Acadia Healthcare
S&P 600
Cash Flow
Cash Flow Breakdown
Figures in US$OperatingInvestingFinancing
How to read this: the three bars show where cash moved each year. Operating is cash from the core business (you generally want this positive and growing). Investing is usually negative — money spent on assets or acquisitions. Financing shows money raised from, or returned to, lenders and shareholders. Bars above the line are cash in; bars below are cash out.
Operating Cash Flow vs Capex
Figures in US$Operating Cash FlowCapital Expenditure
How to read this: operating cash flow is the cash the business generated; capital expenditure is what it spent on long-term assets like plant and equipment. The gap between them is roughly free cash flow — the cash left over. A wide gap (operating well above capex) means the business funds its investment comfortably from its own earnings.
| Period | Operating Cash Flow | Investing Cash Flow | Financing Cash Flow | Capital Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | $115.29M | $-860.77M | $837.97M | $113.24M |
| FY2015 | $240.40M | $-884.47M | $563.60M | $276.05M |
| FY2016 | $361.48M | $-660.37M | $358.84M | $307.47M |
| FY2017 | $399.58M | $-336.53M | $-60.07M | $274.18M |
| FY2018 | $414.08M | $-360.96M | $-67.33M | $253.19M |
| FY2019 | $332.90M | $-201.14M | $-61.63M | $232.68M |
| FY2020 | $658.81M | $-281.84M | $-51.50M | $224.96M |
| FY2021 | $374.48M | $1.01B | $-1.64B | $244.81M |
| FY2022 | $380.57M | $-305.83M | $-110.90M | $296.15M |
| FY2023 | $462.34M | $-397.22M | $-62.70M | $424.13M |
| FY2024 | $129.69M | $-736.48M | $583.02M | $690.39M |
| FY2025 | $131.90M | $-556.21M | $481.25M | $571.81M |
Figures in USD. Educational data only.
Understanding these terms
Plain-English explanations of each figure in the table above, and what a beginner typically looks at. These are educational descriptions only, not advice.
- Operating Cash Flow
- Cash produced by the company's core operations during the period. The US equivalent of "Cash from Operating Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner uses this as a reality check on profit, since it reflects cash actually collected. Healthy, consistent operating cash flow underpins a company's ability to invest and repay debt.
- Investing Cash Flow
- Cash used for or generated by buying and selling long-term assets and investments. The US equivalent of "Cash from Investing Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner expects this to be negative for companies investing in growth. Reading it next to operating cash flow shows whether the business funds its investments from its own earnings.
- Financing Cash Flow
- Cash flows with lenders and shareholders — borrowing, repaying, issuing shares, buybacks, and dividends. The US equivalent of "Cash from Financing Activity".How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads this to understand whether the company is taking in money (borrowing/issuing) or paying it out (repaying/dividends), and how that fits the operating picture.
- Capital Expenditure
- Money spent on buying or upgrading long-lived assets like plant, equipment, and buildings. Often shortened to "capex".How a beginner reads it: A beginner reads capex against operating cash flow to see whether a company funds its investment from its own earnings. Operating cash flow minus capex is roughly free cash flow.