Logitech maintains high capital efficiency with CapEx representing only 1.3% of revenue in 2026Q4, while consistently achieving OCF/NI ratios above 1.0, including a peak of 1.91 in 2026Q3.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Mar'17 | Mar'16 | Mar'15 | Mar'14 | Mar'13 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 | Mar'08 | Mar'07 | Mar'06 | Mar'05 | Mar'04 | Mar'03 | Mar'02 | Mar'01 | Mar'00 | Mar'99 | Mar'98 | Mar'97 |
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| Cash from Operations | 1.04B | 842.56M | 1.15B | 534.01M | 298.32M | 1.46B | 425M | 305.18M | 346.26M | 278.73M | 185.19M | 178.63M | 205.42M | 122.39M | 199.34M | 156.55M | 365.26M | 200.59M | 393.08M | 303.82M | 152.22M | 213.67M | 166.46M | 145.11M | 112.59M | 12.04M | 32.87M | 16.8M | 43.5M | 27.5M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 21.43% | 18.5% | 26.64% | 11.77% | 5.44% | 27.77% | 14.28% | 10.95% | 13.49% | 12.55% | 9.18% | 8.91% | 10.23% | 5.83% | 8.61% | 6.61% | 18.57% | 9.08% | 16.58% | 14.7% | 8.47% | 14.41% | 13.12% | 13.19% | 11.93% | 1.58% | 5.34% | 3.57% | 10.71% | 6.65% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 23.1% | -26.42% | 114.44% | 79.01% | -79.55% | 243.21% | 39.26% | -11.86% | 24.23% | 50.51% | 3.67% | -13.04% | 67.84% | -38.6% | 27.33% | -57.14% | 82.1% | -48.97% | 29.38% | 99.6% | -28.76% | 28.36% | 14.71% | 28.88% | 834.94% | -63.36% | 95.63% | -61.38% | 58.18% | 212.5% |
| Net Income | 711.19M | 631.53M | 612.14M | 364.57M | 644.51M | 947.26M | 449.72M | 257.57M | 208.54M | 205.88M | 105.63M | 9.28M | 74.3M | -228.14M | 71.46M | 128.46M | 64.96M | 107.03M | 231.03M | 229.85M | 181.1M | 149.27M | 132.15M | 98.84M | 74.96M | 45.07M | 30.04M | 7.1M | 15.5M | 21.1M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 77.45M | 79.76M | 84.75M | 100.72M | 118.54M | 82.57M | 73.75M | 67.65M | 56.9M | 50.49M | 52.99M | 49.66M | 66.74M | 74.82M | 79.47M | 75.99M | 70.89M | 52.19M | 49.22M | 40.12M | 34.52M | 32.36M | 31.4M | 30.57M | 31.77M | 22.04M | 20.02M | 15.8M | 13.4M | 11.5M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 112.39M | 89.91M | 82.89M | 70.78M | 93.48M | 86.02M | 54.87M | 50.27M | 44.14M | 35.89M | 27.35M | 25.82M | 25.55M | 25.2M | 31.53M | 34.85M | 25.81M | 24.5M | 21.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 29.82M | 56.54M | -41.67M | 30.71M | 27.33M | 34.48M | -159.85M | -12.26M | 7.14M | -2.4M | 6.6M | 2.24M | -4.37M | -3.21M | 137K | -9.62M | -18.46M | -10.39M | -2.14M | -9.82M | -4.87M | -3.7M | 9.34M | -387K | -376K | 593K | -24K | -1.8M | -1.2M | -3.1M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 106.35M | 2.15M | 17.57M | 10.85M | 6.31M | 563.8M | -16.7M | -1.05M | -5.59M | -18.21M | -2.55M | 122.16M | 0 | 221.44M | 18.96M | -5.15M | -3.39M | 3K | 36.11M | -21.55M | 254K | 111K | -12.84M | 1.68M | 2.57M | -85.03M | 5.64M | 13.6M | 4.3M | 5.1M |
| Working Capital Changes | 0 | -17.34M | 389.43M | -43.63M | -591.86M | -255.49M | 23.21M | -57.01M | 35.13M | -17.37M | -6.92M | -29.24M | 42.48M | 31.14M | 1.52M | -68.91M | 225.45M | 27.25M | 57.82M | 45.63M | -58.79M | 35.63M | 6.4M | 14.41M | 3.67M | -56.64M | -22.81M | -17.9M | 11.5M | -7.1M |
| Change in Receivables | -39.44M | 69.98M | 91.52M | 51.19M | -71.51M | -201.22M | -15.77M | -58.8M | -26.36M | -36.3M | 25.51M | -8.02M | 4.73M | 44.93M | 29.28M | -54.68M | 28.49M | 152.5M | -31.21M | -9.92M | -66.65M | 0 | 0 | 2.56M | -28.94M | -201.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 22.88M | -80.5M | 259.8M | 247.31M | -276.64M | -427.5M | 60.39M | -21.55M | 16.05M | -15.43M | 31.97M | -60.01M | 49.47M | 22.95M | 34.07M | -60.48M | 30.94M | -9.08M | -10.23M | -11.48M | -25.43M | 0 | 0 | 26.04M | 26.04M | -29.41M | -345K | -32.3M | 19.9M | -13.2M |
| Change in Payables | 109.17M | -31.63M | 39.34M | -219.05M | -181.3M | 0 | -24.25M | -19.13M | 17.7M | 24.46M | -58.1M | 60.41M | -22.16M | -33.18M | 3.53M | 37.71M | 94.16M | -123.8M | 61.1M | 33.89M | 5.16M | 30.37M | 9.81M | -878K | -878K | 553.96M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -62.39M | -57.27M | -70.33M | -105.73M | -107.86M | -119.98M | -130.23M | -173.34M | -128.7M | -98.96M | -60.69M | -48.29M | -46.8M | -50.18M | -54.4M | -38.14M | -427.83M | -109.65M | 53.22M | -270.06M | -54.71M | -71.03M | -40.21M | -24.6M | -24.51M | -59.12M | -19.94M | -64.8M | -7.9M | -17.8M |
