Liquidity remains highly volatile, as demonstrated by a -46.6% free cash flow margin in 2026Q3 and a cash balance that dropped to $50.7 million.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) cash flow statement — 28-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | TTM | Jun'25 | Jun'24 | Jul'23 | Jul'22 | Jun'21 | Jun'20 | Jun'19 | Jun'18 | Jun'17 | Jun'16 | Jun'15 | Jun'14 | Jun'13 | Jun'12 | Jun'11 | Jun'10 | Jun'09 | Jun'08 | Jun'07 | Jun'06 | Jun'05 | Jun'04 | Jun'03 | Jun'02 | Jun'01 | Jun'00 | Jun'99 | Jun'98 |
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| Cash from Operations | 18.31M | -26.36M | 95M | 115.35M | 5.19M | 173.29M | 139.42M | 78.1M | 58.34M | 61.01M | 57.67M | 125.73M | 42.54M | 34.65M | 40.17M | 30.76M | 39.66M | 28.19M | 57.9M | 32.34M | 14.74M | 10.43M | 42.13M | 19.52M | 11.61M | -12.63M | -34.41M | -5.3M | 9.5M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -1.56% | 5.19% | 5.72% | 0.24% | 7.85% | 9.36% | 6.25% | 5.06% | 5.11% | 4.92% | 11.21% | 5.62% | 4.71% | 5.68% | 4.65% | 5.94% | 3.95% | 6.3% | 3.54% | 1.89% | 1.55% | 6.98% | 3.45% | 2.33% | -2.86% | -9.07% | -1.79% | 4.31% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 40.18% | -127.75% | -17.64% | 2122.99% | -97.01% | 24.3% | 78.51% | 33.87% | -4.37% | 5.79% | -54.13% | 195.57% | 22.79% | -13.76% | 30.6% | -22.44% | 40.7% | -51.32% | 79.04% | 119.44% | 41.32% | -75.25% | 115.84% | 68.15% | 191.91% | 63.3% | -549.28% | -155.79% | - |
| Net Income | -134.76M | -199.99M | -6.11M | -44.7M | 29.61M | 118.65M | 59M | 34.77M | 40.79M | 44.04M | 35.87M | 19.38M | 14.68M | 12.32M | 1.88M | 5.72M | -4.22M | -98.42M | 21.05M | 17.12M | 3.19M | 7.85M | 40.9M | 12.24M | -1.51M | -41.32M | -66.83M | -6.8M | 5.1M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 53.62M | 53.62M | 53.75M | 53.67M | 49.08M | 42.51M | 32.51M | 29.96M | 32.47M | 33.38M | 32.38M | 29.12M | 19.85M | 18.8M | 19.58M | 20.71M | 21.38M | 21.01M | 20.36M | 17.84M | 15.77M | 14.49M | 14.99M | 15.39M | 15.06M | 21.72M | 16.85M | 8.6M | 4.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 8.37M | 11.89M | 10.69M | 8.33M | 7.95M | 10.84M | 8.43M | 6.31M | 3.73M | 6.1M | 6.34M | 5.96M | 4.66M | 4.28M | 4.85M | 3.96M | 4.64M | 1.72M | 3.53M | 4.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -693K | -12.72M | -11.73M | -4.61M | 1.58M | 5.53M | -266K | 2.7M | -7.67M | -1.65M | -3M | 2.47M | 1.45M | -811K | 8.17M | 2.68M | -127K | -22.25M | 8.58M | 10.32M | 2.17M | 4.7M | -20.78M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.32M | -1M | 300K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 50.45M | 147.38M | 21.05M | 70.51M | 4.05M | 2.75M | 5.82M | 2.34M | 2.59M | -11.78M | 5.45M | 32.13M | 1.17M | 3.42M | 10.14M | 1.61M | 16.14M | 133.24M | 817K | 1.09M | 4.94M | 462K | 687K | 498K | 532K | 964K | 2.19M | -3.2M | -1.9M |
| Working Capital Changes | 41.33M | -26.53M | 27.35M | 32.15M | -87.08M | -6.99M | 33.92M | 2.02M | -13.56M | -9.08M | -19.38M | 36.66M | 732K | -3.37M | -4.44M | -3.93M | 1.85M | -7.12M | 3.55M | -18.63M | -11.33M | -17.07M | 6.32M | -8.61M | -2.47M | 6.01M | 12.06M | -2.3M | -300K |
| Change in Receivables | 3.55M | -4.28M | 2.14M | -597K | -2.45M | -5.24M | -6.95M | -822K | 70K | -6.22M | -4.21M | 7.41M | -1.89M | -4.11M | -3.39M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 24.34M | 756K | 14.57M | 57.59M | -85.05M | -39.1M | -4.37M | -3.54M | -12.96M | -9.28M | -10.22M | 26.39M | -2.56M | -1.82M | -4.04M | -5.49M | 733K | -2.59M | -4.41M | -9.8M | -9.11M | -6.34M | 745K | -4.72M | -7K | -1.62M | -3.57M | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -199K | -17M | 6.4M | -38.62M | -6.59M | 34.55M | 43.63M | 8.85M | 9.13M | -6.43M | -2.23M | 0 | 2.66M | 4.37M | 2.66M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -31.28M | -44.46M | -42.3M | -50.83M | -89.69M | -307.92M | -56.38M | -32.56M | -41.81M | 78.3M | -33.94M | -163.6M | -31.49M | -24.53M | -12.88M | -21.97M | -6.52M | -25.23M | -57.72M | -16.68M | -110.72M | -39.94M | -9.56M | -9.1M | -34.64M | -35.7M | -45.69M | -6.4M | -25.5M |
