Operational efficiency is highlighted by a robust free cash flow margin that frequently exceeds 40%, supported by a minimal CapEx/Revenue ratio of approximately 1% that underscores the firm's low capital intensity.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | 1.34B | 1.23B | 1.05B | 1.04B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.16B | 1.1B | 1.14B | 1.11B | 949.27M | 949.5M | 785.88M | 811.29M | 849.54M | 742.96M | 688.58M | 557.11M | 434.03M | 375M | 367.52M | 357.99M | 302.04M | 290.88M | 283.93M | 347.18M | 315.66M | 144.35M | 69.5M | 47.9M | 15.4M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 45.29% | 41.03% | 42.98% | 47.15% | 55.56% | 56.23% | 55.36% | 59.67% | 59.83% | 54.51% | 58.26% | 52.54% | 58.19% | 63.27% | 59.58% | 62.72% | 60.27% | 53.68% | 51.31% | 63.9% | 61.79% | 58.61% | 67.25% | 66.5% | 65.8% | 74.22% | 65.74% | 48.98% | 57.78% | 48.28% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 94.2% | 17.27% | 1.4% | -5.52% | -8.75% | 3.7% | 5.13% | -3.44% | 3.06% | 16.89% | -0.02% | 20.82% | -3.13% | -4.5% | 14.34% | 7.9% | 23.6% | 28.36% | 15.74% | 2.04% | 2.66% | 18.52% | 3.83% | 2.45% | -18.22% | 9.98% | 118.68% | 107.7% | 45.09% | 211.04% | - |
| Net Income | 1.06B | 1.06B | 845.7M | 840.3M | 796.9M | 815.6M | 846.6M | 825.7M | 821.3M | 802.9M | 724.85M | 685.87M | 659.57M | 652.8M | 620M | 543.97M | 452.83M | 357.52M | 323.97M | 281.06M | 278.03M | 319.68M | 248.39M | 243.88M | 255.08M | 321.92M | 221.21M | 95.78M | 69.9M | 39.5M | 15.1M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 88.4M | 93.3M | 83.6M | 47.4M | 36.2M | 30.7M | 27.1M | 24M | 20.8M | 16.7M | 14.74M | 13.97M | 11.28M | 11.56M | 14.89M | 51.55M | 58.77M | 59.54M | 45.63M | 48.28M | 15.69M | 22.06M | 27.28M | 23.68M | 14.96M | 10.35M | 7.11M | 3.6M | 4.5M | 1.4M | 600K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 102.3M | 205.6M | 149.7M | 145.3M | 131.4M | 120.3M | 112.5M | 106.7M | 89.3M | 87.4M | 82.73M | 76.3M | 63.17M | 51.11M | 45.29M | 39.84M | 35.18M | 30.91M | 32.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -3.6M | 0 | -12.1M | -9.5M | -500K | -4M | 10.5M | 9.5M | 16.8M | 64.6M | -32.59M | -15.85M | -12.29M | 28K | -1.45M | -11.55M | -11.67M | -11.39M | -14.03M | -19.32M | -3.15M | 2.79M | 257K | -556K | 796K | -240K | -4.31M | -1.1M | -100K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 249.82M | 0 | -6.1M | 9.9M | 18.7M | 25.1M | 10.1M | 5M | 15.2M | 20.9M | 3.02M | 10.22M | 21.06M | -15.27M | 21.22M | 17.45M | 9.48M | 4.08M | 2.33M | 45.21M | 35.43M | 3.75M | 27.72M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -192K | -2.4M | 800K | 0 |
| Working Capital Changes | -155.74M | -121.6M | -8.4M | 4.5M | 115.8M | 216.2M | 154.2M | 133.4M | 180.2M | 117.1M | 156.53M | 178.99M | 43.09M | 111.05M | 149.6M | 101.72M | 144M | 116.44M | 43.81M | 19.78M | 41.53M | 9.71M | -1.61M | 23.88M | 13.1M | 15.14M | 91.65M | 46.26M | -2.4M | 6.2M | -300K |
| Change in Receivables | -111.66M | -82.9M | -65.9M | -9.9M | -46.1M | -51.6M | -45M | -400K | -21.8M | 6.3M | -67.74M | -43.38M | 12.95M | -5.89M | -16.34M | -73.67M | 536K | -11.26M | -50.26M | -29M | -14.23M | -31.12M | -20.64M | -1.52M | 602K | 11.03M | -44.71M | -24.4M | -13.9M | -9.6M | -6.5M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -413.93M | -14.2M | 5.4M | 17.9M | 19.8M | -7.7M | 1.6M | -4.8M | 6.6M | -7.8M | 2.18M | 5.18M | 1.88M | 1.29M | 5.45M | -6M | 789K | -2.4M | 744K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -704.46M | -459.6M | -24M | 468.7M | -6.4M | -75.3M | -98.2M | 60M | -330M | -178.8M | -109.8M | -152.88M | -246.1M | -545.93M | -374.26M | -574.09M | -459.46M | -584.41M | -209.03M | -206.5M | 236.49M | -39.92M | -261.47M | -425.86M | -73.28M | -321.58M | -210.13M | -147.71M | -67.4M | -58M | -43.6M |