| Capital Expenditures | -61.56M | -56.13M | -55.9M | -92.35M | -89.15M | -76.19M | -39.48M | -35.93M | -39.75M | -31.8M | -56.62M | -45.25M | -46.66M | -46.95M | -51M | -41.32M | -39.83M | -48.26M | -57.9M | -47.25M | -54.1M | -40.54M | -24.72M | -28.66M | -21.94M | -16.82M | -17.87M | -24.8M | -13M | -18.1M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.27% | 1.23% | 1.3% | 2.03% | 1.63% | 1.45% | 1.33% | 1.29% | 1.55% | 1.43% | 2.81% | 2.26% | 2.32% | 2.24% | 2.2% | 1.75% | 2.03% | 2.19% | 2.44% | 2.29% | 3.01% | 2.73% | 1.95% | 2.6% | 2.33% | 2.21% | 2.9% | 5.27% | 3.2% | 4.38% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -14.42M | -8.9M | -17.7M | -47.64M | -91.91M | -133.81M | -88.32M | -66.09M | -2.42M | -926K | -650K | -4.42M | -18.81M | 1.79M | -388.81M | -64.43M | -59.72M | -20.52M | 860K | -30.49M | -15.49M | 1.99M | -6.82M | -47.7M | -4.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -1.65M | -1.62M | 0 | -3.98M | 0 | 0 | 1.04M | -2.59M | -633K | 715K | -2.11M | -2.55M | -39K | -4.42M | 8.97M | 12.53M | 388.81M | -524.03M | -1.15M | -537K | -1.46M | 0 | 0 | -163K | 1.11M | 15.97M | 2.15M | -40M | 5.1M | 300K |
| Cash from Financing | -751.12M | -797.36M | -690.17M | -583.35M | -606.82M | -299.93M | -176.66M | -159.13M | -127.87M | -146.06M | -143.75M | -48.85M | -22.68M | -207.64M | -139.37M | 46.42M | -108.2M | -41.16M | -165.65M | -82.49M | -186.95M | -93.09M | -49.09M | -46.56M | 13.19M | 45.2M | -5.82M | 19.1M | -300K | 1.1M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13.63M | 0 | -11.74M | -2.18M | 5.19M | -4.55M | -1.33M | 1.64M | 11.85M | 35.21M | -5.82M | 18.9M | -12.1M | -19.7M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | -552.43M | -504.2M | -406.54M | -412.02M | -118.84M | -50.44M | -32.45M | -30.72M | -83.79M | -70.36M | -1.66M | 0 | -87.81M | -156.04M | 0 | -98.38M | -78.87M | -198.27M | -93.39M | -192.15M | -88.54M | -47.76M | -48.19M | 1.35M | 9.98M | 0 | 200K | 11.9M | 22.3M |
| Dividends Paid | -233.06M | -207.85M | -182.31M | -158.68M | -159.41M | -146.71M | -124.18M | -113.97M | -104.25M | -93.09M | -85.92M | -43.77M | -36.12M | -133.46M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -588.84M | -533.95M | -447.51M | -412.02M | -161.82M | -50.44M | -63.22M | -60.53M | -102.2M | -77.61M | -1.66M | -5.72M | -90.19M | -156.04M | 0 | -127.59M | -78.87M | -257.59M | -138.09M | -241.35M | -134.53M | -79.16M | -63.82M | -15.04M | -1.06M | 0 | -4M | 0 | -14.8M |
| Other Financing | -518.06M | -37.07M | -3.67M | -18.14M | -35.39M | -34.38M | -2.04M | -12.71M | 7.1M | 30.82M | 19.77M | -3.42M | 13.44M | 16.01M | 16.66M | 46.42M | 3.81M | 37.71M | 44.37M | 13.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100K | 100K |
| Net Change in Cash | 238.34M | -17.64M | 371.82M | -179.69M | -421.61M | 1.03B | 111.05M | -37.43M | 94.41M | 28.34M | -17.84M | 67.63M | 135.59M | -144.55M | 439K | 157.99M | -172.81M | 10.41M | 286.15M | -48.82M | -96.26M | 46.52M | 76.02M | 75.63M | 98.96M | -5.28M | 6.17M | -29.1M | 33.8M | 10M |
| Free Cash Flow | 975.64M | 786.43M | 1.09B | 441.66M | 209.17M | 1.38B | 385.52M | 269.25M | 306.51M | 246.92M | 128.58M | 133.38M | 158.76M | 67.9M | 148.34M | 113.51M | 325.43M | 152.32M | 335.18M | 256.58M | 98.11M | 173.13M | 141.74M | 116.45M | 90.65M | -4.78M | 14.99M | -8M | 30.5M | 9.4M |
| FCF Margin % | 20.15% | 17.27% | 25.34% | 9.73% | 3.82% | 26.32% | 12.95% | 9.66% | 11.94% | 11.12% | 6.37% | 6.65% | 7.91% | 3.23% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 16.55% | 6.9% | 14.14% | 12.42% | 5.46% | 11.68% | 11.17% | 10.58% | 9.61% | -0.63% | 2.44% | -1.7% | 7.51% | 2.27% |
| FCF Growth % | 24.06% | -27.8% | 146.62% | 111.15% | -84.87% | 258.6% | 43.18% | -12.16% | 24.13% | 92.04% | -3.6% | -15.99% | 133.81% | -54.22% | 30.68% | -65.12% | 113.64% | -54.55% | 30.63% | 161.51% | -43.33% | 22.15% | 21.72% | 28.46% | 1996.13% | -131.89% | 287.43% | -126.23% | 224.47% | 368.57% |
| FCF per Share | 6.58 | 5.15 | 6.89 | 2.70 | 1.23 | 8.05 | 2.28 | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 0.43 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 1.81 | 0.83 | 1.78 | 1.34 | 0.49 | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.44 | -0.25 | 0.86 | -0.50 | 3.86 | 0.07 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.46x | 1.33x | 1.87x | 1.46x | 0.46x | 1.54x | 0.95x | 1.18x | 1.66x | 1.35x | 1.53x | 19.24x | 2.76x | -0.54x | 2.79x | 1.19x | 5.62x | 1.87x | 1.70x | 1.32x | 0.84x | 1.43x | 1.26x | 1.47x | 1.50x | 0.27x | 1.09x | 2.37x | 2.81x | 1.30x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08M | 1.29M | 110K | 25K | 66K | 143K | 22K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 67.48M | 50.85M | 71.95M | 192.9M | 23.04M | 20.85M | 15.31M | 15.05M | 11.32M | 0 | 10.84M | 9.19M | 14.11M | 14.42M | 16.62M | 9.44M | 15.27M | 11.65M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclical PC demand volatility
According to recent quarterly filings, Logitech consistently demonstrates strong cash conversion, with the OCF/NI ratio frequently exceeding 1.0, reaching a peak of 1.91 in 2026Q3, which suggests that reported net income is well-supported by actual cash inflows rather than relying on aggressive accounting accruals.
The consistent ability to generate operating cash flow in excess of net income indicates a high quality of earnings, likely driven by efficient management of receivables and payables. Investors should monitor whether this trend persists as the company integrates more software-as-a-service revenue streams, which may alter the historical cash conversion cycle.
As reported in financial statements, Logitech maintains a robust free cash flow trajectory, with margins peaking at 34.4% in 2024Q3, though the figures exhibit significant quarterly volatility that appears tied to the company's seasonal sales cycles and the timing of inventory build-ups ahead of holiday periods.
The volatility in FCF margins suggests that while the business is fundamentally cash-generative, it remains sensitive to the timing of working capital requirements. The ability to maintain positive FCF even during lower-margin quarters suggests a resilient business model that is not overly dependent on external financing.
Based on Logitech's reported figures, capital expenditures remain remarkably low, consistently representing between 0.9% and 1.4% of revenue, which indicates that the company operates a highly asset-light manufacturing model that requires minimal reinvestment to maintain its current competitive position in the hardware market.
This low capital intensity provides management with significant flexibility to allocate excess cash toward shareholder returns or strategic acquisitions. The stability of these expenditures suggests that the company is not currently facing a need for major infrastructure overhauls, allowing for sustained free cash flow generation.
Data from recent quarterly reports shows that Logitech utilizes its robust cash position to aggressively fund share repurchases, with buybacks totaling over $100 million in several quarters, reflecting a management priority of returning capital to shareholders while maintaining a debt-free balance sheet for future strategic flexibility.
The consistent use of share repurchases suggests management's confidence in the company's long-term valuation and earnings durability. However, investors should monitor whether this capital allocation strategy remains sustainable if the current PC refresh cycle experiences a prolonged downturn or if competitive pressures necessitate increased R&D spending.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LOGI stock.
Logitech International S.A. (LOGI) generated $1.04B in net cash from operating activities in 2026. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Logitech International S.A. (LOGI) generated $975.6M in free cash flow in 2026. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
Logitech International S.A. (LOGI) spent $61.6M on capital expenditures in 2026. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2026, Logitech International S.A. (LOGI) returned $233.1M to shareholders via cash dividends. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.