| Capital Expenditures | -31.28M | -41.46M | -38.63M | -44.65M | -66.41M | -55.22M | -34.7M | -32.56M | -33.31M | -33.65M | -33.94M | -32.57M | -22.98M | -20.04M | -17.3M | -17.02M | -15.04M | -12.27M | -19.94M | -18.04M | -20.49M | -13.33M | -10.58M | -10.27M | -11.99M | -15.79M | -21.9M | -12M | -25.5M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 2.08% | 2.46% | 2.11% | 2.21% | 3.01% | 2.5% | 2.33% | 2.61% | 2.89% | 2.82% | 2.89% | 2.9% | 3.04% | 2.73% | 2.45% | 2.57% | 2.25% | 1.72% | 2.17% | 1.98% | 2.62% | 1.99% | 1.75% | 1.82% | 2.41% | 3.57% | 5.77% | 4.06% | 11.56% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -3M | -3.67M | -6.18M | -23.28M | -252.7M | -21.68M | 0 | -8.5M | 111.95M | -131.99M | -131.99M | -9M | -3.7M | 8.49M | -4.78M | 10.47M | -11.98M | -37.39M | -347K | -96.87M | -50.97M | 0 | 0 | -7.04M | -4.89M | -25.52M | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -44.61M | 2M | -55.22M | -33.53M | -32.56M | -8.5M | 111.95M | 131.99M | 963K | 481K | 117K | -119K | -16.92M | -14.79M | -987K | -387K | 1.71M | 2K | 192K | 217K | 390K | 495K | 76K | 2.71M | 200K | -3.8M |
| Cash from Financing | -22.16M | -42.11M | -20.07M | 30.82M | -57.61M | 67.69M | -15.46M | -19.86M | -19.03M | -17.41M | -23.85M | 60.61M | -6M | -38.81M | -19.88M | -15.19M | -34.86M | 14.48M | -4.15M | -24.17M | 80.62M | -11.35M | -825K | -1.94M | -262K | 599K | 92.54M | 102M | 13.4M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -21M | -32.22M | -10M | 35M | -20M | 90M | -5M | -4.94M | -7.19M | -5.45M | -14.54M | 66.52M | -52K | -29.25M | -16.48M | -14.79M | -32.35M | 18.85M | -8.52M | -10.3M | 81.29M | -3.07M | -2.95M | -3.08M | -2.88M | 224K | -23.36M | 5.7M | 13.5M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -1.16M | -9.89M | -10.39M | -1.24M | -38.17M | -22.37M | -10.68M | -14.77M | -12.18M | -10.73M | -15.22M | -8.36M | -8.32M | -9.6M | -3.28M | -454K | -878K | -4.29M | 3.65M | -15.88M | -766K | -8.28M | 2.13M | 1.14M | 2.62M | 375K | 115.9M | 97.3M | -100K |
| 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 |
| Share Repurchases | -1.16M | -10.18M | -10.39M | -1.24M | -38.17M | -22.37M | -10.68M | -14.77M | -12.18M | -10.73M | -15.22M | -8.36M | -8.32M | -9.6M | -3.28M | -454K | -878K | -797K | -1.08M | -15.88M | -1.32M | -9.81M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.3M | -100K |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | 329K | -2.94M | 562K | 60K | 225K | -154K | 337K | -1.22M | 5.92M | 2.45M | 2.37M | 34K | -123K | 50K | -2M | -86K | 715K | 2.01M | 92K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1M | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -35.14M | -112.94M | 32.63M | 95.34M | -142.11M | -66.93M | 67.58M | 25.68M | -2.49M | 121.91M | -114K | 22.74M | 5.05M | -28.7M | 7.41M | -6.4M | -1.72M | 17.44M | -3.96M | -8.51M | -15.36M | -40.86M | 31.75M | 8.48M | -23.3M | -47.73M | 12.44M | 90.3M | -2.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | -12.97M | -67.83M | 56.37M | 70.7M | -61.22M | 118.07M | 104.71M | 45.54M | 25.04M | 27.36M | 23.73M | 93.16M | 19.55M | 14.6M | 22.87M | 13.74M | 24.62M | 15.92M | 37.96M | 14.3M | -5.75M | -2.9M | 31.55M | 9.25M | -386K | -28.42M | -56.31M | -17.3M | -16M |
| FCF Margin % | -0.86% | -4.02% | 3.08% | 3.5% | -2.77% | 5.35% | 7.03% | 3.65% | 2.17% | 2.29% | 2.02% | 8.31% | 2.59% | 1.99% | 3.23% | 2.08% | 3.69% | 2.23% | 4.13% | 1.57% | -0.74% | -0.43% | 5.22% | 1.64% | -0.08% | -6.43% | -14.84% | -5.85% | -7.25% |
| FCF Growth % | 80.87% | -220.33% | -20.28% | 215.5% | -151.85% | 12.76% | 129.94% | 81.91% | -8.49% | 15.26% | -74.52% | 376.43% | 33.92% | -36.16% | 66.4% | -44.17% | 54.62% | -58.05% | 165.49% | 348.53% | -98.04% | -109.21% | 241.11% | 2496.37% | 98.64% | 49.53% | -225.51% | -8.13% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.20 | -1.06 | 0.87 | 1.09 | -0.93 | 1.77 | 1.58 | 0.69 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 1.38 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.58 | 0.22 | -0.09 | -0.04 | 0.46 | 0.14 | -0.01 | -0.44 | -0.92 | -0.39 | -0.22 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.10x | 0.13x | -15.56x | -2.58x | 0.18x | 5.85x | 2.36x | 2.25x | 1.43x | 1.39x | 1.56x | 6.20x | 2.77x | 2.81x | 2.28x | 5.38x | -9.40x | -0.29x | 2.75x | 1.89x | 4.62x | 1.33x | 1.03x | 1.59x | -7.68x | 0.31x | 0.51x | 0.78x | 1.86x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 14.4M | 16.3M | 12.8M | 4.6M | 5.2M | 3.5M | 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 | 1.6M | 8M | 8.8M | 1.4M | 37.2M | 15.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying FLWS stock.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) generated $-26.4M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) reported negative free cash flow of $67.8M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) spent $41.5M 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, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS) spent $10.2M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Extreme Seasonal Cash Volatility
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Earnings Disconnect and Cash Burn
As reported in recent financial filings, FLWS exhibits a volatile relationship between net income and operating cash flow, with the 2026Q3 period showing a $100.1 million net loss accompanied by a $128.0 million operating cash outflow, underscoring the difficulty of converting earnings into sustainable liquidity.
The wide variance between net income and operating cash flow suggests that non-cash charges and working capital swings are masking the underlying cash-generative capacity of the business. Investors should monitor whether this disconnect persists, as it may indicate that the company's core operations are struggling to self-fund during non-peak quarters.
Negative Free Cash Flow Trajectory
Based on the provided cash flow data, the company's free cash flow margin reached a concerning -46.6% in 2026Q3, reflecting a persistent inability to generate positive cash flow outside of the seasonally dominant second fiscal quarter, which warrants further investigation into the firm's long-term solvency.
The recurring negative free cash flow in off-peak quarters suggests that the business model is heavily reliant on the holiday season to replenish liquidity. This trajectory implies that any disruption to peak-season performance could rapidly deplete the company's cash reserves and force a reliance on external financing.
Working Capital Driven Cash Swings
According to historical cash flow statements, working capital changes are the primary driver of liquidity, with a massive $222.8 million inflow in 2026Q2 contrasting sharply with the $88.8 million outflow in 2026Q3, highlighting the extreme sensitivity of the firm's cash position to seasonal inventory and collection cycles.
The reliance on working capital fluctuations to manage cash flow suggests that the company's liquidity is highly susceptible to timing mismatches in inventory procurement and customer payments. This dynamic creates significant operational risk, as the firm must effectively manage its cash burn during the long periods between peak holiday demand.
Capital Intensity Amidst Revenue Decline
Data from recent filings indicates that capital expenditures remain a consistent drain on cash, with CapEx/Revenue ratios hovering around 3% in 2026Q3, which appears disproportionately high given the current environment of contracting revenue and negative operating margins, suggesting limited efficiency in asset utilization.
The persistence of capital spending during a period of revenue contraction may indicate that the company is locked into maintenance or infrastructure commitments that cannot be easily scaled down. This capital intensity warrants further investigation to determine if these investments are truly necessary for long-term competitiveness or if they represent a drag on cash flow.