| Capital Expenditures | -29.42M | -26.6M | -24.2M | -18.6M | -22.1M | -15.9M | -19.3M | -25.9M | -17.2M | -28.8M | -24.05M | -17.35M | -12.74M | -9.56M | -8.2M | -7.2M | -4.91M | -4.28M | -8.3M | -16.73M | -44.89M | -4.87M | -4.5M | -2.97M | -4.6M | -9.68M | -9.05M | -6.08M | -6.1M | -2.6M | -1.7M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.07% | 0.98% | 0.94% | 0.77% | 0.95% | 0.73% | 0.93% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.55% | 1.38% | 1.06% | 0.85% | 0.69% | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.45% | 0.46% | 1.03% | 2.29% | 7.8% | 0.84% | 0.87% | 0.69% | 1.08% | 1.83% | 2.13% | 2.77% | 4.3% | 3.14% | 5.33% |
| Acquisitions | -368.72M | -273.1M | -185.8M | -458.8M | -48.3M | -219.7M | -23.1M | -37.6M | -154.9M | 0 | 0 | -96.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15.06M | -13.96M | -58.79M | -8.58M | -597.64M | -14.37M | 0 | -95.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -306.33M | -159.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -22.39M | -8.63M | 7.48M | -136.31M | -59.5M | -35.6M | -21.9M |
| Cash from Financing | 788.88M | 752M | -1.06B | -1.16B | -1.17B | -1.11B | -1.09B | -1.19B | -755M | -873.2M | -844.35M | -866.28M | -686.24M | -431.72M | -394.02M | -227.11M | -91.42M | -101.81M | -191.48M | -178.29M | -383.1M | -181.99M | -210.1M | 17.71M | 14.74M | 36.27M | 25.83M | 15.66M | 6M | 2.2M | 37.8M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 2.09B | 1.97B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.83M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -200K | 200K | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -1.22B | -1.01B | -1.3B | -1.29B | -1.3B | -1.3B | -1.3B | -1.28B | -1.1B | -995.3M | -987.9M | -985.74M | -768.18M | -534.2M | -466.16M | -300M | -200M | -109.31M | -204.5M | -185.12M | -383.56M | -181.99M | -210.1M | 17.71M | 14.74M | 37.74M | 25.83M | 15.66M | 6.3M | 2M | 37.8M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -1.48B | -1.4B | -1.3B | -1.29B | -1.3B | -1.3B | -1.3B | -1.28B | -1.1B | -995.3M | -987.9M | -985.74M | -768.18M | -534.2M | -466.16M | -300M | -200M | -202.28M | -239.54M | -209.76M | -435.49M | -236.93M | -244.59M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -86.43M | -212.9M | 240M | 122.7M | 131.9M | 187.1M | 211.4M | 89.3M | 348.9M | 122.1M | 143.54M | 119.46M | 81.94M | 102.47M | 72.14M | 72.89M | 108.58M | 7.5M | 13.02M | 6.83M | 2.29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.47M | 0 | 0 | -100K | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 442.2M | 1.29B | -31.5M | 341.7M | -75.9M | 16.2M | -23.5M | -24.4M | 58.6M | 57.6M | -4.88M | -69.66M | -146.46M | -166.37M | 81.26M | -58.23M | 137.69M | -129.1M | 33.53M | -9.78M | 220.91M | 136.09M | -169.53M | -117.26M | 225.38M | 61.87M | 131.37M | 12.31M | 8.1M | -7.8M | -3.6M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.31B | 1.21B | 1.03B | 1.02B | 1.08B | 1.19B | 1.14B | 1.08B | 1.13B | 1.08B | 925.22M | 932.15M | 773.15M | 801.72M | 841.35M | 735.77M | 683.67M | 552.82M | 425.73M | 358.28M | 322.63M | 353.12M | 297.54M | 287.91M | 279.33M | 337.5M | 306.61M | 138.26M | 63.4M | 45.3M | 13.7M |
| FCF Margin % | 47.48% | 44.31% | 40.09% | 42.21% | 46.2% | 54.83% | 55.29% | 54.06% | 58.77% | 58.27% | 53.13% | 57.19% | 51.69% | 57.51% | 62.66% | 59% | 62.27% | 59.8% | 52.66% | 49.02% | 56.1% | 60.95% | 57.73% | 66.56% | 65.42% | 63.96% | 72.1% | 62.97% | 44.68% | 54.64% | 42.95% |
| FCF Growth % | 20.35% | 17.45% | 0.87% | -5.3% | -9.39% | 4.06% | 5.87% | -4.26% | 4.22% | 16.82% | -0.74% | 20.57% | -3.56% | -4.71% | 14.35% | 7.62% | 23.67% | 29.85% | 18.83% | 11.05% | -8.63% | 18.68% | 3.34% | 3.07% | -17.23% | 10.07% | 121.76% | 118.08% | 39.96% | 230.66% | - |
| FCF per Share | 12.33 | 10.99 | 9.07 | 8.61 | 8.52 | 8.86 | 8.04 | 7.09 | 7.07 | 6.49 | 5.34 | 5.08 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 3.44 | 3.21 | 2.61 | 1.96 | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.37 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.24x | 1.17x | 1.24x | 1.24x | 1.38x | 1.48x | 1.37x | 1.34x | 1.39x | 1.38x | 1.31x | 1.38x | 1.19x | 1.24x | 1.37x | 1.37x | 1.52x | 1.56x | 1.34x | 1.33x | 1.32x | 1.12x | 1.22x | 1.19x | 1.11x | 1.08x | 1.43x | 1.51x | 0.99x | 1.19x | 1.01x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 122.5M | 118.7M | 113.5M | 101M | 90.8M | 87.3M | 67.9M | 143M | 180.07M | 123.94M | -239.25M | 173.23M | 85.9M | 63.59M | 59.95M | 55.44M | 63.25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geopolitical and competitive stagnation
