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Cash Flow Summary

Donaldson (DCI) annual cash flow statement covering fiscal 2021 through 2026, as reported to the SEC.

  • Donaldson generated $493.7M in cash from operations in fiscal 2026, up 17.9% from $418.8M in fiscal 2025.
  • That is 1.1 times its reported net income of $453.8M.
  • After spending $67.4M on purchases of property, plant and equipment, free cash flow was $426.3M.
  • Investing activities used $879.5M and financing activities provided $451.6M. Overall, cash went up $70M.
  • Donaldson spent $111.2M buying back its own shares and paid $141.2M in dividends.

Net cash provided by operating activities has grown 4.2% a year on average since fiscal 2021, from $401.9M to $493.7M.

A cash flow statement shows the cash that actually came in and went out, split between running the business, investing and financing.

Figures in USD thousands
Jul'26Jul'25Jul'24Jul'23Jul'22Jul'21
Operating Activities
Net earnings

453,800

367,000

414,000

358,800

332,800

286,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net earnings

453,800

367,000

414,000

358,800

332,800

286,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

106,000

99,500

98,400

92,300

93,800

95,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Depreciation and amortization

106,000

99,500

98,400

92,300

93,800

95,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions

8,000

3,600

4,700

1,000

-300

2,100

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions

8,000

3,600

4,700

1,000

-300

2,100

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income taxes

-300

-24,000

-24,300

-15,300

-1,400

-5,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income taxes

-300

-24,000

-24,300

-15,300

-1,400

-5,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Tax benefit of equity plans

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Tax benefit of equity plans

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock-based compensation expense

24,700

24,000

22,000

20,400

20,400

14,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock-based compensation expense

24,700

24,000

22,000

20,400

20,400

14,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on impairment of intangible assets

-

62,000

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on impairment of intangible assets

-

62,000

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of fixed assets

9,300

1,200

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of fixed assets

9,300

1,200

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on sale of business

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on sale of business

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

-9,800

4,700

-3,700

-7,300

-10,600

-19,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

-9,800

4,700

-3,700

-7,300

-10,600

-19,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effect of acquired businesses:
Accounts receivable, net

75,100

21,400

39,400

-30,100

100,800

92,700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts receivable, net

75,100

21,400

39,400

-30,100

100,800

92,700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Inventories, net

-800

32,200

65,600

-99,800

147,800

56,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Inventories, net

-800

32,200

65,600

-99,800

147,800

56,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12,500

-6,300

28,300

-16,800

10,500

5,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12,500

-6,300

28,300

-16,800

10,500

5,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable

-2,000

-5,500

80,300

-39,000

51,100

106,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable

-2,000

-5,500

80,300

-39,000

51,100

106,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes payable

-25,700

-34,400

4,400

-11,500

4,900

-3,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes payable

-25,700

-34,400

4,400

-11,500

4,900

-3,600

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred revenue

-

-

-

-

8,300

-1,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred revenue

-

-

-

-

8,300

-1,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes and other current liabilities

31,500

-13,000

32,000

-14,200

-8,900

46,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued employee compensation and related taxes and other current liabilities

31,500

-13,000

32,000

-14,200

-8,900

46,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by operating activities

493,700

418,800

492,500

544,500

252,800

401,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by operating activities

493,700

418,800

492,500

544,500

252,800

401,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Investing Activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment

67,400

78,900

85,600

118,500

85,500

59,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

67,400

78,900

85,600

118,500

85,500

59,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

10,500

2,100

700

400

400

700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

10,500

2,100

700

400

400

700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity investment

-

71,200

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Equity investment

-

71,200

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

822,600

2,400

2,000

209,200

68,900

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

822,600

2,400

2,000

209,200

68,900

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used in investing activities

-879,500

-150,400

-86,900

-327,300

-154,000

-58,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used in investing activities

-879,500

-150,400

-86,900

-327,300

-154,000

-58,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt

858,900

388,100

119,700

189,200

289,300

7,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from long-term debt

858,900

388,100

119,700

189,200

289,300

7,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repayments of long-term debt

216,200

265,000

228,800

219,600

90,000

170,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repayments of long-term debt

216,200

265,000

228,800

219,600

90,000

170,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Change in short-term borrowings

13,700

1,200

-5,700

30,400

-43,900

45,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Change in short-term borrowings

13,700

1,200

-5,700

30,400

-43,900

45,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase of non-controlling interests

-

-

-

-

-

14,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase of non-controlling interests

-

-

-

-

-

14,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase right exercised in finance lease

-

-

-

-

-

13,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase right exercised in finance lease

-

-

-

-

-

13,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase of treasury stock

111,200

331,500

162,700

141,800

170,600

142,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchase of treasury stock

111,200

331,500

162,700

141,800

170,600

142,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payment of contingent consideration

2,300

5,500

1,700

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payment of contingent consideration

2,300

5,500

1,700

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Dividends paid

141,200

131,900

122,800

114,400

110,100

107,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Dividends paid

141,200

131,900

122,800

114,400

110,100

107,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Tax withholding for stock compensation transactions

6,000

5,700

8,000

4,300

1,800

4,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Tax withholding for stock compensation transactions

6,000

5,700

8,000

4,300

1,800

4,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Exercise of stock options

55,900

28,600

54,100

38,300

12,900

35,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Exercise of stock options

55,900

28,600

54,100

38,300

12,900

35,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

451,600

-321,700

-355,900

-222,200

-114,200

-363,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

451,600

-321,700

-355,900

-222,200

-114,200

-363,300

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

4,200

1,000

-4,100

-1,200

-14,100

5,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

4,200

1,000

-4,100

-1,200

-14,100

5,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

70,000

-52,300

45,600

-6,200

-29,500

-13,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

70,000

-52,300

45,600

-6,200

-29,500

-13,800

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income taxes paid

160,900

176,200

147,800

140,900

102,400

105,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income taxes paid

160,900

176,200

147,800

140,900

102,400

105,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest paid

33,100

22,200

23,400

20,900

12,200

10,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Interest paid

33,100

22,200

23,400

20,900

12,200

10,900

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Operating and Investing Transactions
Accrued property, plant and equipment additions

10,000

10,700

14,200

18,500

16,300

7,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued property, plant and equipment additions

10,000

10,700

14,200

18,500

16,300

7,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

22,200

24,000

22,700

32,300

17,000

12,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

22,200

24,000

22,700

32,300

17,000

12,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Transfer of operating lease asset and operating lease liability

-

-

-

-

-

9,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Transfer of operating lease asset and operating lease liability

-

-

-

-

-

9,200

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx