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Cash Flow Summary

Plexus (PLXS) trailing twelve month cash flow statement covering six trailing twelve month periods to July 4, 2026, as reported to the SEC.

  • Plexus generated $171.01M in cash from operations in the twelve months ended July 4, 2026, down 49.3% from $337.34M a year earlier.
  • That is 0.9 times its reported net income of $185.41M.
  • After spending $109.14M on payments for property, plant and equipment, free cash flow was $61.87M.
  • Investing activities used $109.33M and financing activities provided $14.07M. Overall, cash went up $76.95M.
  • Plexus spent $85.58M buying back its own shares.

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'26Apr'26Jan'26Sep'25Jun'25Mar'25
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

185,413

187,536

176,800

172,885

162,677

142,701

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income

185,413

187,536

176,800

172,885

162,677

142,701

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation

76,640

77,360

77,620

77,792

78,107

78,258

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Depreciation

76,640

77,360

77,620

77,792

78,107

78,258

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Amortization of intangibles

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Amortization of intangibles

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Amortization of deferred financing fees

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Amortization of deferred financing fees

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Share-based compensation expense and related charges

44,622

31,182

31,043

30,268

33,021

32,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Share-based compensation expense and related charges

44,622

31,182

31,043

30,268

33,021

32,400

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income tax benefit

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income tax benefit

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

-1,614

519

5,311

6,556

16,320

13,123

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

-1,614

519

5,311

6,556

16,320

13,123

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding impacts of currency:
Accounts receivable

133,685

87,184

71,309

30,749

11,290

-36,040

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts receivable

133,685

87,184

71,309

30,749

11,290

-36,040

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Contract assets

48,838

23,824

23,865

29,678

28,487

5,017

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Contract assets

48,838

23,824

23,865

29,678

28,487

5,017

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Inventories

212,592

85,861

950

-84,862

-168,290

-239,726

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Inventories

212,592

85,861

950

-84,862

-168,290

-239,726

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other current and non-current assets

33,113

32,226

4,350

-13,499

-15,259

-4,802

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other current and non-current assets

33,113

32,226

4,350

-13,499

-15,259

-4,802

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes payable

-5,232

-9,279

-13,577

-14,663

-15,454

-20,288

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes payable

-5,232

-9,279

-13,577

-14,663

-15,454

-20,288

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable

281,113

174,693

80,379

98,644

97,290

44,430

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable

281,113

174,693

80,379

98,644

97,290

44,430

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Advanced payments from customers

11,187

-49,181

-50,498

-134,533

-148,844

-105,595

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Advanced payments from customers

11,187

-49,181

-50,498

-134,533

-148,844

-105,595

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Customer deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Customer deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other current and non-current liabilities

20,177

5,584

531

3,760

17,644

10,094

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other current and non-current liabilities

20,177

5,584

531

3,760

17,644

10,094

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued Liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued Liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows provided by operating activities

171,006

171,981

180,213

249,231

337,344

442,065

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows provided by operating activities

171,006

171,981

180,213

249,231

337,344

442,065

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment

109,135

96,188

103,931

95,264

86,749

90,392

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xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments for property, plant and equipment

109,135

96,188

103,931

95,264

86,749

90,392

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Business acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

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xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Business acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

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xxxxx

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xxxxx

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xxxxx

Sale of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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Sale of long-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

193

348

330

347

306

129

xxxxx

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xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other, net

193

348

330

347

306

129

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows used in investing activities

-109,328

-96,536

-104,261

-95,611

-87,055

-90,521

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows used in investing activities

-109,328

-96,536

-104,261

-95,611

-87,055

-90,521

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under debt agreements

789,000

734,500

635,500

477,000

392,000

348,500

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Borrowings under debt agreements

789,000

734,500

635,500

477,000

392,000

348,500

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on debt and finance lease obligations

666,616

717,478

696,004

592,817

602,999

578,418

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on debt and finance lease obligations

666,616

717,478

696,004

592,817

602,999

578,418

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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Debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repurchases of common stock

85,584

83,400

74,903

65,336

63,348

63,484

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repurchases of common stock

85,584

83,400

74,903

65,336

63,348

63,484

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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xxxxx

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation

21,624

22,150

16,222

15,251

15,216

14,656

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation

21,624

22,150

16,222

15,251

15,216

14,656

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income tax benefit of stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Income tax benefit of stock option exercises

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

14,068

-88,528

-151,629

-196,404

-289,563

-308,051

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

14,068

-88,528

-151,629

-196,404

-289,563

-308,051

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1,204

5,702

7,251

2,080

7,001

1,975

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1,204

5,702

7,251

2,080

7,001

1,975

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

76,950

-7,381

-68,426

-40,704

-32,273

45,468

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

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xxxxx

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

76,950

-7,381

-68,426

-40,704

-32,273

45,468

xxxxx

xxxxx

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xxxxx

xxxxx

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