According to the provided quarterly data, Check Point consistently generates operating cash flow that exceeds net income, with an OCF/NI ratio frequently surpassing 1.0, which suggests that the company's reported profitability is underpinned by actual cash inflows rather than aggressive accounting accruals or non-cash adjustments.
The recurring nature of subscription revenue allows for a high conversion of net income into cash, as deferred revenue balances provide a structural tailwind. Investors should monitor the OCF/NI ratio for signs of divergence, as any sustained drop below parity could indicate a deterioration in the quality of earnings or a shift in billing terms.
As reported in financial statements, Check Point maintains a robust free cash flow margin that frequently exceeds 40%, demonstrating the company's ability to convert a significant portion of its revenue into discretionary cash despite the competitive pressures inherent in the infrastructure security market.
The stability of these margins suggests that the business model is highly efficient, requiring minimal capital expenditure to maintain its competitive position. This consistent cash generation provides the firm with significant flexibility to fund its aggressive share repurchase program without relying on external financing.
Based on reported figures, Check Point maintains a remarkably low capital intensity, with CapEx/Revenue ratios consistently hovering around 1%, which indicates that the company's infrastructure requirements are minimal and that its competitive moat is primarily driven by software-based intellectual property rather than physical asset investment.
This low capital requirement is a key driver of the company's superior free cash flow profile compared to hardware-heavy peers. The lack of significant maintenance CapEx suggests that the firm is well-positioned to continue its current capital allocation strategy without facing liquidity constraints.
As evidenced by quarterly cash flow statements, Check Point experiences significant working capital volatility, with periodic inflows often exceeding $100 million, which suggests that the timing of large enterprise contract renewals and deferred revenue recognition plays a critical role in quarterly cash flow performance.
The fluctuations in working capital appear to be a function of the company's billing cycles rather than operational inefficiency. Analysts should interpret these swings as a reflection of the firm's ability to secure upfront payments, which effectively serves as a zero-cost financing mechanism for the business.
Based on the provided cash flow data, Check Point consistently utilizes its robust free cash flow to fund substantial share repurchases, often exceeding $300 million per quarter, which suggests a management philosophy focused on returning excess capital to shareholders rather than pursuing dilutive, large-scale acquisitions.
This disciplined approach to capital allocation has been instrumental in neutralizing the impact of stock-based compensation and supporting EPS growth. Investors should monitor whether this buyback-heavy strategy persists under new leadership, as any pivot toward aggressive M&A could signal a change in the firm's risk profile.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CHKP stock.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) generated $1.23B in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) generated $1.21B in free cash flow in 2025. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) spent $26.6M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) spent $1.40B on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.