (242) (1,842) (27) —
Altria Group, Inc. agreement — — — — — — — — — — — — (1,775) — — (1,002) — — — — — — —
Purchases of debt securities — — (5) (43) (54) (47) (58) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sales and maturities of debt securities — 98 95 91 — 1 24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Equity investments — (10) (35) (15) (13) (25) (10) — (11) (93) (20) — (20) (83) (8) — — — (20) (8) (26) — —
Collateral posted/settlements for derivatives, (paid) returned (126) 229 314 44 (365) (1,959) 6 510 (598) 129 310 (550) 232 (178) (164) (350) 120 393 121 188 131 (52) 199
Other 1 2 (19) (59) 8 38 8 74 (15) (47) (66) 102 (22) 138 (140) 147 36 (3) (68) 11 (1) 24 35
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (507) 26 (3) (428) (789) (2,316) (434) 441 (1,003) (337) (193) (568) (1,956) (483) (591) (15,528) (96) 141 (196) (340) (1,890) (183) 55
Short-term borrowing, net issuances (repayments), maturities of 90 days or less (618) (2,005) 4,530 (1,714) (561) (1,937) 4,231 (9) 11 12 (1,475) 174 (2,000) (1,005) 3,361 (1,743) 2,054 (1,351) 1,916 18 90 (59) (49)
Short-term borrowing, issuances, maturities longer than 90 days — 666 993 — — 100 70 — — — 100 257 397 354 358 139 — 490 305 — — — —
Short-term borrowing, repayments, maturities longer than 90 days (197) (994) — — (100) (70) — — — (149) (284) (618) (374) (42) (138) — (780) (15) — — — — —
Borrowings under credit facilities related to Swedish Match AB acquisition — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13,920 — — — — — — —
Repayments under credit facilities related to Swedish Match AB acquisition — — — — — — — (3,168) — — — — — — (4,430) (4,000) — — — — — — —
Long-term debt proceeds — 1,478 — 3,459 — 3,596 — 2,948 — 535 4,659 — 2,307 2,449 5,203 5,965 — — — — — — —
Long-term debt repaid (566) (1,879) (2,142) (3,052) (750) (744) (822) (2,422) (569) (1,812) — (517) — (1,352) (682) (745) (1,482) (1) (496) (1,063) — (347) (1,632)
Repurchases of common stock — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (209) (681) (94) — —
Dividends paid (2,299) (2,297) (2,307) (2,295) (2,107) (2,106) (2,116) (2,106) (2,027) (2,027) (2,037) (2,023) (1,977) (1,977) (1,987) (1,973) (1,942) (1,945) (1,952) (1,952) (1,876) (1,873) (1,879)
Collateral received/settlements for derivatives, received (returned) (136) 266 138 122 9 (218) (606) 806 (328) 90 260 (64) 7 (3) (2) — — — — — — — —
Payments to acquire Swedish Match AB noncontrolling interests — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (883) (1,495) — — — — — — —
Noncontrolling interests activity and Other (125) (210) (116) (101) (152) (182) (86) (152) (68) (181) (88) (106) (125) (208) 64 (191) (121) (277) (265) (123) (173) (195) (89)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (3,941) (4,975) 1,096 (3,581) (3,661) (1,561) 671 (4,103) (2,981) (3,532) 1,135 (2,897) (1,765) (1,784) 864 9,877 (2,271) (3,099) (701) (3,801) (2,053) (2,474) (3,649)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (222) 11 (116) 131 (127) 165 335 (387) 67 14 (230) 275 (172) (109) (89) 401 (370) (149) (95) (191) (47) 41 (220)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, increase (decrease) 682 554 578 831 (115) (300) 222 (47) (575) 777 953 112 (478) 1,066 (771) (2,157) 331 417 126 (300) (120) 1,014 (3,379)

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


The financial data reveals a pattern of stable core profitability interrupted by significant non-cash impairment charges. Net earnings generally fluctuate between $2.1 billion and $3.6 billion per quarter, with a notable exception in the fourth quarter of 2024, where earnings dropped to negative $486 million. This decline is directly attributable to a $2.3 billion impairment related to the RBH equity investment, highlighting the impact of strategic investment write-downs on the bottom line.

Operating Cash Flow Trends
Cash provided by operating activities exhibits high quarterly volatility. While the company frequently generates between $3 billion and $5 billion per quarter, there are periodic dips into negative territory, such as in March 2023 and March 2025. These fluctuations are primarily driven by significant swings in accrued liabilities and other current assets, which often offset net earnings.
Capital Investment and Strategic Acquisitions
Capital expenditures demonstrate a consistent upward trajectory, rising from approximately $179 million in early 2021 to consistently exceeding $350 million by 2024 and 2025. The most significant investing event occurred in December 2022 with the acquisition of Swedish Match AB, involving a cash outlay of $13.98 billion. This was followed by subsequent payments to acquire noncontrolling interests in the same entity.
Financing and Dividend Policy
Shareholder returns are characterized by highly stable and incrementally increasing dividend payments, moving from $1.88 billion per quarter in early 2021 to approximately $2.3 billion by 2026. To support these payments and fund acquisitions, the company employs an active debt management strategy, characterized by frequent long-term debt issuances and subsequent repayments.
Liquidity and Debt Management
The company utilizes a mix of short-term and long-term borrowing to manage liquidity. A substantial increase in borrowing was observed in December 2022 to facilitate the Swedish Match acquisition, followed by a series of structured repayments of those credit facilities. Net cash changes are heavily influenced by the timing of these debt repayments and the volatility of operating cash flows.

Overall, the analysis indicates a business model with strong cash-generating capabilities from operations that are used to fund a steady dividend policy and strategic pivot through acquisitions, despite the occasional volatility introduced by non-cash impairments and large-scale capital reallocations.

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